Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-01-28

value to them that they would have
learned in an equal space at school
Many OF the greatest men this State and
this nation have produced had the
scan'iest s"it of schooling. II is the
trains and character Of u child that
count. mot ITS "ipor, un!ti"S wv"
nabi, Of sclt.help. ,hr comforts Of pros
p"iity may h. worth far NOR" To thos"
san saba county children than the
hahi, al s,h""liuE would he. Too much
schu"l is as bad as too much work
Americans thNc always put too much
emphasis un hookishn"sS "
such It policy If carried to its logi-
eat .oII,.usinn would furnish AN "du
cation ,hu"k .du"tion. IT YOU pl"asc)
to nnlS ",. class of children. those
designed for IA" higher places in lif.
and H.. 'iiid "f the farmer or the
drtisHn wnuld h, o. educated az to
l.. fitted only for ia" humber classes
of life. n" result would L." permanent
class distinctions which IL has ever
been tn" effort of this country to
avoid III. results of such Il system
ar" to b" seen today in Mexico and
IN Russia, tw" countries which state
Press would scarcely ear" to TAX" as
examples of the goal to be siriN"n for
IN the United States
In "a lengthy editorial on this SUBJ
Jcct the Dklahoman quotes from "A
report of President Murray Butler of
columbia university in which he says:
Both school and college" he says.
have in large part taken their minds
Off the true business Of education.
which is to prepare youth to live. and
have fixed them upon something
which IL very subordinate. namely.
how to prepare youth to make "A living.
This is all part and parcel of the
prevailing tendency to measure every
thing In terms OF self-interest. Eco
nomic explanations OF the conduct Of
Individuals. Of groups and OF nations
that is, explanations based upon desire
for gain or love OF pOwer--are sought
rather than explanations based upon
intellectual or ethical foundations. But
civilization based upon self-inter-
est rather than upon intellectual and
moral principle would swiftly lapse
into the barbarism out Of which II has
come. An educational system based
upon self-interest is not worthy of the
supper, and sacrifice Of civilized
people.
generation that followed the civil war.
with its wretchcdly poor equipment.
but with AN earnest and devoted teach
rr. who laid stress upon character
building and upon the fundam- ntals
Of intellectual training. did more for
the American people than does many
Il costly and wcll-cquipped educat ional
palace such as may be seen in any part
',,,,. 10,
discouraginr as il is startling to find
Henry james. 50 lately as 1913, de-
srribing the college town which he
knew best AS utterly arid and vac
uous
ut is signifirant that in this period
of vigorous and able bodied reacti ion
tn" world should he without II poet.
without II philosopher. and without "A
notable religious leader The great
voices of the spirit are stiIl"d just now.
whil. I'll" mad passion for gain and
power "ndeavors To crafty itself
through the odd device of destroying
what has already been gained or ac-
complish"d"
u may he that President Butler goes
To" far in his remarks. The ok lnho-
man evidently thinks 50 as IL says in
commenting on the above;
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