Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-20


keynote or Democracy when he said
the demands of today call for citizen
ship rather than for scholarship; and
| for good citizenship, the 3R's must be
subordinated to the 3H s--Hcad, Heart
and Hands. sI
Professor Young opened by saying
every legitimate program of study is
| found in the demands of the commun
ity and grows out of thorough under
standing between parents and teach
ers-the most vital thing in the
chllds education; and neither party
| can shift their interest or responsible
| ity. His whole talk was a strong in
dorsement OF the rent-Teacher as
socations and 1t Is regretable that
every parent and every teacher in the
city could not have heard it.
He showed our conception of educa
| ton is not stationary, put changes
! from age TO age. Revolution against
| IinGly domination resulted in indiVid-
/ ualism. While today the needs of de-
mocracy have changed the ideal from
| individualism to social efficiency or
! the making of good citizens-the aim
of parents and teachers alike. Good
citizenship means First. Economic
efficiency. Every child should under
stand that he must be a producer as
we'll as consumer; should be taught
early in life to think and act cerious-
| ly; that his school work is a serious
business to which he must give his
best efforts and relegate play to its
proper place. The youth of today
thinks the chief aim in life is to have
n good time and the parent too often
indorses that attitude. We adults, as
well as our children are artists in tho
| game of nonsense. Too many boys
| and girls drift into life Driftwood has
little market value and when you al
low your child to drift without voca-
tional guidance. you and he will pay
the cost in a life failure.
Second. Essential for good citizen
ship is desirable habits of thought and
action. In life's crises, we act in ac-
cord with habits already formed. Good
habits are obedience to lawful author
ity Recognition of ones obligations
and rights of others; fathfulness to
present duties
Third. Characteristic Of good citi-
Zenshp is an unimpaired body. Sick
ness formerly regarded as an infliction
by Cod is now something to be
: garded as a moral obligation. 1t re-
quircs wholesome living to develop n
soul Intemperance in eating, drink
ing, dress social functions for youth
eight nights of the week is not condu-
Give to soul development and it inter-
| feres much with school business
| The speaker with a strong sense of
| humor, profusely illustrated his argu-
| x.rifb In IA, IN, 4
about the school room, exposing the
follies and frailties Of pupils and par
ents and scorching those parents
whose only aim in life was to have a
good time and who instiled the same
| idea in their children.
| In addition to Professor Young, was
.! another star the new and latest addi-
ton to our teachers of dramatic ex-
preston. Miss Amber Hopkins, whose
artistic touch and Interpretation are as
pure and limpd as her name, COM
pletely captured the hearts of Parl;
people as one already arrived,
+. though barely out of her teens and we
bespeak for her future filled with
triumph. Her selections were: The
Tragedy of Gowns" from the Emma
McChesney stories by Edna Ferber;
Vance Cook; Mon Pierre" Cby re-
quesD responding to three encores.
a novel feature was the debut of lit
tie five year old Helen Geisie, the pei
of the childless homes in Park block
who recitcd Baby" by George Me
Donald This poem set to music by
Mallnson, was sung by the noted lee.
turer recently with us. DR.. Alma Pow.
ell.
The Park ladies could not sing be.
cause of the illness of the soprano;
but our loyal Park pupil Miss Heller
Van Loon made good with two piano
solos. and the audience sang Amer.
ca" with Mrs. Condra al the piano.
\ ball game equipment was votcC
for the school grounds, to be paid fo
by the Park Parent Teachers asso
citation. The program was in charg,
of Miss Norris with the usual full
house.