Phoenix tribune., 1919-04-05
SHIP TO BE NAMED AFTER BLACK HERO
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
VS.. HIGHER EDUCATION
(By E. ]. Moore, Tampa, Fla.)

listened 10 nedL0u ueDdIe on IHlS
question recently which proved to he
very entertaining so far as discussion
is concerned But to differentiate be-
tween the essentiality of industrial
and higher education is a problem so
intricate as to be practically unsoly-
able Take the higher education away
from the industrial and it becomes a
drudgery, and every one wants to get
away from it. Indeed it is the higher
education that has dignified the indus.
trial and given it finishing touch.
Industrial education left to itself is
nothing more than common labor
One of the speakers glibly quoted
scripture by stating that the Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ was a carpente,',
but he neglected to say that the good
Master stuck to that trade all through
life. AS soon as the carpenter mas
tered sufficient knowledge about his
trade he is ready to become a contrac-
Tor and let the other fellow do the
drudgery. He is content in drawing
plans and figuring how much labor he
can get out of the other fellow. The
man who plans and directs, the man
who develops an idea, it matters not
whether he is in college or in the
shop, is pursuing course of higher
education.
The man who operates a Linotype
machine is as much an exponent of
the high school as the man who teach
es geometry 1t took more than mere
manual training to fit him for this
work. He had to DO some thinking
and quick thinking, at that. Any de-
partment of labor that is directed by
a trained mind is in substance higher
education. Let us come little closer.
Higher education lifts labor out of the
drudgery and puts it on plane, makes
the strongest argument in favor OF
industrial education is usually the one
who is trying hardest to keep out of
the drudgery, if indeed he is NOT nj
ready away from it. The fellow who
is in the gutter is not at all particular
about homesteading there. He has
dreams that he, too, may be the cor
tractor some day. Lincoln did not
split any more rails when he got 10
practicing law, although they say he
a. fI.f 0f In
1t has been contended that only one
tenth of the people will ever take ad-
vantage of higher education. But if
there were no highly educated people
to formulate plans for the masses, the
masses would be cropping in the dark
The industrial world is directed by the
hands of the educated and thinking
elements. Mr.. Edison has doubtless
! formulated more electrical devices
than any other man living or dead.
But Mr. Edison spends nearly two
thirds of his time in earnest applica-
tion and study. If this is not higher
education we would like to be informed
just how hard fellow has to study to
reach such stage.
Mathematics, music, grammar, his
| tory, mechanics, sculpture and various
, others are examples of higher educa-
tion when cultivated and developed
A person cannot be a finished car
penter unless he has considerable
knowledge of mathematics. Music may
have a natural flow, but some one
must put it in form and arrangement
that it may be sung by others and so
live from generation to generation. A
study of grammar is necessary wheth-
er a fellow desires to be farmer or
school teacher. In the study of me-
chanics it is necessary to know some
thing of geometry to measure up to
the required standard. Industrial edu-
cation is the biggest humbug for the
lazy fellow who wants to get out Of
studying little that has ever been
perpetrated upon the colored people
of this country. OF course there are
I lots of white people who encourage
it among Negroes, but they usually get
all the higher education than can be
afforded by the common schools.
Higher education not only trains the
mind but helps the appearance as
we'll 1t is time to stop such nonsen-
sical talk that the Negro does not
need higher education. He needs just
what any other race needs, and the
sooner he gets it the better. If
man is going to dig bitches for a liv-
ing that is no reason why he should
not cultivate his mind and fit himself
for the highest state of society.