The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
Frederic Haskin's Letter
Opportunity F res Of Charge.

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elusive thing II - repute0 ~ e.
Here It has been definitely captured
ana confined within tho dingy, but
valiant hrick valls Of A old school
buildinr. frum which It 10 supplied
n venernus Quantities 70 All who
anniv-fo the Denver Opportunity
schoo,
Tnis school now four years old,
renresents the most progressive
sten vet made In American. or. for
th.t m.tter snv other k,nd az edu-
cation ~ nrh,,c .rhooI anvvhere
siss c.n comnsra WITH Il ALTHOUGH
sttemnts to cnnv II ara now beins
mad. n v.rsnm. cities inc,udine
s 10y. e..ore r.,-hhors - Tnndon
snS Arsvs-n ne.cr,ntiona of NJ
sctivities have aIreadv been widely
nmh,,.hsd Init ,ns.mnch IA the
p.S - ~. .chco, :. ain re-
s 1900 svsr~ S.v from 9TH.
=. .itts. asr;rs sor me details Of
o.....;an .hs.s .nr.s-s n no snod
ope. s.'v -. ' - na r .r+,cIe On he
snSsse. ~.
RI ch,as a.r.rtur. NJ the Dem
v.. Ornortnr;tv schoo, from the
.ener.i run ~ nuhlic schools is
this. II Ace. mot attempt 10 IN pu.
nils ia a definite curricuium. But
inafead etretches and remodels its
curriculnm to 1T the needs q its
nuniIs The idea "a to eouip peo-
nla Tor life mt IN Accordance With
aur nrettv theories AZ to what life
OUGHT To he shut IA IL has to be
lived nv various individuals. Thus
vonr onportuntv for advancement
NAV depend upon a course in the
navcboloxv of salesmanship: an
other NAV require training In auto
mobile mechanics. and the progress
Of stiI1 another NAV be Handicapped
bv his inability to use good Eng.
lisb Rnt whatever It ia that you
need the schoo, will teach you Just
az ranid,v as Won can learn it.
No Snecial Hours for Glasses,
Tia doors omen at 7:3O in the
morning And do not close until Sill
A. nioht dnr,n1 which time thous.
ande If students mass in and out Of
It, s,as. rooms There are M mar.
t;o,,o- hn.rs snr classes Won NAV
s S :. 1900 won ,iLe And
Sao, ,.....a. t;n. vo,, can ana :.
penu 49,. =. A.. ,.;o,,o- rnnv,.
~. suA. =. .n 70. 80. nn-r;cn,ru
eose you req u,s ~ ~. .',s,anS Hor
uoes ~. s % ot,.. M s,udsrt. s,ss
van s snu ;. ~ ~. 1890, w;il act. h.
Apply ~. ~ .no $500. ,r,dad - :.
llsn suCn q 'oulss. p .os a
plsetlcai anu csn We , :.N " ~
san,ase ~ ea in nne . &, o.,
me scnUoi uo1s ~. s' =. aa o'
hlsner Sui.u!e' no" =. M,
Ao' ts'A'n Nn.ln l, -. oI ,:.s..s d.
osopny OF Hnsilsn i''e ssana ~,
wnen .nels Mas ,osman u th'
opAnish-speaAns oAle',n ~ -. |;
commerclal woru, NO. ions 80 !,
i,nlneu,a'ely nL vuooo tse r,no;,a
Spanish anu r n INC ~. sapd
aisco.ereu .n". .a neo ws,dar. ,
ins away ~, $500 ma,I;na "a,
coaIss III sSe;y,sne
QUICKLY oisn -,.n - w.,
N 'ne e -. ..naant,
.ounu 1880 .n~. a T., nasa ~ nonr
$1,000 thav ccr,d MT a,ford III,
lan nNs . . 80, r;tchen Ahou
son how,s ~ conn are served b,
~ ~ Sst"h., avsrv n;oht dnrin1 tn,
ens 1919. LEI ~ n,n;is who canno
s1noo' .s .e, 4;-ne ~ ~ e Money to 20 hom,
ss" s,an.. Tha .onn 10 free tn,
~. ~ .r..- rthsr coursa
'" TO-. 20 ers nrs ctica,,v No entranc
cra ,;s;c.t tons The sctoo, receive
~ fo;thfn1,v inefructs neon,e g
az .,assae ana NJ ali a1es vithou
ast;n~ anv emharras sing questions
Nnilv Griffith the nrincipal. re
fu.o. IN recognize the existence O
anv 90 over AZ The women stud
erte are merely required to stat
whe,har thew arc or are not pas
the age Of I'll "For." SAYS Mis-
Criffifh age IL an attitude of mind
Soma neonIe let themselves groy
old At 40 and others at so are jus
beginning TO get their second an,