The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-03-30
,r MOVE FOR MORAL
sslgON W,R1nnuCATION. -.

ss1I0N I" EDUCATION. 49,.
ronle all over the Unit
qhoa asss are impressed. ! ~ chsracter
d sts'es ,sster attention 70 .s cna no',us
ed Of gs ne education OF the youn a.s
sunding Y ~ Organization to promose
/ national s,,eafion is just now max
.ssraeter Effort to arouse 1nter-
ig "a obtain results II Inst t for
This = ,aas, ~ with headqu s,.sn
Moral Ln .sston. d. G. The real lounu-
4 Wasnins .nstitution, and its main
4 Of me .otion is Mr.. Milton fair-
sOring q ae hos devoted his life to
ss''' great work for inc 'a'' ~
yesrs distinguished persons IN t .ll
Other u n the organization are
direcfola~ Claxton, q. 8. Commis-
PhIandes rr,ducation, David Snedden'
soner q ..sssioner OF Education,
state Otis Henry Churchill King,
nss s,,o College. Thomas Nelson r rags'
0Del.m sssdor to Italy, Marry Ii'''s'
Anp s,ss Mount Holyoke College.
Wool'e'' : Code Of Morals
- now being proposed by the
me p''II institution is that large
Nstionai morality codes should be
nuInD uvsd For this purpose the IN
pIs .'ss has arranged for representa-
snlu'ss rom every state In the Union
i've III. alH,- selected by educational lead.
careiu'th "a state. A generous friend
es = n,ovement, whose name has moi
o. ue a IA known, has provided "a
g. If $500 for the best set OF CODES
I'm me story Of the movement is 1oio
thus: - who has had large
..,orce and who is sincerely inter
ezp, i the welfare Of the Nation
es'su or,o to the conclusion, on the
~ y Ma own experience and his
'tusy 81 human affairs, that the NOR
49, !, oSSucation of children Is the funda
= usstsl need Of the Nation
n. Ts Win he economical for the Ma
49, u educate children into honesty
~ ssasr and thrift. We are paying thu
s s.ssnsps Of charity to look after PEG
~ who have not character enough u
~ III after themselves. We pay
generous Nm notice force to compel law
lsss people to refrain from thieving
murder, gambling and vices.
mThe nurpose of the competition i
= determine intelligent public opin
I'm IN the United States In all walk
y ne As to what ideas should b
TAUGHT children and youth In Ameri
ean schools and homes. The code
should be based on and include sucl
cardinal virtues as wisdom, justice
courage and temperance, and be In tw
mrts. one for elementary schools an
oue for high schools, that is, 70
children from Q to IA years of ag
and youths from IA to Is years, bot
parts together not to exceed thre
thousand 10000 words"
Idaho Representative
The code writer selected for tn
State Of Idaho is the well know
school administrator, Superintendent
". r. Siders, of Pocatello. Coopera
ing educators for Idaho are C0mmii
sioner u. o. Siss0n and State Superb
tendent Miss Bernice Mccoy.
Suggestions and Advice Wanted
The latest announcement from til
National Institution includes the 70
lowing interesting paragraph:
Enclosed is the last edition Of on
announcement giving list to date {
appointed State Morality Code Writer
Each State representative is to int
pref intelligent public opinion in b
State as to what moral ideas ougl
to be taught children and youth. E
needs, therefore, advice from hundred
Of people, especially from parents wi
have been successful In developing Il
moral character Of their children"
The State Department of Educate
Is glad to commend this movement
the people Of Idaho and to urge the
TO give the benefit of their experien
and study Of the subject to the co,
writer, Superintendent Siders, wi
viii be glad indeed to receive su,
suggestions and advice, so that he ms
be enabled better to interpret the be
public opinion Of this State with 1
gard to this great question Of the me
q education of the children and yout