The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
LABOR HEAD ASKS FOR EvOLlT.
T1ON OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS. SAYS
PR f > r Mt METHODS no NOr
GIVE PROPER EQUIPMENT.
(By JAMES J. DAVIS,

(By JAMES j. DAVIS,
secretary of Labor
| Eoltors NOteA--James j. Davis I,
United s It aeor rfre met Throughout tn
was made a member Ct the president,
caDinet at time when the knenes
.,"ida OF the nation were needed t.
respected ''""' ~
The national system of educa,io,
needs reformation
" has stood still in it's Fundamental,
advanced. N e'Se Ha>
ina rne 9,, american youth OF today is be.
10 give his best in the battle that ar
eyer growing complex eccnomic situa.
With ,sGh d ednena;on, He is being hedecked
uniform that must be cast aside H'e -
give place to the dun drab Of the
WORKING garb and the time he loses
time IL a * st, mat change is precious
paste years that yield too easil,
many times to the fingers Of circ,Im.,
stance ana environment. Of ideals that
necessity. "e nam" VI
Cnlldrei should be trained to annre.
tlation Of the finest things in life Int
, ,m9S can never secure those fine things
best ad nsE are equipped to expend 10
CAV. them at birth and America's ed.
t uea'.en MAJ system today is neglectine
ing To excess others ''s :
We Americans have long h..n inst
~ p'oud OF our free public school sys-
lem. fcf the more easy-going life, we
w vvsr Z No dozen :, year: years ago it did very
est: fundamental notions of what y
system of schooling should be are in
h hse OF a complete rcshaping. We We
in nre ,h nee r,, sending our children out
hands: Now they need mo 1.s a an 1neIr
and We mus. ah sup MGyk st. they are to do,
Let US look at the matter more i,
detail: Every year certain pronorn
and H ieaV oar sc chiidren must begin work
grammar grades. They leave th ese,
grades with the elements OF arith n,ae
Other oa reeiG anan,a history English and
Those Who are fortunSSte much unh,.1 more e,
finish high school have. Of ou ,c,,,s 10
gone much farther into into m "a s"afSe:
into " ms history Dry and the languages. and
Inc Inc World--what we cali cosmoron "
hut the point I am making is thai iiis
ginninr OF a. education .ne strikes me as be-
beginning. All these studies rivan o ome
enlidreh have been useful enough Int
stud i' t l"l m n', and English
for the finer shin eeh st 1f training
for life's first practical needs "er than
for et c, m.s hasten to say that / am not
tranins Of The ", verS any Sum measure the
things in life TRe poipt OF is the 1S.t finest
ffir m. ga SHOULD come at the I pro sner
to him until fn1 he ii haa can AN mean nothing
means CT earnig his liveiihod nnr
tha e u.e.,. themselves yearly release to
neon Mol lit,ee great crowds of eager young
tIen Of ifes finest things "g Th nppr Knnr
the great deeds and the great w MTM
9ee art ne ct the fsr past they have
economic law. They have been tausht
no, TO understand and enjoy life. and
. .ra,,na the present against the back.
enjo s nt a aas nst al this
l. Is not a training for actual work
Many a college graduate enters the the
wiidereJ 'a and eqho s'gg'sb but actually be-
| would not for anything surrender
or curtail the training We should give
G t%ins CHILDREN in appreciation cf the fine
ual and for the safety O the. cnuntrv
the ideal system of education fer the
eonsstey young "f boy Or girl IN our land
training, ana the acquisition of s"me
practical trade. - '"e
mi Teis has has ,h been no IDLE theory Of
cal operation in the home school start :
ca ana maintained by the Loyal Or
ger ger CT Moose, at Mooseheart. not far
Illinois Rsper asophg have the ha Fox river In
enough to praise this exnerisna aefoH Us
the highest terms. They have nroa
ting ii IN ltsye, e Dramatically aSSS
. .G the .,o rest of the country in SOUND
Ths idea of Mooseheart occurred to
mills Of PittsburgS. 'H there m the , ssW
heads of families die and leave their
ddr ree GENT ,;ttHtally helpless the chi
driven to work without the a slisht ana
training. Often they We're dispersed
so that brothers grew up apart and
t nnkino ,syas to each other throughout
;. Moe seheart is not an institution. It
10 not Q sectarian retreat. It is not a
raie e. It th has r no to
Tree and rntrammeled experiment. In
t Inc hrst place: Mooseheart is q home
NOT MStn Ss .e are there 90 that they need
Babies have been born there. OF ex s..
pectant mothers left without ala hy
less fortunate members Of cur order.
fo aas bnem iift, at td M1e:shssrt is com
Offices. school buildings. work shops,
2 hospital. an auditorium and every
nifty: The tract Consists Of more I than
h;oo1 o., acr r,; and the farm that supplies
same time a model school Of sxric ne
ture. In the midst Of the place is F
lake for water sports and. the whole.
some some exercise they promcte.. And We
baseball diamond. and 4 pisyins 1v sp;sc :
for 81. We have an orchestra, and
2 band Of more thin 100 pieces. The
not simply scrape and foot ana make
noise: they are under the training 0A
z skilled end inspired Instructor. and
4 wen. 6ome % the houses ana bnsI .
Ing were designed BY lfooseheafl