The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-05-27

eYs While entirely TOO large a rer
cent of the 10 are filing our reform.
a5or:as- 1t is a well known fact that
She reformatories are largely fllsd
from those who drop out OF school.
The traditional reason for leaving
school is q must support myself and
others" The real reason IS almost
always hat the pupil did not want Q
he il school.
Every pupil in a re-ormatory is an
economic hyEdea 10 the nation. Ger
rsi'y speaking. Il costs 15c school
d. G. $25.oe 70 $4,000 per year %
keep 4 boy IN school. while it cos.s
$4,000 a year TO keep a boy in "a
formatory
However. in one instance at least.
tie money value Of high school edu-
cation cas been approximately deter
mined. The records OF a large grade
school were investigated and the
names o. the boys who had completed
he eighth grade eleven years pref
ousiy were taken. Then it was as
csrtained what boys dropped out OF
scAoo, a. eighth grade and what ones
wsnt on through high school. From
each o these two groups were select
Cd an equal number Of names of bovs
who had finished their eighth grade
eoorsa q Il years Of age and VINO
we're approximately eaaal in scholar-
ship
4, the time Of this investigation al
t.ess hoys were men OF IS years Of
aee lia'f o. them-seven in number
be.ieve-,iad gone 10 work as soon
Is they we're out Of common school
while he other bali had gone TO worE
q ne age o. eighteen, after compile
ing .l.a:= hisa school course. The in
Tsst:satar addressed certain questions
q zseA one asking each 70 state frank
and as accurately as possible eAe
amount C money he had earned since
leaving school When the replies
were IN 1t was found that the high
zcAca, boys n their seven years had
earned n average Of 100000 each
more fhan had the grade school boys
L -aeiv eleven years work.
Ie We ere 10 measure the results d
school work in dollars and cents. it
seems 70 ne that We have here as fair
4 s,andard Of measurement as has YET
been found
Here then IS place where the
waole mun;;y-parents. teachers.
and all otAers-need TO put vigor into
education The teachers cannot alone
secure a perf5cv attendance on the
part OF pupils and some parents per-
n: TIE child 70 do as he pleases.
Here IS where the whole commun >
should demand the attendance OF chill
iren ct school in order that they may
beccme assets and not liabilities 70
The nation.
The purpose Of every school ought
% be % develop the child physically.
mentally and morally--ody. intellect
and soul To do this it is as mvch
1s5Cre practicable as has been often
sa.1 10 drop the Old road Of the three
Is ard to develop the three HIS =
the head. the hand and the heart"
The people OF Ketchikan are GER
-ainly to be congratulated upon hay-
my in their school curriculum train
ing for the hand as well as for The
head II such training the hand and
eye will gain an accuracy and dexter
ity in matters of form and color and
Dimension and constructive materials
that will give 10 pupil certain poise
se.f control and initiative that VIII
be o. value 10 him in any position n
life. In addition such lessons viii
give u he boy or girl a personal sat
.stact!on il the knowledge that he
IS able to carry 70 a successful com
pie.ion by his own hands a credita bic
D-ece OF work
The Old idea that The road 10 the
intellect lay only through the eye and
ear has been abandoned a little
child's education is today begun with
ahe deve- opment and association OF all
NE senses with as much emphasis
upon touch as in former years was
3-aeca . insight and hearing Hand
-re-a.ns in t1e upper grades and the
-4-aA scnool does more than anything
e.se to bring the BOY or the glrl 20
. realization that he IS already a part
q he Industrial life OF. the commnnf
".
Do you know that in our nation Sc
en- OF every 100 bread winners are in
Industrial ana commercial pursuits
s2--s oniy The remaining four are in
lie professions? You may think there
are many teachers, doctors. lawyers.
and preachers. and there are, but Just
remember that for every one OF these
mere are Il others connected with
ar mines, factories. fisheries. stores
H1 iarals. and tie contrast in IL e
aaEberg 3 alUca greater in Ala "a
an n the states. If. then, 90 oue IF
sTery 1o0 Of your children are 10 0e
connected wlth Industrial and com
.EoTciai pursuits, Z is nigh siyne sor
us . sec . Il thst the commercial nd