Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1922-12-20
Address Given by David johnson Dur
ing American Education Week ut US
Warren High School

dren OF all the people, as we now
construe education to mean. It isl
Hae that as far back as the beginning
Il this country the necessity Of CIV
ing an elementary education to all
the people was felt. To really edu-
cate all the people was not thot of.
Only a very few people were given
anything more than an elementary
education. think that for this rea-
son there is, even now deep-rooted
misconception among many people of
what education really means.
4 If you were to ask "What is edu- |
cation or how would you define an
educated person." I believe that even
now you would find many who would
answer something like this, IAN edu-
Gated person is one who has large
acquaintance with and and an ex-
tended memory knowledge Of books"
and IT you were to ask such people to
name some educated people of their
acquaintance they would undoubtedly
name some clergymen, doctors, law
yers or teachers
In other words they would name
some book professional men or women
Now I am not saying that such an
swer would not be correct. But do
say that that is too narrow view
OF education and Of what education
really means. L can name and you
can name many educated people who
have had very meager advantages so
far as book learning is concerned.
Abraham Lincoln is an outstanding
example of such an educated person.
We have many educated people who
have no college degrees.
This evening I am not going to dis
cuss the detectives in education for
specialization such as the special edu-
cation erquired of clergymen, doctors,
lawyers, teachers, etc. Il is my pur-
pose to very briefly discuss the OBJ
>fgstives in the education we are at
tempting to provide for all the chill
dren Of all the people, the kind Of
education with which every contribut-
ing member Of Democracy like ours
should be equipped. It is our duty
to know the detectives of education
when we are thinking about our pub
lie school system and especially when
We are engaged in investigating our
schools as we have been doing during
this Education Week. Without know
ing the detectives, how can we con-
structively criticise our schools 2
Every day you meet people who
glibly tell you what the trouble is
with our schools. One will tell you
7 chat the schools have failed and are
failing to give enough instruction in
citizenship and that more time should
y be given to instruction in this sub
ject. Others say that our schools
fail because no religious education is
given therein. Still others feel that
the trouble lies In the fact that In
sufficient time and attention is given
to some other subject. The trouble
with that kind Of criticism is that it
is superficial They think of the
schools merely as an agency in teach
ing subjects. They have not analysed
the situation. They do not know de-
finitely what are the detectives in
education.
The Commission on Reorganization
of Secondary Education appointed by
the National Education Associa ton
has pointed the way for us. This
commission has set up list Of OBJ
jectives in education and these have
come to be recognized as the main
detectives in education The list gives
seven 0bjectives which we should all
Shave in mind when building the
'choOl curriculum which is to pro-
,,ssde for the education Of all the chill
dren Of all the people. These are:
4. Health; 2. Command OF Funda-
mental Processes; 8. Worthy Home
Membership Vocation Civic
Education 6, Worthy Use Of Leisure,
and Z, Ethical Character. Very brief,
1ly / shall take these up in the order
given. 81
l. Health Since the discoveries
made at the time Of the World War
with reference to physical defects
among men Of the army and those
called by the country for army SER
vice, it is becoming recognized as OF
increasing Importance that we must
rprovide in our schools for the build
ing and conservation Of health. To
lave healthy mind we must have
q healthy body. This objective there
fore involves all the other detectives.
Without health we will fail to attain
the others. It follows that the schools
must provide instruction In health and
Tor physical educa ton. To do It eff
4ectively schools such as this War
ren1 should have q physical director.
The cost should be considered only
81 the light OF the question, us It
worth ity n every child IS entitled
stSSAs strong q physical body O. # =
6lossible tor us to help him build then
Ne must al agree that It will be
worth whatever It will cost.
Command Of Fundamental Pro-
mis- includes skill 81 ding,
writing, arfthmetical cOmputAt i0nS,
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