Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-14
It's A Big Job
uHIsEasrTY EXTENSION
IDEA SURE TO BE TRIED.


IDEA SURE TO BE TRIED.
Whiie2 strongly approving the idea
OF persuadIng Henry Ford. the automo
bile magnAte. TO endow and peruIa-
neatiy establish. Al Washington. a
great oorrespondeEee school. tuition
free. for the benefit OF all persons Eho
desire education, . local thinker. IN
conversation, ridicules the idea that
Mr. Ford or any otner millionaire
would, ever do anything 80 eminently
desirable for the benefit OF the work
ing people
The proposition was published IN
The independent Of October 10 and Nr.
Ford received marked copy
The doubling critic may Be night in
his estimate OF the Jitney Man. but let
Us hope that he's wrong. Give him >
chance.
II SIr. Ford fail TO make the idea .
reality. It shall be done by mightier
power The author % that idea Is not
the kind Of man who allows his
schemes 10 die without trial For
eight years he has patiently nurtured
the plan for a great correspondence
school, tuition free. for the definite
purpose OF reducing illiteracy and in
creasing the efficiency of the working
people. without regard TO race. sex,
age, or condition Of EeTviIude.
Having submitted his idea TO sew
erzI famous 'philanthropists" and tin
horn captains Of industry. the author
OF the scheme. who now resides in
Elko. usually prefaces his relation Of
the story with a quotation from Byron
Pools are my theme; let satire he
my song.
Failing with Mr.. Ford. who then will
put the Idea into execution? II re-
quIres an endowment Of S25O.OOO.
The American Federation Of Labor
That's the answer. II CAN be done.
The labor press throughout the coun-
try. which isn't negligible factor in
public education, will strongly support
the plan. Many officials Of score or
more OF the strongest labor unions al
ready have been asked for an opinion
OF the plan and they heartily endorse
t. The rest is easy. and IL shall be
done.
Some day. when the people become
sufficiently Intelligent. Congress will
b compelled to establish al Washing,
toa a great National university. board
and tuition free. like the military
academy at West Point and the naval
academy at Annapolis. for the higher
education Of young men and young
women graduated from the higt
schools OF the country.
This university viii countsrbalsnct
bad Influences Of many snob factories
improperly called universities. which
are patronized and maintained exclu
siYely by the predatory plutocracy.
Having the National university, how
ever, which may be established durini
President Woodrow Wilson's secOn,
term, the country still will need th
National free correspondence school
for the benefit of teeming thousand
who must work for daily bread ant
cannot attend school.
The International Typographical
Union already has established. for tn
benefit of its members, a correspor
dence school of craftsmanship. which 1
every case increases the efficiency Q
the student from forty TO fifty pc
cent.
Ignorance is the chief bar TO pre-
gsess, the principal cause of diseas,
the greatest foe Of civilization.
To combat ignorance, the Nationa
free correspondence school will be
powerful factor. and II will be a spler
did success-from the start. II will pre-
dnce revolutionary results, for tn
common good All of the injustic
and iriequality, the poverty and wretch
edness which afflict the people. ar
due ptimaTfysto IGNORANCE.
@Small men are on top, through tn
power OF money, inherited or stolet
and vicious rascals loot the people b
exploiting their necessities. because q
the ignorance Iof the people.
ITO eliminate ignorance. therefore. /
10 establish equality OF opportunit
and tllsgrsaL libeyty OF which Jerferso
dreamed and for which Hamllto
planned.