Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-30
Constructive PROGRAM
FOR AMARILLO SCHOOL


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very best teachers In the country aud
the only way we can get and keep such
teachers Il by paying the price. ! do
not want my child cxperimented on by
nm inexperienced teacher any more
than would want my bloodcd horse. II
] had one. experimental ON hy an In
experienced trainer. and IN saying this
sure am voloing III, sentiments
of every good father and mother In
the city.
The time has passed when We can sat.
isfy the people with the old.time college
preparatory course. All the people sup.
port the schools and the school pro
gram must h. arranged "a meet the
needs OF all the children all Il
the people. Heretofore the few have
run the schools and the masses
of the people have received no
consideration. The school program has
been adapted 10 meet the needs Of those
children who were ~ an intellectual
turn uf mind and whose parents had the
means 10 scnd them away to college.
and the masses OF the children have
been turned away from the schools
without the training that will help them
20 solve the problems they win meet In
the world.
The high school II the peoples college.
ana its program should h. such that ev-
~ child. high ar low. rich ~ poor.
nogdal or subnormai delinquent. blind.
deaf and dumb. has opportunity a. de-
veiop whatever resources he may have.
This In democracy and anything short
% a b. an injustice o. those whose
needs are not provided fer. This fca.
ture. however. has been sufficiently
dealt with ON other occasions. and will
not he discussed further here.
These are some OF the things that
should 20 Into Amarillo's educational
program. Some people may b. Of the
opinion that such a program II vision.
ary--a mere dream. and perhaps that n
true: but such people MUS remember
that nothing worth while has ever yet
been accomplished without first being
IN the form Of n dream In the mind 81
some dreamer Some day all people will
take q a. a matter Of course that all
the things We have mentioned here
should BE- a part 81 the school program
3uxt m they now do reading. writing
and arithmetic. Nothing has been civ.
en- a place In this program that has not
been tried with success In the progress.
nive schools Of the country aud that
n not believed by progressive school
people and others 10 BE- necessary 10 -.
fioient education. The psople Of ANA.
riioare ~ progressive NJ other people
and we are sure they will not be Eatis-
fed until they have done all they can
do 10 make their schoels the very hes,
IN al the country.
Tbs fact n that most people who
have studied the question OF education
are of the opinion that we have. up "a
this time. been playing with the mat.
ter az educating the children. We have
been hitting II In the high places and
have not done Il all In the thorough
manner that the age Just before us Is
going 10 demand Before We can claim
that ne are really educating the chill
dren. We must be willing t. spend a
good deal more than we are now spend
ing. We have n responsibility In the
education 81 the children that we car
not SHIFT and We had as well make ur
our minds 90 meet II In an adequate
ana thorough manner. II we really love
the children. we can not for n moment
think II negiectlng their education. W,
mnss see after other needs Of our city
but the education OF the children mus:
come first.
NJ. n. DUNCAN.