Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-20
.BlAMES PARENTS
FOR BOY FAILURE
THOMAS ARKLE CLARK TELLS OF
PAmPEREo SONS LACKING
INITIATIVE.

Chicago. Ill. March 20. - Thomas
Arkie CLARK O. dean OF the undergrad
yates nt the University Of Illinois he
told the Austin High school Parents
club AZ the Austin High school last
Night. what a freshman reflects He
AID = freshman reflects" enough 20
permit him 20 recognize almost invar-
iahiy az the university an only son.
EtdoW's con. the youngest son. and a
graduate % a military academy.
Tn. widows son; Well dressed
an details FOR his comfort carefully
thought out. all restrictions 20 keep
him from going wrong placed before
him. uamby-pamty; doesn't Ike
things. nothing suits him A failure
The oniy con tthe youngest son
about tho samel Placid and inactive:
shows Indications % having been pam
pr-,d. loved. potted. and put 20 bed;
20 lnitintlva. needs some one 20 do his
thinking
The graduate OF a military acad-
euys Polite. uutwardiy respectful.
WANING SAYS sir hat Ia hand.
erect. courteous. no Initiative; no abii-
Ifr % Est Up ir fhr morning without
rule. late for early classes; no power
90 DO che thlnF that some one did not
sp-~eiacaliy order him % do.
Dean CLARK said parratH are rcEpon-
sltir for m7st failures % sons nt COLI
trEr-
g car trif th~ character % the par
eats Of hoyF Who 60 90 Illinois. said
Dean CLARK Most % them are peo-
Pic % moderate means They have
brr1 Hncer-sf4i against dimcultier.
TtrT tnuf want their ehutrru tu have
fn meet any such dIWcuif'rT iu iit,-
They wart On give their sons fhe heuc-
no % education the parents were UNI
able % get They want fbgir sons 90
have moro money. better cio'heE. and
20 br FREQ from af EnrrifcFF.
As q result. according 90 Dean
CLARK. freshman at Illinois are selfish.
indifferent Co their work. DESTROYS OF
practical fhinrs rather than cultural
education. without sense % personal
dvFy or nhliEafi11. uutruthfui. IRE
Er1rsfslT. iarE.ur iu principle 90
truth and honesty. and lacking iu pow
o. ~ seIfdirrefirr
Dean clark asserted hD would not
say majority 90 the freshmen had
these rfnraef rristIce. bat tEar many
90 them have
Their. Ga one boy from oak Park"
Dc said. whose whole aim 90 college
Ir. any way t1 got by mc and his moth
er The question OF whether the thing
boz wants Co do iF riehf OF wrong does
NOT enter lls head. The only thing
chat batEare him o. che thoucht that
or bios mother may end o. out
Another freshman told me be had
mover been taught az homie or az
school that it was wrour 20 cheat in
an cxauirau1r Hc said every one
dlt 90 and ho cheated o. O matter of
course MANY freshmen have no
sense OF any obligation 90 keep their
word
-AIru don't fau ln college for q lack
az hrrira and time and training. They
au frr q lack OF principles. They sre
satisfied Co Doe commonplace. III these
boys had some OF the hnrdships of
their parents they would get q Tot far
ther than they do.
"Nf Illinois we have q two-miicr nam
ed Mason tHs fastest two miles rum
uer that ever went f1 Illinois. He
wasn't born q tu1-wrcr. But hc was
determined 90 hr one. He slept and
arr and worked with that iu view He
gave uu O. 'uf 90 physical pleasures.
ue aas willing fo pay che cost and De
succeeded
eTds freshman lacks most the pow
rr % Hcrtdirrcti1u. The men who live
at home when az college are poor stu-
dents Their mothers and fathers do
their thinking Tor them. They have
Iltir Initiative and little indcpend-
Trcr