The Spectator., 1916-05-23

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 PUBLIC EDUCATION IM ARK
 ANSAS
 Ne. .. Tho High sohssl Problem. By J. H. Miller. Director Cooperative
 Extension Service. University ef
 Arkansas. and U. s. DsDa1t-
 ment of Agriculture.
 Nest people, in coAsidsriAg . onss- ton of law or statecraft, will ask whether this or that action is h Aas- mony with the intent of the lAvnAk- ers or w1th certain judicial Ascisions In considering the American high school. however. 1t is net pertinent te ask whether this or that is h Aayneay with the original purpose ef tAs fssAn- dsYs e ortginators. beoauss tAs AigA scAool must be considsssd e . Ilsos of Dsssent.day maoAAsssy fer tAs training of mon aol vs0sa lss As duties of the present and fstu1s. h must therefore. be measups1 hg sss- tain reasonable laws of s@sSsosy
 The high school may bs iasAeisat because of inferior tssehsys. iosu0- oSsat sQalpmsn& an t.sAsGssAs aad badly planned building. besaOs ot bed social conditions of the eon0n ntey ss because q vysas SAsAs cd S1saas ef ness n souascl e ts vAae tAs AiOA ssAosl sAouAl bs anA vAa1 h sAsuA do. h VI. 0s hAeA a4Ao0 aDuA bo AoAmDoA V eae4AA raeas sE 1Aseosy s9S1saay. ' taAn A seseaiA Hsw xAlsslai ed Ae pub N G aAy s6e5e has . y1ohA to aSA hsw oAs oU100 ssaDapss VI = orfsaAA 1sW lns4sy1A. Y | NAlnes h . handrsl nrsGTsas a1AsaAo aaA sssdoa&ss Aftssa. the Dsha Aos . yaGAs te knew tAs ssassas S0 aAls scat nastaAGy. N VI soosyt sAs oiaIn q nay. tAaG tAs AAgA sSAsAl sAs1M bs tAs preparatory ssAssl Aos tAs uaivssaity. and saAy tAsss sf tAs 1fsoaa cater the university, tAs pvA
 
 Y tAs high soAosi. hows~so, h a> ss1ts1 a the peoples college" cd Ast e . preparatory school fsg ssl ieGs. VI AAve . right to ask ia what WY Il has prepared fts studsnts fos 0s occupations tAsy will Seuow. Ninety per cent of the girls win bs homo makers. and few schools ia Ar kansas have taught them many lss sons ot smctency for thAs great Mis vork. The majority of the boys VI enter some form of commercial hls, vsh no preparation except the dssirs to dress well. Too many of the grsa uates. and far too many ef those wAs cropped out on the way, sntsy upos forms of clerical or office work
 The high school offers the finest ep portunity in America for the great work of preparedness for the problens that must come. So far 1t has siR nally failed when measured by the ordinary laws of efficiency. It has thrown out too much waste. There 10 no good excuse for the horrible nor. tality that marks the earlier years of the high school course. Such mortal ity proves that the system has been too ruthless and that too little thought was given to the 97 per cent and too much thought to the 3 pss cent; too little regard for the em. ciency of the many and toe much thought for the glory of the few. It l must be admitted that far too many high schools have had little, N any. influence even in building up an e1a | cient community citizenship. It Ie hooves thoughtful patrons of our schools and earnest patriotic men and women to give serious consideration to the problem of making the high school an efficient factory
 No factory can bs smcisnt with in. ferior buildings and inferior workmsn who are paid low wages. In Arkansas we cannot have efficient high schools until each community provides ade- quate and we'll arranged buildings and adequate equipment and well paid teachers who have the training and zeal that will enable them to do ef,. cient work for training efficient citi. sens. Our communities must come to appreciate the fact that the high school should train for efficiency in the business of that community.
 The modern high school. to be an sfncisnt factory for efficient members of democracy. should be an expon- ent of sood health. good morals and rel enaciency in all things. It should
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