The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-11

The remaining ninety per cent Oh
Americans who do not finish high
school course are the persons who In
the last analysis settle the questions
OF war and peace, OF international
credits and taxation, Of the tariff and
the Indebtedness Of the railr pads.
They Are The Majority.
Moreover they are the persons who
should settle these questions. They
are the very greatly preponderating
majority Of those whose interests
should be conserved in these matters.
and experience has taught US that
ests have their interests better pro-
tected than have those who permit
others to care for their interests
The deplorable fact 10 not that the
ninety per cent settle the questions OF
war and railroads. It 10 rather that
they are 30 poorly equipped for se:-
Ting such questions. In order TO
make democracy successful more edu-
cation must be put into democracy.
But In order to make education sue
cessful in turn. more democracy must
be put into education.
Many Reasons Given.
There are of course plenty OF rea.
sons why such q small percentage OF
the whole population receive q high
school education. It may be that the
pupil Ia too dull to profit by the teach
er's intelligence, or that he In too In
teiiieent 70 profit by the teachers dull
ness. He may be physically underde'
veloped and unable to support tho
strain of constant attendance AZ
school or he may be 30 strong physi'
cally as to tempt selfish parents 70
sacrifice his future welfare In order 70
make lighter their present burden OF
securing q livelihood. But Whatever
the reason may be. both the uneou'
Gated citizen and the State suffer.
| High schools and colleges have been
developed at a very great expenditure
of effort and money on, the Assumption
that these institutions contained
something that was valuable to the
average American citizen; ana then
after this expenditure has been made
the average American citizen has
been excluded from their benefits BE-
cause in his childhood either he or
his parents could not appreciate the
Advantages Of education. Democracy
has been banished from higher edu'
cation.
Many Attend High Schools.
Fortunately in Washinston con
s.derabie degree Of success 10 being
mat with in the effort to restore to the
average citizen the opportunity to re-
ceive n higher education which he
neglected to grasp when as q cnnc
| he left the grades. In the niknt
schools conducted In this city many
hundreds Of men and women are YAK,
ing up and continuing their schooi
life from the point where AZ ooys aho
/ girls they broke II OH.
But only IL It possible for the per
.on who must exchange his daily work
FOR his daily bread to receive voca'
tional training ut q night school, out
a d. also possible for him to receive
The liberal education Of the high
school and college.
Recently a lady who Ii employed IN
, one of the Government departments
t.ked the writer for advice. she mao
finished q high school course some
years ago, but had not gone 70 cor
ieee because she was needed AZ nome
TO manage the affairs OF the mouse
hold. ,...,
In the civil service. Her FRIENDS are
practically all college women and II
h now A matter Of extreme concern to
her that she has never had any col
iere training. She has saved up enough
money to take her through q -FOUR
vears' course, but nothing more. Her
health In not up to the average and
occasionally she has periods OF III
health which makes inroads on her
savings. Ought she to give up her
position and attend a college for four
wears in order to satisfy her craving
The advice given to her was that
IN view of the condition Of her health
she was not justified in expanding her
savings upon four years OF college
life. II was possible for her to re
ceive a college education In an evening
II .ai,ooi xUithniIf the necessity OF E1Nlne