The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-30
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

In A LECTURE at Birmingham, England, in.
1856, John Ruskin remarked incidentally (put-
Ill ting it in footnote to the published version o!
the ecture): "That the tendency of modern educa-
ton seems to be to load people with vast variety
of transformation upon subjects OF the utmost
personal Importance to them.
There is yet great deal Of truth in the asser
tion but at the same time the continual effort OF
educators is to give to the rising generation good
practical education that will benefit them when
grown That is seen in the various and varied tech
nical subjects that have been introduced into cur
rcula: domestic science, mechanics, mechanical
drawing, and many kindred, practical topics.
AS projected the modern educational system
took schools as WHOLE from primary grades up to
universities, and made them one comprehensive
system, built upon the idea apparently, that child
entering the primary would continue until ne had
graduated from the university The inexorable
facts are that not more than twenty per cent OF
pupils get through high school grades while many
quit before they have completed grammar grades
eighth grade now-called) Even with education
Free and books without cost the financial condl-
ton of parents will not permit them to continue their
children in the higher education The child has to
shift for himself too early in life, and sometimes
he has to contribute to support the family And ne
goes at it with very little that is useful to him to-
ward earning living unless he has had some voca-
tional training in the lower grades OF his school,
The child whose parents can keep him going
through the educational until he has gradu-
their child may not need vocational training; but
it does not hurt him to have it, though he goes
through all the grades of the educational system,
even to post graduate at a university. And
the child who has to quit school and 60 to scratch
ing for living at an early age, can scratch better
for having been taught something practical IN his
short schooling.
In this connection "The Oasis" feels it not a.
miss to remark upon the excellence of the public
school system that has been adopted in NOgales.
The school district hsa had as trustees and super
ntendent good, progressive and practical people,
who have and are combining all the best elements
of the most recent methods of educational value.
Pupils are given opportunity at all pratical sub
jects fitting them better for the battle OF life ii
they cannot go very far in schooling; and at the
same time those who can go to the higher 1nSttu-
tons of learning are fitted to enter them upon the
very best standing. In that there is wide differ
ence between conditions now and dozen years a.
co. Then those who wished and could give their sons
and daughters higher education, had to send them
away from home to school as soon as they had COM
pleted the eighth grade There was nothing farther
in the Nogales school system. Now it takes them
right to the door of the university, fitted and able
to enter upon standing with the best
And that the people of Nogales approve the
work done by the school board and by Professor
Madden is shown by the tremendous majority given
the bond issue last week. to provide funds to extend
and amplify the system, at the same time giving
the necessary structures and equipment for meet
ing the rapidly increasing populaJlon OF tne dStT1ct
including the city of Nogales
The present board and their predecessors, as
well as Professor Madden, entitled to high cred
it for the great and satisfactory showing made
AS now constituted the board embraces Doctor
Chenoweth S. F. Noon and E. R. pllrdu,n. Messre
Noon and Purdum are recent upon the board.
Their predecessors were Mrs. Cora M. Claggettand
T. G. Wyle, both of whom served six years. Doc
tor Chenoweth has served five years. All en-
titled to the greatest credit for the excellent school
system with which Nogales is blessed