The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-07-19

pleaded who had vision enough to un-
derstand the scope OF the enterprise
But soon or late some such plan will
be brought about that will American
lie the citizens and do away with the
hyphenated American problem and Or
ganize all the disputatious groups into
solid regiment Of Americans.
We Must inteIleotuaIize All the. Work.
ers to Meot the New Crisis.
Second.-The second educational task
that confronts us is the task Of intel
lectualzing all our workers The time
was when only the four professions
needed the higher education. Now
that life has become complex our tools
are delicate as well as powerful 9th
er nations who are our competitors for
the foreign trade are replacing general
education with technical training. The
old Hebrews compelled each parent to
teach his child u trade. In Europe,
even In the kings palace, young princes
are taught handicraft-nowa as jew
elcr or lapidary. The time has come
In this country for n radical step. The
average boy drops out Of school Mt
fifteen or sixteen, but the most pre-
cious years for the boy are his memory
years. Before. therefore, the boy leaves
the care OF the state he should have
one year to make him a skilled worker
In iron, wood or wool or silk Gal
brafth has taught us that bricklayer's
nftecn movements Of the hand can be
reduced to seven, thus doubling the
work accomplished. while saving his
strength
Tho Training of Women.
Every girl also, lest she be thrown
upon her own resources through the
death OF husband or father. should be
trained how to make a street dress. a
party gown, n suit, work dress and
the outer robes. The state should force
every young woman, whether her ia
thcr be rich or poor, to master every
detail Of cooking, giving six or eight
hours n day to the problem until 1t
could not longer be said of an occa-
Sional girl that what her husband car.
RIGS into the front hall she throws out
of the back door. 1t may be also that
the whole system OF education will
have to be rcvolutionized. The Amer
ican school system is built upon a gen.
cral training before twenty and a spe-
cial training after. The history
men Of genius and Of achievement
shows that the special training should
come before twenty and the general
training artcrward No one is wise
enough to state all the facts in sin
ale discussion. but enough facts have
been assembled to raise many ques-
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olu,ionizing our entire system OF edu-
cation.
We Must Socialize All the Families.
Third.-The third educational prob.
lem that confronts our country is how
to socialiZe the new families. In the
human body the new food is turned
into vital cells through exosmose and
endosmosc. but there seems to be no
similar method between new families
and the native stock. Missions, Bible
schools, social settlements do much.
So far as men are concerned the sa.
| loon has helped even while it has hurt.
| 1t has been the poor mans club, where
in the evenings he meets his fellows
and enjoys talk. good or bad. This
however, does nothing for the women
or the children, and they are the real
heart OF the problem. The last cleo
ton shows that within two or three
elections prohibition Is to become ma.
tional. Inevitably the saloon must go
| for reasons not alone Of health and
morals. but OF industry. In our Amer.
, lean climate, with its long winters, our
cities must make ready substitute to
take the place OF the saloon. The
method must he along this line: a
great hall in each ward, made chccry
! and warm, under municipal supcrvi
sion, with music, pictures and state
ments as to the great men of tho day
and great national events. The time
must come when each day the govern.
mcnt experts will turn the whole land
for ten minutes into n whispering gal
lery. with the newest scientific cOun
sells aS to foods ana weather and crops,
with the conditions of the country
The winter nights are Americas first
great asset, and it is being thrown
away. but ultimately this hall aud the
method thus outlined will become the
university OF the workers and n train.
ing college for worn women and chill.
dren.