The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-18
ADDRESS BY EDUCATOR
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state. The state has set up a scheme
whereby there are 24U high Schools
in which young men and women are
prepared TO enter the state unlver-
slty and colleges OF the state.
Minnesota Is Progressive.
! Minnesota Is prog esslVe. along
educational lines, ana has establish
ed hign standards. The state OF
Minnesota mas Undertaking in her ed
ucatlonaI scheme, what no European
| country would undertake, and that
Is that, every boy and girl in the
state Is TO OBTAIN an education with
out spending cent. The speaker
wanted TO know whether as members
OF the parent and teachers aSsOcIa-
| Llon they were standing IOr that kind
OF education. In over 500 schools in
this state home training is Taught; in
eighty hye schools agriculture is
taught, and IN. forty Of these it has
been made so pracucal that the boys
spend six months in the school and
SIX months on the farms. Within
the past five years Minnesota has
taken up the education OF the de-
Iective classes, so that they may learn
some useful trade or procession and
not become a burden on the communi
ties in which they live. Inc state at
the pI esent time recognizes that mon
anu women made defective physical
~ through some misfortune aIe the
legitimate burden OF the state, and
the enllre cost OF their education is
undertaken by the commonwealth.
The STATE through Its system OF nor
NAL schools has also undertaken the
problem or preparing young neu s.u~
women for the profession of teach
ing. This Is now considered anOLn
Ier legitimate burden OF the state.
The proper training OF teachers is
one or the biggest educational pr.
Diems of the present DAY. In the
selection of teachers for the schools,
the speaker urged the support OF the
board OF education. Inc speaker
there will be spent In this state in
The way or mallif enance OF schools
33l ,000,0
The Library Movement.
Mr.. Mcconnell spoke or the pres
library movement, which aims to
make the public library keep step
| with the schools Throughout the sIaue
Under the new plan or library bene-
hts it is proposed to have the librar-
elan become professional teacher
OF the public. She will be profess
paid as a teacher. The whole pur-
pose OF the scheme Will be to make
the library a service TO the school.
The speaker said that there are
four factors IN the education Of the
Child, the home, the school, the
church and the community. one OF
the problems of r the parent and
teachers associations will be TO CO.
operate in getting acquainted with
the child in order to understand him.
In order to best educate the child
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munity must be set up, in order that
the school and the community may
CO. operate in creating the right
environment for the child. The child
Is an individual, and there are no
average children, therefore there are
no average standards which can be
adhered TO in any school. DO not
set the idea that your child is the
only exception. ....
Ihe speaker said that he believed
in vacations and hoped for guild
rich or poor, should be taught to be
self supporting" Mr.. Mcconnell
said that he had no suggestions TO
offer as to vacations, that is prob
lem which will have to be worked
out between the parent and teacher.
| Mankato Facing Problem.
Mankato is facing serious prob
lem In the way or school buildings.
me speaker compliments the board
Of education and the city on the
erection Of the Union school. IN the
problem of more school buildings, Mr..
Mcconnell said that the board OF ecu
cation should receive the support of
the public. Just how much OF the
future building program can be TAX
en- UP at the present time, the speak
er was not ready to state. He would
advise the selecting OF the most
worthy phase of the building program
and do that we'll. .,.-.
In closing his address which was
listened to with close attention Mr..
Mcconnell again returned to the
subject Of community conditions.
The speaker said that conditions
must be set up in every community
in support of the ideals of educa.
ton. ~
i At the close of the program lunch
was served to the audience. Mrs.
F. K. Meagher and Miss Emma O'Don
nell were in charge of the refresh
ments which We're served in the
school library. During the refresh
ments the teachers and parents in
troduced themselves, and general
social times was enjoyed.
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