Connecticut western news., 1919-05-29

While boy IS going to school, ne naturally has to face many seeming ly tedious hours, and failures. He learns by experience that, only to the workers are given the praise and honors, and seeing what others earn and accomplish he has longing to reach the highest point of develop ment morally, physically and men tally. Therefore he has the courage to go out into the world and face all the dangers, which boy must face during his life.
 To merchants son, high school education is more than priceless be- cause in the first place he receives a thorough knowledge of modern busi- ness methods. He is. generally a good judge of characters. He has learned by experience, whom to trust and whom not to trust. He learns to use good jurdgment, in all private and public affairs. He has been taught courtesy, which in business man bases his strongest point in salesmanship, people are attracted by courteous salesman, they like his language, his manners, and last of all his arguments.
 During his High School life he is taught to use good language. He is taught correct usage of it, and by daily association with trained tea chers, he learns to use good language language which can be understood and appreciated.
 The majority of High School graduates have such a good under standing of language, business, and other necessary things, that they learn to cultivate their gifts and like seed planted in fertile ground, they grow and become valuable not only to their employers, but to all with whom they associate.
 To rich mans son, think that a High School education is valuable because he learns the value of his fathers money. He sees on all sides of him, as he goes to school, the wretchedness, hopelessness, and all the other conditions of the poverty stricken people. He sees and meets those people whom he must employ later on in life. There he may judge these characters and learn whether they may be trusted or not. By constant association with this class of people, they learn to appreciate, more fully, those necessities of life which he possesses that others do not He learns to do his own work, to wait upon himself, and not to depend too much upon others. He cannot rely upon his fathers servants to do these things for him, while he is in school, so therefore he must do. them him. self.
 In our large cities, the first ques- tion which a man asks a boy, when he applies for work is, have you had a high school education? Now why is this?
 1t is because the man knows that high school boy is taught, first of all, to be accurate in all things, and never to give an answer until he is sure that he can state some author ity for giving it. A boy who has been taught this for years, will naturally practice it, after leaving school. The employer knows that the boy has been taught prompt obe- diance. A man, or boy, who prompt ly obeys his employers commands, is priceless to the employer. If per- son takes paper, he may read of case when prompt obedience averted an accident.
 Another thing which a high school boy possesses, which is valuable to his employer, is a we'll developed reasoning power. A student learns to use this power in school wo--kk, while doing Geometry, Physics, cr even Algebra. In fact, in almost every study, student must use this power or fail in his work, and as many students graduate from high school every year, it stands to reason that they must use this power.
 From my point of view the parents O. High School graduate, are al- ways happier, more contented, and can never praise their ocy too much.
 From the kindergarten to the fourth year High School, boys are taught, that their first duty is obey explicitly their parents and teachers.
 These boys who are taught the various modern business methods, can help their parents in all business undertakings. They may even be able to undertake and carry to successful completion business enter prises.
 High School graduates have thorough knowledge of athletics, and the rules governing all athletic sports. They can understand and appreciate any games played by pro- fessional athletic men. They can play baseball and play a clean and manly game.
 During their school life, they are gradually drawn into social activi-