South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-07
So Declares Or. CIaxtOn in Ad-
GreSS to ST. Joseph County
Teachers at Institute SeS-
sion Saturday.
HIGH SCHOOL
COURSE IMPORTANT
BigeIow Maintains Develop
ment of Natural Resources
is Now Vital Issue Before
American Nation.

Before another large -atne-ing az
ihe nigh school Saturday momiu= Dr.
b. r. ClaNton. commissioner of odu-
cation. addressed the county teach
ers' association ON the subject OF
Democracy i'm Education. Dr. ClaX-
tons plea in general was for more
equal opportunities for the average
school boy and girl-more equal op-
portunities I'm the home as well as in
the school.
The speaker brought ont the idea
that if equality OF opportunity in edu-
cation meant anything at al ID meant
first that as nearly as possible from
an educational standpoint, the child
be given equal opportunities in TIE
home In other words the child VINO
at present lives in a back alley
should have the same opportunity as
the child who lives in the better
home.
Also. he said, equality OF opportun-
ity means that throughout the coun-
try there should be equality in the
length OF the school term. as nearly
as possible. Likewise there should
be more nearly an equality in the
preparation of teachers so that com
munities should each have the adj
vantage of a teacher with adequate
normal preparation for her work.
High school Necessary.
The speaker declared that it was
not possible 10 educate the people of
a country FOR democracy ON tsle
things that they learn before the agC
of adolescence. In other words the
student, IN order To prepare for
democracy must be able To compre-
Il. Ill.
essary for self-guidance in public az
fairs. So IL is important that all stu
dents should rass through the high
school instead of only the 10 per cent
which now passes through those
grades.
DIR. ClaXton spoke at length on the
Importance OF the vocational work OF
the schools. He maintained that the
schools must find some means bv
which TO adjust themselves to The
community life only those who %
useful work can in fact be educated
and as there are only 800 school
hours in a school year there is left
1850 hours IN which the student may
work. making IL possible therefore
that all can get high school educa-
ton at least.
Most important or all, I'm the opin-
ion OF the speaker, was the necessity
for the school to be adapted To the
needs Of the individual child with the
view OF meeting the differences ia
ability and in occupation. Equality.
said he "is not sameness. All might
have the same number Of hours t0
attend school and the same oppOr-
unities te learn the same things and
yet there would not Doe equality Tie
real work OF the school is % educate
the child for the life work for which
IL is best adapted. Vocational educa-
ton therefore is necessary for secur-
ing equality of opportunity- The
school must take the place Of the APP
prenticeship OF the days OF our
fathers. What the people OF South
Bend need 10 know must be taught
in the schools unless 10y chance there
is some place else where 10 can Dee
learned better"
The social Problem.
Hon. Herbert S. BigelOw spoke or
the Fundamentals OF the Social
Problem lie said. The political
discussions OF the day never 20 10 the
root OF our modern problems or the
high cost OF living. unemployment
and the unjust distribution or wealth
Antitrust legislation has proved
failure For many years men have
been boosting themselves into office
on the reputation OF having busted
some trust. We achieved the amazing
victory OF forcing the dissolution of
the Standard oil trust with the result
that formerly they were collecting q
40 per cent dividend while now We are
paying a 100 per cent dividend
The tariff issue Is played out THE
republicans viii not improve matters
by raising the tariff. neither have the
democrats reduced prices 10y lower
ing tariT.
Statesmen in this country must
turn their attentions has been
done in Great Britain and in Ger
many-to the real question which is
this How can the natural re-
sources Of the country. the surface Of
which we have hardly scratched be-
opened up 10 our oversupply Of LAHORE
We may not like IL. but the tutllity
OF our superficial reforms viii force
us sooner or later-and the sooner
the better-to the conclusion trat
taxes must be removed from the
products of labor and that the gov
ernment must open up the natural re-
sources TO labor by drawing the rev
enues from system OF land value
taxation.
"Over one-half OF the lots Of South
Bend are idle Thousands OF men are
begging in vain for jobs and there is
an abundance OF capital in your
banks which would eagerly seek
profitable invest ment. These idle lots
do not employ men nor do they offer
a useful investment OF capital When
our people get the good sense 10 say
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