Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-22
EFFICIENCY DEPENDS
UPON SPECIALIZATION
Writer Points Out Need of Incrcas-
ing Number OF Trade Schools
In England.
HOUSEHOLD ORDERLY CORPS
Raising Of Age for Leaving School
sug2csted-Whcrc British System
OF Education Has FaiIcd-Kccp
Women In Agricultural Work.
ny II. II. CUMMINGS.

'Ihu: ahl It's cundt. ,ons after the war.
tie "nter urges the raising, OF the
S'nc c:-!,tvii,: age as means by
wh!,i "a 'muat whelmins dill
4 any .uI BE Oeviatcd. This report
:. .. special interest in America.
Nh,.e Ia. same problem has been 50
doughty discussed and. IN some
-'d'-s AT least. dealt with.
In this suggestion. he Is in exact
line VIZ. Nj. FISHER. the British Min
!s:cs oi Education, whose education
y!li remains still one OF the most strih-
.ng measures. far as constitutional
>iuo is concerned. thar war
ha.LsscL Parliament has debated. And
II seems II IN this direction there
.nea arse the possibility OF u solution
u the problem.
!, Is we'll argued that the longer
child Is at school proiessedly learning.
thc better equipped he must be for the
time when that learning IS 10 De put
to "A practical test While the fdiiinsS
OF the average yOur.stcr IN the aver
age Office aud stun another point IN
favor OF a heightened Schoo! life. In
iatsc day, a!So Iacre IL the cons !dcr,-
non " au adced Ilticulty-,he after
Mar prospect OF Il labor market. over
crowded :or n, most part with m
vincicnt Workers. prospect which.
"hcthe. ,.,..v.c OF near. emphasizes
the ~ s need for strcnuous re-
no. " r... ~ Tor ana capable Vl tiH-
a. .oper place IL. The sun
.lr .ianc- and more recent! the
~IiteT of the government report have
-~oh that this is chiefly possible
through cducarlru. nut OF :, type more
compete. II Is 10 BE- hoped. tnan that
atat"-giscn and too often cranh-r!dden
i.oucsa at present III vogue.
The child himss!i is perhaps the
neenest ct!tic, aud by his dtsappro' Al
pEoclai!ns the cAiAtonec o! AN element
not entlre!! satisfactory.
10 man. scholars. school days are
endured pertprce. and submission is
ea.: oily because oi the assurance OF
IN approaching end. The ordinary
plpi! the up. er Glass Of am cie-
nentary srhoo. anticipates his four
ttenth birthd4! a.. ln. moment OF re-
.caa: from bondage He regards
monsy-proGucing taUor as dcsira bic.
nc ause he recognizes IL as conlOn;i-
tent with lille !ru.I earliest con-
seriousness. TIA" ch!lI oi the "Urh!n--
naH secs existence ~ "a struggle ia
'>h Oh sooner or !alcr M must t.he his
--yt. and. uprn WITH the utiu,HT.Lu
.trit ne bias ioE INC aounci.
It is in it's dealings w,th thls sp!r.-
.--..l tM- british sss- -m ui ctcmcut4t!
-uS.it.On mas !Ail-'.. 1t mas E-N-c
-.vAm itscl! - the child as beng 81
.atilns!c value ne ART OF liv!ns has
.s...g-s 10 nan u Htbeui ttttI' on tnr
-..ow i,dge ayqulrcu Al hoot. 80 tnat
. nc promise -. tne ADDED srhOOl year,
50 80 - pOpulAr Win those 10 whom
.'os icons, the cuIrIculum cannot re-
....Iu a, II Is.
..s the pupn OF the rieaicntary school
s,.OMs o!dcg ne Judges matters more
.... more b: the sttndalU o! utility.
AID his criticism VI 4. scnoul sga!!, Ut.s
o., taIt II ucars 4!at.Et Tcl-ttuu to
--IstIus facts. .NpI,h! SITS heavily Oh
.su listeners To u4rSpIls. tnat a y
l4.cHd, has no conn ,ttoL m!tn every
.iy Lcuon. IL j. rnAr.cttrist Ot the
,m..G nature ulat "a cannot tuInn mi
pea ,oua!ly. and. - youse Il.vL,c. Ct
ont Is encouraged mhei ,avgv Is :,
>I.nt Of the ..!gv ~ IL nj
MS. Of course. nt,'!ss tEc pup! to
the specialist stag. ana here surely
40 u be rund the solution of l. dii-
n,ulty wh ch cducutIomalist and
economist have both .ur. ..n.
Ia .iew vi what inc war has taught
u IL Is Impossible 10 !EuOg. the .uI.
pvrtan,c OF specialization Emc!.HrH
,cpcuds upon Il. while the coming
!v-Ts with their task oil rebuilding =
Urokcn world already cal! 10! their
army Of workers.
Mr.. FISHERS ideal demands that oGu
laiiun should make citizens skilled
j.. the practice OF their several avoc.a-
IONS and tho words suggest ihat
,.cry child s.tpuld he given a chance
,.lsctcY 40" .1ids his inGl.idual ine!imA.
IN
ro,iGin The schuol-!cay.ms age IS
rails Il, thc5e ~ urs cnt need tor q wide
.fc..u op,ni!E -. trade schools anil
..iu0rtd institutions where spccl,!iS
aiming Is assured. 4; wu.:id seem
LOO that taught ny IN. var what
omen can DO. some occupations
hitherto confined u men ni5nt vita
A,tN
.:..tancc, would II not 10 -. Use Tor Eng.
and 10 MAINTAIN Il permanent WUuI:i;i ;
land army. and make OF this corps ~
properly trained girls, who shall! no.:
Gust the men from their positions. bat
who shall keep TILED those hundreds
ci acres that the necessity o! war has
made productive
mother branch OF industry more
essentially in the woman's sphere
Eou sehuld work-lics open to an or
-anized attempt Tor its reconstruction
and Improvement. The servant prob
lem before the war was great, aud at
present remains altogether beyond
solution, but the return oil the piping
days OF peace should help to loosen The
d,liiculty even here.
Plans arc already Icing laid. in
which Lady thondda is showing /
Keen interest. for forming what Is to
be called household orderly corps.
It's motive will be The training of girls
for domestic service on Lines that VIII
raise them TO the status Of profess onai
workers at :, fixed rate OF pay. IS this
means. it is feasible 10 suppose that
many girls. otherwise avcrsc 10 the
calling, Will be attracted. and vii! not
Cnly find IL reE:uneratiVe ana COM
Portable mode of living. but at the
same time viii leave space in other
Il rcctions for the men. who might
otherwise perhaps HAY had reason TO
complain of lack Of room
But ..part from this considerat ion.
the system is To be recommended.
Specialist labor is protected" labor.
and fairly So, and attention paid TO 1t
Will mean the solution OF the problem
Of the future and it's juvenile labor
Copyright 1918.