Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-27
Disclosures of War Reveal
Need of Improved Schools

en- of the highest and most thorough
training for war service in many
lines. After the war there will be
urgent need not only for traine1 i
leadership in all lines Of industrial,
commercial, social and civic life, but
for a very high average of intelli-
gence and preparation on the part
of all the people. l would, therefore,
urge that the people continue TO
give generous support to their
schools of all grades, and that the
schools adjust themselves as wisely
as possible to the new conditions to
the end that no boy or girl shall have
less opportunity for education be-
cause of the war, and that the ma
ton may be strengthened as 1T can
only be through the right education
of all its people"
Disclosures of the War
AS a result of the disclosures of
the war, a bill has been introduced in
the United States senate for the Gre
alton of a department of education
to appropriate money for the conduct
of said department, to appropriate
money for federal cooperation with
the states in the encouragement and
support of education, and for other
purposes" The bill further provides
states in the promotion of education,
as hereinafter specified, there is here
by appropriated, out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated the following sums: For
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1920
and annually thereafter, 100000
00O."
Therefore, it will be seen that the
federal government is taking more
interest in the proper, physical ana
mental training of it's children than
ever before. 1t also recommends the
u It'll fn1 rsln
teaching Americanism to alien resi-
dents, the plans of which will be
outlined in future article.
Value of Education
1t is the duty of every American
educational institution, school board
and every person who possesses ed
ucational leadership to study ana
make the necessary changes in the
elementary and secondary schools
throughout the country that may be
needed to remedy in the coming gen.
Grafton the mental and physical de-
fects from which previous genera
tions have suffered. After clear
understanding of these detects have
been reached and their remedies ar
rived at, it will become the duty of
school boards and administrative
officers to see that proper legislation
is enacted to correct same. In the
performance of this duty, they
should have the hearty cooperation
of the patrons of the schools.
All enlightened nations concede the
vaIua of education, and all SagaciouS
narents are solicitous for the mental
culture of their children. Education
raises all persons to the point of best
endeavor possible to their capable
tiles. A well-educated man is a So
ciety within himself, and given
neighbors who are. sociable ana
teachable, he will lift up any COM
munity into an atmosphere OIL re-
finement
This department is inaugurated in
the hope that it may render some
service to school boards, school ad-
ministratives, school teachers, pupils
and patrons of the schools, and Is
intended more especially to promote
attendance upon schiils and arouse
interest in the schools upon the part
of the parent. In each issue there
will be published such articles as
will be of interest to those concerned
in the welfare of the public schools
of our country. In this work L shall
be indebted to Commissioner T. +.
Claxton, of the bureau of education.
Washington, who grants the right
to use the whole or any part OF any
bulletin. leafet or letter sent out
bv that department Therefore, 1t
may be safely stated that practical
Nv every thought advanced in this
column will emanate from that great
source of school information. The
next issue will contain some of the
defects mentioned above. together
with remedies as offered by one of
the foremost college presidents in
this country.