Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-22
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BENSON. Eeb., July 2L-To the Editor
OF The Bee: have read at various times
statements made by street car officials
saying they are losing money on their
longer lines, always including the Ben
son line.
This is to be doubted. but assuming It
70 be true, the loss could be turned into
a gain II the company would make a bid
FOR nickeis OF patrons who are not abso-
lutely obliged to use the uncomfortable,
unsantary and wholly out-of-date cars
which they furnish us.
The Benson housewife could profitaby
90 more Of her shopping in Omaha, but
the thoughts of disasreeable nour on
the car Is OF larger consideration than
the l0-cent fare.
| II we were supplied with roomy cross
seats. there would he many a family
which would delight In trolley ride or
a trip TO various Omaha points A per
son would indeed have = distorted sense
OF pleasure to enjoy these long seats
with incoming and outgoing passengers
tramping over their feet.
| ls II any wonder the conductor finds it
an impossible task to keep the rear plat
form clear, and plenty Of room inside
/ uuTluB lile Iuhn nouIrf
There ia none so blind as they vino
won't sec, and the street car company
is blind to the comfort Of It's patrons
consequently they are paying dividends
with the nlckels paid only by passen-
gers who are obliged to ride.
OF course the above suggestion will
hold no interest to such characters ls
A. B. Nickel c. w. MKAIN.
How lie would Teach the ChHd,
NORTH LOUP Neb.. July 2c.-To the
Editor Of The Bee How would l teach
the child? This is subject Of much dis
cusslon past and present. The trouble
with modern education is that. we are
trying TO place ancient and modern
methods together The universities are
stale They teach lot Of material in
such manner that one must stay In school
always to keep up Those methods close
the higher schools to 30 per cent OF the
people. The ideal method is to give the
pupil a proper training In the primary
elements of education with a chance to
branch out into the more advanced, with
the advance OF years. This cannot be
accomplished except by a we'll planned
! and permanent course OF study.
aAN WHAT hll0 NHlih w AiSt
taught? Many may say letters and the
art Of spelling and reading, but think
not. would not burden the child with
| letters until the age Of 7 or 8, Education
| should begin at a very early age. I
| would begin with the classical and instil
the classical before reaching the prac-
| tical
/ Reproduce the words and music on the
| graphophone by the best talent. and set
| apart certain hours for the child to listen
to the music. Within few months the
| child will be able TO sing the nifty songs
which viii be the start OF its edueatio
] would also reproduce the three principal
orations Of history, on the graphophone
in sections for the child. Those orations
are Cicero on Immortality, Cicero on
friendship and the address Of Socrates
10 his disciples after he had been con-
demned to drink the fatal hemlock.
| The child win more readily grasp muslo
| and aloquence than any other subjects
Every man, woman, boy and g.ri should
be able to repeat the three most pro-
found pieces OF eloquence OF profane
history. When we learn H. the graphic
| phone will be first in school
WALTER JOHNSON.