The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-30
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARE WORTH ALL
THAT THEY COST
More Money Spent On Them
the Less Needed for
i Jails.
PEEP INTO THE FUTURE
DR.. Jewell Tells What
Schools Will Teach 20
Years Hence.
PEEP INTO THE future

"a spite OIL ram LuIS lnOAu4u6' Hoa'4'
all of the 284 teachers now enrolled
at the institute were present at the
Miller school. After singing ON
ward Christian Soldiers" under the
able direction Of Miss johnson Rev.
DR.. ddy Of the Baptist church con-
Quoted the devotional exercises. Sew
eral members of the Board Of Edr.
cation were present
Supt. Jackson gave the nrSI adj
dress on Are the Schools meeting
our Expectations In brief he said:
Not all will admit that the schools
have kept pace with changing condi'
tions but all who observe will feel
lust pride for them. Anyone can crit
icise the public schools and feels that
It is his right but not without assum'
ing some responsibility. We have
civic pride in our school buildings;
the little red school house of past days
is a far cry from the building Of to-
day. We have better buildings be-
cause we feel today that our children
have right to be happy in their
work. Good buildings, however, will
not make good schools. The poorest
school is that having the least co.
operation. As the teach is, so is the
school thought sometimes the best
teacher fails for lack Of cooperation.
The school needs the community and
4he community needs the school,
Our chief education used to be that
Of being able to read the Bible. There
used to have to be property qualiha-
cations to enable one to vote or hold
high position-to be illiterate was no
disgrace. Up until the 18th century
education was looked upon as lux.
fury for gentlemn and not for the
commons. Now all the reform we
hope to bring about in the future must
be brought through the school
through the educating Of our children
to know and to do what is right, No
tyrannical form of government is safe
when nnor'" hoo N 49, for them,
selves
The most N4.aI qu.sl.oI arising is
that Of furnishing education free-it
is the question OF taxation connected
with it but for every $1,000 we put
into it, we wish we had more-lt
pays. It must not be looked on as a
public charity. 1t decreases the
amount we put on jails. The ignorant
man is easily excited to riots. He is
not to be trusted with machinery and
he costs more than he Is worth
The good farmer must be good
business man. The girl must be
taught to spend the money we'll in the
home-the boy must be taught. We
cannot test the efficiency of schools
merely by scholarship. The boy who
failed in his examinations is some
times the mayor of town, member
Of the board Of education or president
OF a bank We ust have a stronger
compulsory education law. Good
schools are remedy for poverty and
crime. They perpetuate democracy.
Our President" said DR.. Jewell
who spoke next on Education TWEEN.
ty years Hence" says in most not.
able state document that the United
States Of America could not treat In
any way with the German government
because there is no government in
Germany to reflect the ideals Of this
people. We must look to national
ideals to see what nation will be.
want to give you definition OF
education; Education is the ability
10 do with the muscles what one wants
10 do with the mind
Ny wife showed me working
drawing IN the Ladies Home Journal
q few weeks ago and handed me a
saw, nails and other implements and
showed me two barrels down cellar
and demanded that l make her a
birds eye chitfonier. couldn't do
It. | should like to have pleased her
but / lacked the ability. A lady Il
know had an organ which was very
beautiful, but it wouldn't play. She
took that organ and made the finest
buffet out of 1t ever saw. She
could do with her hands what her
brain saw. Prof. Tyler Of Amherst
says that muscle preceded brain. Our
grandfathers solved problems with
their muscle. They had no books.
Twenty years hence we will have
schools where the teacher will be
Judged by whether they each pupils
10 live the things to be loved and
hate the things to be hated. We've
earned to hate booze. Twenty years
fence we'll teach children-not books
, but feelings and we'll know where
hey are.
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