Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-15
PLAIN talk GIVEN
TO GRADUATES OF
THE UNIVERSITY
Equal Educational Opportu-
nifty for ALI Idaho Chill
dren Theme of Dr.. Sis
sons Address at Moscow.

ITO equalize educational opportunity
for all Idahos children, and to meet
all the states problems with the forces
of intelligence. industry and loyalty
This should be the aim OF school adj
illustrators and the purpose of the
beneficiaries of our schools, DIR. Ed
ward 0. Sisson, commissioner of edu-
cation, declared in his address to the
graduates of the University of Idaho
at the commencement exercises in Mos
COW Wednesday evening.
DIR. Sisson did not speak to the new
Pledged graduates merely in flowery
language about their past attachments
and their bright future. He reminded
them of the debt they owed the state
and of their responsibility and obliga-
ton to repay with their devotion and
best ability. He pointed out that there
is criticism and lack of satisfaction re-
garding expenses of educational in
stitutions; that not all of it is ground
less: and that results must be shown
in order to satisfy the people VINO pay
for schools and justify the expendi-
lures asked for the schools.
Practical Address.
frank and practical ever delivered be-
fore the graduates of a state institu-
ton. DIR. Sisson said in part:
THE educator can make no more
serious mistake, than to ignore the
symptoms of dissatisfaction. Educat-
ton calls not only for enthusiasm but
for intelligent criticism. 1t is up to
the friends of the schools to get results
and show results. We must do better
with the funds now available; then the
people will grant more if needed.
For the state board of education
do not hesitate to say that they in
tend for the present to exact higher eff
ficiency from all the funds which they
control before they ask the state to
increase those funds. For myself / am
frank to say that the present ratio of
cost between the elementary schools
and higher education is unfair to the
vast army of elementary pupils. The
new educational administration in Ida
no is pledged to the task of thinking
and acting for the whole state. We
must consider all the children of all
the people, and strive to disseminate
and equalize educational opportunity.
Gilded Youth Not Wanted.
ut is worse than useless to entice
the unfit into college. We want not
the gilded youth, but the gold'a youth.
The state needs workers, not JOY rid
ers; producers rather than consumers;
problem solvers-and the solving of
problems demands first thought, then
labor. 1t needs in it's educated citi-
zens three great qualities and habits
| intelligence, industry and loyalty.
| THE state must learn to raise its
revenues most equitably and justly, and
| to expend them most efficiently We
are young yet in Idaho; that is our
great hope; we may still mold our
future-if we shall only take thought
in time! Now is the time to train
our problem solvers and set them to
the task. One wise and loyal worker
today is worth twenty when we have
twenty times as many people Before
us lie almost untouched our great ques
tons, agricultural, industrial, economic
political, social, moral, religious and
above all, educational. Let us begin
now to outstrip all other young states
in pouring upon our problems the
mighty solvent forces of intelligence
industry. loyalty