The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-23

4 ton, Ind, has passed stringent
anti-dog ordinance. Ii provides
that no-dog may leave the prem
ises of Its owner under penalty
of death. Citizens are urged to
arm themselves and exterminate
any dog found in the streets,
whether it wears muzzle or
not. A bounty of so cents will
be paid for every dead dog
The close relationship between
the excessive egoism of the hom-
icidal anarchist and the increasing
egoism OF ,hiliren in American
schools putl.c or private has led
Prof. Brow z, well known
New Yors nervous specialist, to
point out m- of the danger due TO
lack Of proper teaching. Strikingly
he points out that the child's desire
TO be "the whole thing" should be
curved aud held 10 proper check,
especially under the peculiar con.
iitions OF liberty that American life
allows, and draws attention to the
elaborate dressy graduating exer-
cises OF every school at the present
day" declaring that these "acceler-
ate this vain egotistical paranold
bent"
From almost every corner OF the
compass there has been raised a
chorus of objections TO, the foolish
graduation display IN the schools,
sping the sufficiently unnecessary
college graduation ceremonies. In
the latter case, it 10 true, there. Is
more excuse since such graduation
ceremonies are usually attended
With the granting Ct honorary Ce-
grees II some man are woman whose
fame is so great that the nation de-
lights TO homer such one. fesides
which the college graduate--through
often foolish enough-is OF maturer
age that the school child and is
supposed to have sufficient intellec'
tusl development to be able &c
esteem the dressing up" OF HI;
grad stion at its proper valuation.
Thu unnecessarily elaborate per
lformance Of the school however ha'
been regarded here to for a. foolish
rather than as dangerous. B I DR.
Browning points out that the child
lin is earlier years is wholly con
cerned with itself and its own inter
ests, and that one of the chief need
of education Is to give the child I
proper regard for others. Anarchy
is truly an exaggeration OF the lib
erty and license of the individual
and the graduation exercises ar
often 4 a kind which seems apt t
cause this very exasgeratiOn. Thii
is especially unfortuna'e, more owe
for il comes at sn age when impres
sion are peculiarly vivid aud becaus
it is the last impression many child
rem receive in their educstiona life
OF recent years there has been
movement TO restrain this sort I
sort of thing because OF the vnigaritl
Of the display and the undemocrati'
character of the whole idea, Ii /
) significant that such q mo'emen
should have needed to be thrust up
IN the educators OF the c)untr,
rather than have originated iron
them. Costly commenoements ar
not necessary, they serve no plac
in the educational scheme and the,
pander 10 an American weakness
] namely, the valuation OF everythin
on a money basis. This spiri
: should be checked by the schools
> not aggrandized. And when it Cat
, 80 copvincingly be shove that n
1 feeding of the vanity Of children il
this way is destructive 10 thei
LOYALTY a. citizens and suggestive {
individual lawlessness, stron
{ case il made out against the 'fuss
exercises. 1t will be as necessar
: to demand a safe and sane gradua
ton az ii has been a safe and san
: Fourth OF July.
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