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world
or course no High School can afford
to run at the pace set by the slow
student. In business that does not go
in naval matters the feet cannot be
held to the slowest ships. The Ger
mans have set the pace that has the
world amazed and II Is all due TO the
matter OF organization and education.
"The American School year contains
$50 days The German boy goes to
school 24O days in the year and count
ing time saved in other ways. he gains
from two to three years In his school
life. These years saved may be spent
in numerous technical and commercial
schools OF which we have few coun-
terparts"
They have reformed their spelling
and adopted the metric system to save
time. 1T is lucky for the rest OF the
world that the Germans stick to their
cumbrous grammar forms and Gothic
type" They carry their educational
system with their flag.
"The percentage OF illiteracy among
men entering the army in Germany Is
.02 per cent Among the correspond
ing class in United Kingdom the per-
centage is 20 times as great. I'm France
1875 times, in Y. s. 1870, in Belgium
425. in Russia 5000 times as great as
in Germany This Is worth thinking
over and shows why some wonderful
things have been done by the Teutons.
The brains and vitality are here, the
development is the issue. The fact of
there being marked recognition OF
scholarship In Germany has spurred
on the lads there. In Canada, there
has been much done and the offers OF
scholarships for students who will
compete has resulted in marked appli-
cation to studies to meet the examina-
tions for the scholarships The fact OF
the examinations being conducted by
persons never before seen means a
very great deal and even II student
tries and fails he has made great gains
personally and tapped higher sources
OF knowledge The scholarship idea
introduces the ambition into the pub
lis mind and stirs him to effort and
the teacher rejoices In the eagerness
OF the pupil. "All too many pupils are
lazy" and all too much time is wasted
In High School and College II has
made Germany great simply to note
this waste OF time and stop the leak
age. Over there every child is edu-
Gated up to his or her best.
One great defect in this section is
the varying standards of require
ments and privileges of electives. This
is virtually a proof that there is a
lack OF unity as to what is TO be done
in the schools. The Germans have no
such defects. there should be no such
here. There is need OF standard that
Is free from local power to decide
that is large enough to cover the en-
tire state at least. No plant should be
erected that has cos, thousands upon
thousands OF dollars that is not re-
lated to the brains OF the best men
the country can produce. A man could
be brought into cities who would be
like bank examiner and lift the To-
cal conditions OF any place to the van
tage ground OF general efficiency.
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from Manual Training. Such course
leads one to respect labor, rejoice in
accomplishments and acquire know
ledge that is sure TO be useful and at
the same time rest the brain In some
schools IL four subjects are taken the
pupil is denied the advantages OF this
useful course.
We all know that high schools can
not be run on the Socratic method.
that individual care cannot be given
10 pupils but at the same time every
pupil should be watched so that any
marked ability should be praised and
the pupil urged to put forth all effort
TO accomplish credit that would com
mand state wide. national and world
wide recognition. No school should
let any evidence OF ability in the line
OF scholarship go to waste "The lad
o parts was good for Scotland and
the same applies here. The Germans
were wise and we must be- We have
Hebrews among us and In this coun-
try who are as clever as boys can ye
and when given chance they win
honors In the east they sail right
along IN the lines Of education and the
same Is true OF some other peoples.
Our local concern Is to urge the
pupils TO strive for scholarship AZ
above diploma, TO give pupils all the