The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-24
CHILDREN SEE WASTE OF WAR
Great Good That Gould Be Done With
Billions Spent for Wars and Prepare
ton for War Is Taught in Course
Offered by Carnegie Foundation.

Teaching peace and at the same time
i teaching arithmetic is the new feature
| of work in the Kenosha schools. Act
ing in conjunction with the Carnegie
| Endowment for International Peace the
new course has been added to the curri-
is being used in many of the grades
with the intention of having it in all
the grades before the year is over. The
new plan promises to prove interesting
| to the children as we'll as instructive.
Every problem offered to the children
in arithmetic has some bearing on the
cost Of war. The waste of war is also
shown and the boys and girls are given
to see just what could be accomplished
along educational lines if the money
which is being spent for wars and ar
mament in the United States and in
the countries of Europe could be turned
into channel which would lead to the
education of the people. "The school
children are taking an interest in this
work. 1t is making arithmetic more
attractive and it is giving the children
lot of information which is going to
make them strong advocates of peace"
said one f the school officials this morn
| ing.
The children not only study arithme-
tic but at the same time they are all
being permitted to take part in g prize
contest in which articles on world IS
peace are to go into contest from schools
all over the country.
Paul Monroe has sent letter to the
school teachers telling something in re-
gard to the scope of the courses offered
to the children. He says in part:
This pamphlet is issued with two
purposes. The first is that of present
ing to school children some of the facts
regarding the price that is paid for the
militant activities of nations. The sec
ond is that of enlisting their co-opera-
| tion and that of teachers of mathema-
tics in the preparation of similar prob
lens through the study of facts. The
larger pamphlet which is produced by
these competitive efforts will in time
| be placed at the service of teachers of
mathematics or of those who prepare
texts in arithmetic. 1t is not desired
to give the children of our schools any
unfair bias, but simply to present to
them some facts to the knowledge of
which they are entitled. It is hoped
that from a familiarity with such facts
presented In connection with the vari-
Gus subjects of study, broader patriot
ism and higher ideals may result. 1t
should be noted by the teacher that the
formulation of problems from phenom-
ena of our present environment and the
use of mathematical processes to solve
actual problems of our social life, is in
accordance with the soundest educa-
tional principles.
In order to elicit the interest and CO.
operation of pupils and teachers, the
following prizes are offered by the Car
| negie Endowment for International
Peace: rsNit
l. For each of the five best sets of
ten problems prepared by the pupils of
class in the fifth grade in any public
school in the United States, ten dollars.
the money to be devoted by the class
70 the purchase of pictures for the
school room.
2. The same for the sixth grade.
3. The same for the seventh grade.
&. The same for the eighth grade.
5. For each of the FIVE best sets of
fifteen problems on the wastefulness of
war, prepared by any teacher of math-
ematics in the United States and sub
mitted on or before April 80, 1916, the
sum of twenty-five dollars will be paid;
for each Of the five next best SETS if-
teen dollars; and for each of the five
third best sets, ten dollars, the money
to become the property of the teacher.
6. The Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace shall cause the prob
lens to be examined by committee,
and shall be the sole judge in the rend-
ering Of the decision. An effort will
be made to announce the decision by
June 80, 1916. All problems submitted
are to be the property of the Endow-
ment for further publicat on and dis
tribution.