The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-15

OF helping us TO be better teachers. no
for our sakes. but for the benefit Of
the pupils who are under our care and
for the benefit OF the Commonwealth
OF Kentucky our employer
In the third place. this topic may
mean the advantage 10 the pupil him
self in being prepared by you and in
spired by you 10 attend the County
High School. This as understand It.
In the special sense In which this top
ic was meant TO be discussed. And the
first fact with reference 10 the pupil.
lis that IL is the pupils legal and moral
4 RIGHT TO he so prepared and encour-
aged. The Commonwealth OF Kentucky
la It's wisdom and power has provided
that each child In the state shall have
this right. And the state employs the
teachers In the grades In order that
each child may receive such prepara-
ton. And failure TO thus lead the pu-
pills along and up to the High School
Is robbing OF the child OF his rights
I II ls not a question where the teacher
Is free 10 do as he wishes. II is a def
mite lawfully established duty to the
child to every child In the school A
second reason why II is TO the childs
advantage TO be prepared for and sent
to the High School ls because Of the
broader experience and knowledge he
or she Will gain thereby. Man Is not a
creature for day. Man is for all
eternity. At the close OF this earthly
career. each can carry nothing away
with him into that future eternity that
lasts world without end, can carry
nothing with him EXCEPT WHAT IS
i'm HIM. So every enlarglng OF exper-
fence and knowledge that is given toI
the child, by so much enlarges his LIFE
not only for time. but also for etern-
ity. As one young lady exclaimed. ar
ter studying some OF the subjects OF
the High School course. This world
is not the dreary and sad place / had
thought II was" To give the boy or the
girl a chance TO thus get a broader
brighter. higher view OF life IS certainly
to his or her advantage. Again, a high
er education vastly increases the chanc-
IS that IA person will gain a place OF
prominence in the world today. No man
today stands any chance OF prominence
If he drops out OF school while In the
grades. The days OF Lincoln and such
men have passed. Did such men as
Bryan Hughes. Wilson, Roosevelt,
Hanley and the men of their standing,
did they quit school in the grades? No. |
Every one OF them not only finished
the grades, and a High School educa-
ton, but also graduated from College
and University. And now 70 come down
from the consideration Of earthly fame !
and eternal happiness, to come down !
to the question OF bread and butter and
the other things which cold cash cant
buy, a High School education is of ad-
vantage to the boy or girl in preparing
to earn more MONEY. Recently statis-
tics have been carefully gathered as to |
the earning power OF different classes
OF people. These statistics have been
averaged by classes and the general
results clearly seen. The first class in
cludes those who left school at rs years
of age or under, and having completed
not more than the eight grades OF the
rural schools. These are found to be
able to earn on the. average for their
HIGHEST wages $40 a week, and are
at their best Mt 20 years OF age. The
second class included those who drop
ped ont of school at i6 years OF age
and then took manual training, shop
work, and such "hand" and "eye" train
ing for one or two years. This class
reached an average highest wages OF
SIS week at "a years of age. A gain
OF so per cent In earning power and an
increase OF two years In most efficient
usefulness The third class includes
those who completed the course In pub
lie school then took n course In some
higher institution studying THEORY
NJ well as practice; studying branches
which they may never use directly:
nut affording mental training. These at