Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-04
ACCESSORIES

ruarV rW-er Il zr automobile e
constantly t.eset ry solicitors urging
tira ~ buv Al Sorts q accessories
uhieh are g.5bly represented IS aiding
greatly - TIE Usef1lzsss. convenience
and sppearzzce Il the car. TIE col
Irlrs q CIR zeEs7sapers are flied With
adre77isar1ants q these accazsories
whose virtues are 50 gihiy tod thst Z
eacE accessory performed half the
rnoney saving virtues zsrr1hed 70 T.
md each car owner bought all Of The
things advertised 70 save from one bali
70 tEo thirds the running expense q
bis CIR Eculd sooz have car
equipped 50 that il would actually
paw di~ide1ds On its running expense
account INSTEAD q being z bin q *
r,snse-
Al automobile Is not the only thing
that can be overloaded with expensive
accessories which are q doubtful value
Our Idaho school system Is suffering
from the ssccessory- habit Educz-
r0rai hal7yhoo uen have ioeded rs up
with z Commissions Of Education
and lot q rzudy rafting noisy nickel
PLATED attachments 20 our University
Extensic1 which resemble IN their
usefuiness TIE auto engine Of the man
who has got the accessory hats in
his head and has 50 weighted down his
engine with tTappingv 20 whistle and
prime and spray and feed more air
more gas and perform other miracles.
tnf-i the weight Of these attachments
On TIRE fuont snd tips the drive wheels
N the ground. That is the situation
II 81
Il is cluttere5 Up with accessory at
iachus--s until Il has become not only
unnecessarily expensive but its eff ,
cheney and usefulness have become i'm 7
paired. Il Is the duty Of the present 2
legislature u ditch these incumbering q
accessories 10 the system. The indi-
T.dual legislator Is up against a hard g.,
'rOpositior because ne is constantly be- :
seiged by the vendors Of these educa- g
1onal accessories. from Dr.. BRYAN all p
Town the line. until the pe6dier creates \
80 impression that BIS particular ac- I
'essory is the real thing in education =
nd to drop him from the pay roll
roud demolish the entire system. y
These educational peddlers make capi- >,
Al out OF the fact that but few legis- !,
stors are familiar with the necessary
nparstUs OF an educational system. -
he car owner who is ignorant Of the ar
ecessary parts Of a car IS the more ~
asily induced 70 buy the shiny nickel -
lated but useless accessory from the -
ib tornged peddler But Mr. Iegfs- -
tor. take IL from on old school man -
at State Superintendent OF schools ~
N A Commissioner OF Educz ton both :.
the same tine. are as useless as two -
lrbureator 10 one engine, they simply -
use the engine 70 spit and back fire %
~ stink and smoke and do everything -
II produce power. So too. with the :
a5ority q the accessories Of the Ex- -.
nsio1 Department Of the University. -,
2w this department, when properly
ncuoning. is as necessary 10 the ~
oper working Of the University as e.,
the carbureator 10 a car. But at ~
st fifteen or twenty useless aces -
RES have been AIDED 10 It which you :
3 asked 10 scrap. These accessories r
expensive. they consume power o,i
q taxes and add weight 10 the sys- II,
n and are OF limited or doubtful &.
lity many OF them actual detrirnen- :,
&c the proper working conditions Of =,
system. Ditch them. Don't LET ~.
Bryan and the other beneaciaries n,
ihese accessories finn fam you with e,
ir orstorical baliyhooing about n.
piping or destroying the naRnfe- p
I educational system il their pari D..
llar Job Is cut of just above the -
kets- Remember. IL is a blamed s,-
r job holder who can't find excuses -
which he seeks TO justify his draw G.
a salary.