Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-23
By N. B. FREEMAN.

Dr. R. B. Won KleinSmid was the principal speaker at the dedicatory
 exercises of the new junior high school
 on Quality hill Friday evening. De-
 spite the indictment weather the as
 sembly room was packed by an appre-
 ciative audience. It had been intend
 ed to have the exercises on the roof
 garden of the building but the rain
 forced the program to be held in the large assembly room The dedication
 of the building had been delayed some
 six weeks on account of the impCssi
 bility of pr. Won XleinSmid sooner.
 Dr. Won KleinSmid was introduced
 to the audience by J. B. Potter, prin-
 eipal of the school. His topic was "Tne New Education" His opening re- marks were humorous and immediate ly won the audience. He then went
 into deeper subjects and clearly out lined the purposes of the new educa-
 tional idea as opposed to the old. Bis bee, he said, has long been noted for her excellent schools and has the repu- tation of being always a leader in
 educational progress.
 Although the fundamental idea of education has not changed much in
 the last score of years, yet new force has begun to manifest itself and is
 fighting for existence. This new force
 is the idea of making men able to do things as well as know things and the struggle of idealistic truth against sOrdid materialism. Germany had a splendid system of practical education, thorough and effective for the pur- poses for which it was intended but it was material and crushed idealism. truth and imagination and the seuse of fair play from its recipients. The Germans were thieves. in that all things they were great in were stolen from other peoples. They merely toOk up the efforts of Contemporaries and by their thOroughness and bluff made the world think they were the greatest people on earth. Their music, and science and invention were merely elabOrations of the work of others
 Their egotism was unbearable 10 thinking people who knew they really had nothing to. be egOtistical about but greatly impressed thOsdSbf feeble mind and those to whom force appeals.
 In the United States there is no room for an educated aristocracy such as we find in England so that our school system must be so constituted that it will serve the whole people effectively The strength of a democ- racy lies in the training its citizens get in it's schools. They must be trained to think along all lines for themselves so that they will not be influenced by the evil designs of their enemies like the people of an auto cracy whose thinking is done for them ! by the upper crust.
 The new education must teach mer | to do as well as to know. Men must | be trained to accomplish things; initia- l tive and perseverance must De instill- | ed into the youthful and plastic mind | This is totally unlike the methods of | autOcracies Swhere initiative is dis | couraged and the uniformity of the ! race encouraged so as to shut out in dividualism and the tendency to think | for ones self.
 The new race of men to emerge from | the fiery crucible of this war must | be physically strong as well as men | tally alert. The school of today does l not neglect this principle and the | exercise so necessary to adolescent l child is provided for in games and | systematic physical training and in telligent medical care in connection l with the academic curriculum. With | a strengthening of the mind and body | will come a consequent strengthening | of the spiritual life and the race | i'll be stronger in all respects and | bring the dream of tomorrow closer to | hand. The republic will be able to withstand the buffets of time and rise to unthought of heights.
 Whereas, autocrocy educated its | people to serve it, with a mateTialistic | philosophy that deadened the finer | sensibilities and brought on the pres ent struggle of the two conflicting 1 ideals; democracy teaches the lessons | of idealiZed truth and the idea of fair | play and decency among the family Of | nations. In the words of the esteemed | doctor "autOcracy had to yield to the | democracies of the world because i democracy sings the paeans of truth" "
 The new junior high school building really is a splendid structure and em- bodies all that is best in modern edg- | cation The dedication exercises were | enjoyed by everyone and the building was inspected by those present before | and after the exercises. Everything is | there to make for the best education | of the children between the seventh | and ninth grades.