The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-12
DELIVERS
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
Speech at Opening of Wash
lngtOn School Was Scholarly
FORM OF BUILDING WARMLY COM
MENDED BY THE SPEAKER.
Gallery and Motion Picture Machine
For Schools is Advocated Musical
Program Pleasing Feature.

Introduced by superintendent Hal
G. Blue at the opening of the Wash
ington school Friday night, President
0. M. Elliott of the Lewiston state
normal, and former superintendent of
the Twin Falls schools paid an elo-
quent tribute to the condition of the
educational institutions of this city
and appealed for education which will
fit the child physically, socially, NOR
ally and esthetically for life. The
musical program was pleasing to the
audience and received a flattering en-
cOnium from the speaker of the even
ing. President Elliott praised the
Washington school building.
What a splendid thing ii is" he
said, that the child who lives in this
community, need not climb hard stair
ways. How free it is from danger of
panic from fires. What a splendid
tribute this building is to the genius
of Twin Falls"
He predicted the growth and ex-
! pansion of the school system, because
of the genius of Superintendent Blue.
to whom the present development OF
the system was attributed by Mr..
Elliott
The speaker did not believe that the
three "r's" 'rithmetic, readin' and 'rit-
in, were in themselves sufficient, in
the modern school. To prove his
point he introduced four tests for
educational application.
"The first test" he said docs this
particular thing which is being done in
school, fit the child physically for
more perfect reaction upon his en-
virOnment? Does it fit the child ply
sically to do the work which he will
have to do? l need not say to this
audience that a strong body is alb
solutely essential if we are to do, or if
your children are to do the work Of
life satisfactorily. So the first test
is that of the subjects which are be-
ing offered in this school.
Does it give the child greater ply
sical development? Does it fit him
to live more complete, earnest, eff
cient life? If it does, it is justified
Then let us have it in the school.
"The second test which 1 will apply
to the course of study is: Does it fit
the child socially? One of the real
purposes of the school is to prepare
the child so that he may be a wise vOt-
er, keen student of municipal, of city
and of state affairs. There is a de-
manu- AOl tidI y pc u tlllCleuCg. DO IL
is the function of the school more
than ever before, to fit the child to
be productive, so that he may be ef-
fective in producing various cOmmo-
dities, which are needed for the life
of the community. We have merely
looked at the school as the factor
where his wits were sharpened How
ever he must have vocational direc
ton, guidance and training. I hope
that when l come to Twin Falls mex
time, that I may find domestic sci
ence, manual training, and sewing as
, low as the fifth and sixth grades.
But the child must be more THAI
socially efficient He must be NOR
ally fit And so the third test that
must apply to those branches taugh
in the public school, is: Do they Civ
the child moral fitness and mora
power? You know we are seriousl
e handicapped in this great free north
r. west For it is impossible for us I
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