Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
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money aHs 70 s Garry such oa .hese
pensive schools. This course was
Sas s ana fhG ~ ws 81 snd
thoroughly taught in tho Fundamental
things, necessary for their practical
and nounces" should 30 I heroies lea ' cut
out. Then VIC would have sane and
practical system. and the child would
able and illuminative Instruction that
would flt him for life--hs work and
the duties Of citizenship. Now. the
mass, OF stuff--all sorts of things
tumeled into his immature mind, and.
instead Of getting, u clear and COM
mentals so essential in his intellectual
and spiritual training. he gets u smat,
, ,epins OF many and various things; and
lenVcs school thoroughly disguised and
WIN put poor and menEer training
in the things that mean so much to
MS life, his efficiency and his happi-
This could be elaborated into book.
ana The pages OF such volume would
this dcplorabio condition OF our boys
anu girls who leave our schools every
year: Again, there il but 4 small pro-
Where. then. is the justification for
such course rs our suhlimated cdu-
Especially is this true when we know
that such a policy takes the. money
from the primary and grammar grades.
attend for q while az least. and uses
it on these high. expensive and In many
instances Impractical studies. This
must be obvious TO all who Will but
think.
g. Even in the primary and grammar
grades thr Pupils are overloaded with
minds cannot grasp and digest. We
should "haril back to real education.
and put into the minds and hearts OF
practical. 50 that tho pupils may go
from the schccls we'll grounded in the
essentials.
plying OF expensive high school build
inss, in whica but handful OF chill
dren are taught by almost as many
teachers as there arc pupils: Notably
is this true rs To many country high
schools. The money put into fine .pri-
mary and grammar schools would be
Many supcrintendcnts. trustees and
teachers know that t.:.s is plain. UNI
vanished truth, and they would correct
these evils. but they arc helpless., The
money to erect these costly buildings
is usually borrowed. and their upkeep
and the paving OF t'Ie interest anu the
much OF the money raised Tor school
purposes. Everybody knows that this
thing is going or. Why don't some one
or a group OF determined nen-stop
it? Why should VIC wonder that the
teachers are no; adequately paid? I ne
money is "fTittered ;.way' IN all these
ways that are almost barren OF results
towards the beneii, OF the public:
). There should bc installed and opeT-
ated throughout the state pcac'tca i
common sense. uniform system and
course OF stud: anu training, made
ADEQUATE and >E7i~'aHl combined 20 rs-
ssnt:al, Fundamentals Instruction.. All
unnecessary and -ircsscntia! things
should ,,c eliminated Teachers should
he efficient and adequately paid, rcd
tanisru'' should be cut 20 the very
roots and the l:m, consumed in all
such unacccssary reports. etc. used TO
Instruct and t-a:I: -. pupils.
Those consider. - and The snGSrs
lions and possibilities that could ee
Geduced from them could te greatly
enlarged and their cXpiicstion would
lead 10 tho s!rlrli:ica:ion and improve.
rncnt o. oar schools and the gradual
erection and maintenance % system
practical. efficient and economical, that
would win the esteem ana Supeort oil
our people toNSGt.t Al ~ r.
Richmond, Va. February -, 1899,