The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-12-30
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DIR STEVENS ASKS LEGISLA-
TURE TO ADJUST EDUCA-
TION TO TAXATION

ior adjustment of conscious hu-
man being to his environment
From physiological aspect, educa-
ton is the superior adjustment to his
environment of a physically develop
ed human being.
From sociological aspect educa
ton is the superior adjustment to his
intellectual, emotional and yolitional
environment Of a physically develop
ed conscious human being.
Putting all these matters together
and summarizing our preceding totai
inquiry concerning the nature of ed
ucation we reach the following last
conception,
Education is the eternal process oi
superior adjustment Of the physically
man being to Cod as manifested in
the intellectual emotional and yo-
litional environment Of man, (Proi
IorneD
when was child ! spoke as
child. / understood as child, !
thought as a child but when | be
came man. / put away childish
things
Through our different free school
systems in this country we are en-
deavoring TO so educate our people
so that every citizen may reach that
freedom which his natural instinct
leads him to strive, freedom that
will enable them to have character
and disposition that every normal
person so much desires; charact-
er. very decided. an effective indeed
in directing all the outgoing impuls
es of their active powers, a disposi-
tion to kindliness, abiding in and
distinguishing the ethical or moral
character and giving its own quail
tiles to all the acts and purposes of
the actor,
This condition Of each citizen be-
ing the ultimate end Of our method
Of education we should endeavor to
use the best wisdom known to the
present civilization to accomplish
this desired condition of each citizen
In the state Of oklahoma, at the
present sitting OF her law making now
or the question of education OF her
people will be considered as one Of
the vital questions of great interest
TO be considered as to the present
and future welfare of her free school
system
Man in his ignorance Is in absolute
darkness as to his true natural ahil
tiles powers and capabilities, govern
ed wholly by his nature common 70
the lower animal life Igrorant Of
tho sciences and arts of the past and
present he is incapable of self-rev-
erence self action and selfeontrol,
which are the chief characteristics OF
q free personality Look around YOU
and you will discover that the suffer-
ing. vice and crimes going on in the
present day civilization are prnci-
pally due TO Ignorance, as ignorance
seems to be the mother of crime and
suffering.
For the state of oklahoma to have
an ideal free school system, she
should by law. dismember her edu
cational institutions, schools and col
leges from every feature of the pres
ent day political policies.
This may be Zone by law establish
ing state school publishing press
for the purpose of publishing all
necessary school supplies of every
description and placing the schools
of the state and counties under prop
er educational board of commission
ers with all the supplies for the df-
ferent schools furnished by the state
by an equitable taxation. which must
be honestly and economically dis
pensed and governed
As we now have compulsory
school law of four months each year
costing the average family for school
supplies eighteen to twenty dollars
per year. besides the state and coun-
" school taxes AS the nature Of the
average child is destructive not oven
the value of property nor
property rights. BY the state FUR
fishing all hooks and supplies the
e9o'''~l will then he required to teach
he care Of all pror""'r and TO prac-
ice oonnomv and teach the child al
70 the rights Of state personal and
,rivate rroperiv
The annual burden on the avc~c~o
amily instead of now being eighteen
o twenty dollars will be less than
en- dollars per year
| am aware that many bachelors,