The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-10
BETTER EDUCATION.
ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
NEEDS OF THIS COUNTRY.
HON IT CAN BEST BR
PROMOTED

zion. ueaded Dy member OF the
presidents cabinet. Is advocated b.
90 per cent of the members OF spc
|ciai committee of the National Econ
omic League as one Of the BEG.
|emans OF promoting education In tie
country. One OF the purposes Of
this department would be to visit.
advise and report upon the educp-
tional systems of the United States
o, As to promote unity In effort AMI
ideals and efficiency In operation.
The committee is made DIP OF lead
ing educators from all parts of the |
country. Among the members am
Paul H. Hanus. professor Of Pedago.
|! ~ at Harvard University; David Star
Jordan. chancellor Emeritus at Stan
ford University: Kenneth c. NJ. sins.
president OF Bowdoin College; Pay.
con Smith. Massachusetts, Comm;s-
sioner OF Education: william T. Foe
ter. president OF Reed college: aud
Robert f. winton. president Of the
University OF Texas.
The committee hns prepared q ust
of eleven questions covering the most
fundamental problems Of immediate
Importance on the subject. Two Of
these deal with vocational education.
The first. should Vocational Edu-
Icaion be Provided In All School Sys'
Items FIR Pupils Fourteen Years OF
lAge and Oider?" Is favored by sixty
leight members of the committee and
lopposed by twelve. The second,
t'Should all schools, whether avow
ledly vocational or not. aim to pre-
Ipare students for the proper use and
enjoyment of their leisure In addition
to training them for their reaponsi
Utilities as workers and as citizens?
lis favored by all but two of the
leighty- nine members who voted upof
|it. ALI but ten per cen Of the con;
jmittee agree that vocational guild
anee should DO adopted In secondar,
schools and collegiate Institutions
About the same proportion believs
that the national government shall
provide aid. administered In such o
way as to stimulate increased local
Expenditure. for the education OF the
colored people in the southern states
particularly In rural communities,
On the subject OF wages. the Ques-
ton is asked Should there be estab.
lished a minimum wage. not less
than the wage Of skilled srtisaae.
for teachers In public sraded schools
Throughout the United States?" The
vote of the committee ON this ques
ton is seventy-two yes. and ten TO.
With regard to the education OF
adults. foreigners and workers. tbs
following questions are presented:
Should educational facilities be pro
vided that adults to the end that for.
signers may become familiar with
our language. our government and
our country and that adults may con
tinue their education beyond the
period Of ordinary school and collcg,
Itraining?" and Should the educa
tional resources OF public higt
schools and colleges be made avail
able to the workers of America. IL
the form OF systematic courses Of ia
struction-employers being invite,
to cooperate in facilitating arrange
ments for such instruction." Upol
the merit Of these two suggestion
the members were practically in &C
cord. only one negative vote on tn
first and two on the second beip
recorded.
The greatest disagreement was /,
the proposal for federal commi!
sion TO study and recommend BY
TEN OF moral and ethical training l'
schools. This was supported by onl
fifty eight of the eighty three men
bers voting.
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