Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-03-13
THE HAPPY MEDIUM

Editor Record Patrick Henry
hands down to us a very trite saying
which is: ~ know of no way of judg-
ing the future except by the past"
And judging by the past we find that
it is not good to go to the extreme
either in the industrial or theoretical
education. We have in past history
results illustrating both cases.
The Cause Of the fall of the Greek
empire as we all know was the ex-
tremity to which they carried their
theoretical education. We also know
that the fall of the Roman nation is
justly attributed to the extremity to
which they carried the industrial cdu-
cation.
The writer has noticed of late that
the industrial education is practically
the only form Of education that is re-
ceiving mention in the papers and
magazines Of the state. Why not put
the two forms Of education together,
the industrial or practical and the
theoretical? 1t seems very strange
that the promoters of these two forms
of education, which are SO closely al.
He'd, should be so antagonistic toward
each other.
To illustrate: Our Agricultural Col
leges offer courses In Home Ecconom
les and Home Building. Where could
Psychology and Pedagogy be more APP
propriately taught than in connection
with these courses? What does a
home built without children amount
to? Not very much. What does
home built without children who are
not properly trained and cared for
amount to? Worse than not much.
Yet our Agricultural Colleges teach
the prospective home builders how to
build houses, how to furnish them how
to heat, light and care for their houses
and lots, also how to do fancy work
sew cook and great many other very
useful things. These they should teach
but they should not leave more inn
portant branch of home building than
any Of these: How to care for the
children, untaught.
Herbert Spencer said: "These are
indisputable facts; That the develop
ment Of the children in mind and body
vigorously obeyed certain laws, that
unless these laws are in some degree
conformed to by parents death is In
evitable; that unless they are in a
great degree conformed to there must
result serious mental and physical de-
fects; and that only when they are
completely conformed to can perfect
maturity be reached.
Judge then whether all who may one
day be parents" or home builders,
SHOULD not strive with some anxiety
to become acquainted with these laws.
4 The elementary truths of Psychology
are indispensable to the right bring
ing up Of children"
The future home builders have the
destiny of our state in their hands,
because it will not be long before
their children will assume control of
it, and just to the extent that their
children are properly trained will our
state be properly guided. Then
should we not see that our home build
ers are properly instructed as to the
bringing up of their children regard
less of the fact that our State Univer.
sity might be deprived of few stu.
dents on that account.
Why does our State University tel
the Agricultural schools that they
shall not teach the home builders how
to properly care for their children?
. Why does our Agricultural school:
curtail our University in like man
ner?
Why do they not work more in uni
son and thus add strength to our edu
cational system, and to our state?
A Reader.