Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-29
WAR LAYS HEAVY
HAND ON EDUCATION
OVER IN EUROPE
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LONDON, March 27.-War has laid
a heavy hand on education in EuropN
and its effects are felt here not only
III the con plete arrangement OF the
present educational system. but in the
prospect of far-reaehing charges
after the war. The basis of these
prospective changes is the modern
ling of education making 1t more
practical for coping with everyday
business affairs OF life after the
American and German methods. This
in turn. has Drecioitlted heated
controversy over whether the Eng
lish school system is to be Ger
m4nized.' Premie" Llovd George s
recent choice Of Prof Fisher, head
of Sheffield university as minister
OF education. was one of~ the steps
to get a practical educator in charge
of affairs While the changes were
working out.
The present effect Of the war on
education is shown in the reduction
of the great universities of oxford
and Cambridge to mere shadows OF
their former extent Instead of hay
ing about 1000 to 10000 students,
they are now reduced to the dimen-
sicns of small schools with about 500
each There is the same reduction
To- mere shadows in the extensive
system Of universities and techni-
cal schools throughout The country,
ut London. Glasgow. Sheffield, Man
chester and all the great cities. All
the able bodied students have gone
10 the war and even those not able
bodied are engaged on research work
in Inuniriora, aeronautics. aviation,
wireless tcleG1aphy AMI map making
for the government.
The public schools have been SINH
larly affected! particularly in the
teaching Natfs. about $4,000 school
teachers HAVING been taken from the
regular Establishments to join the
army The scholars in the secondary
losses, as the tOp-form boys have
fallen within The military age. Even
the elementary schools have felt their
share of the effects. in the loss of
teachers, TIC military occupation o.
over 1000 schools as hospitals bar
racks. etc. the displacement of no.
eco pupils ty this military occupa
ton of schools; the taking in Of 25,-
900 refugee Relgian children: ana
the substitution Of women for men as
teachers One school has 4 WOma a
teacher for The first time in sixty
years. Another large school has 5.
women teachers.
Even the courses of study are ma
terially changed to a var basis. In
one locality there are courses on the
western front, The eastern front, the
Palkans, the war in the air and ma
val operations. In another locality
war leans, war taxes ard similar sub
jects arc discussed. Letters from
relatives ut the front are regularly
read before lie classes as 81 per cont
of the pupils have relations at the
front Much OF the composition is on
war subjects Geography of the
countries at War has been greatly
stimulated; also the history Of the
Balkan and olher countries of which
little lad heeu known. AT ono school
the hcys hGNc constructed sand
map % hN j. teet Of Flanders, the
Dardane,lcs, ana the Trentino front
i'll Italy
1t is at tic great universities, how
ever, that the greatest change has
occurred ~ Oxford which is a
university grouping of % schools
Haliol has furnished $50 soldiers
and has had 81 killed: Oriel furnished
30, killed -; Magdalen furnished
-. killed 1of' Trinity fcrnishcd $50
filled Sc. Christ Church furnished
1918, killed IL; St, 50has furnished
49,. killed 81; University furnished
554. Killed -; Queens furnished 400
killed -: t'nrnus Christi furnished
80, killed Al
Cambridge shows the same large
representation at tie front, ana
heavy death lists Up TO The begin
ning Of this year Cambridge had fur
nished 1888 MGR a: the front. ot
which 1.t0S had been killed, 1874;
wounded, 21% missing or prisoners
Victoria crosses have gone 10 fiv;
Ganhridee men and eight oxford