Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-07-14
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A. eW on u Alfred Wes-s
tendorf, formerly of this state, now
with the Babson Institute, w ellesley
Hills, Mass, where young men are
trained for high executive positions,
has earned an enviable reputation,
through hobby of his, as a developer
of permanent root - growth in boys
and young men. He is one Of those
men who has time to think Of and
with others. Some Of the magazines
have referred to him as a national
friend, others call him another Doctor
.Conwell or Judge Lindsay. He posses
ses a very inquisitive mind when it
comes to the. welfare Of young people.
He IS always wondering what is: being
dono and what might be done. During
the past two years at his own expense
and in his quiet way, he has been car
rying on a survey with reference to
high school activities throughout the
country. He wanted to know what they
were thinking about and what they
were doing. He found that practical
school men everywhere were clamoring
and craving for definite and concrete
examples of school activities. That
better ideas were in demand every
where. 10 serve these people is the
thing that urged him on in these in.
vcstigations.
Mr.. Wcstendorf found that lack of
interest Oh the part OF the pupil in
many cases was due to lack of con,
centrated effort on the part Of the
school. That it was due to not having
the work hung on 4 definite hook. He
found that many schools by simply
giving their present methods a new
twist might become 100 per cent more
productive. He found loads of schools
carrying on splendid Thrift campaigns,
but in Olathe, Kansas, for instance, the
pupils are not simply urged to save
blt are trained rom the 9Th grade up
10 prepare to a.cet their own gradua
ton expenses. 1t is net only q fine
training, bu;; urcons.,lously it tends to
develop desire to stay to the finish.
Ii tends to eliminate the dropping out
habit. 1t gives thrift an entirely new
color.
In Birmingham, Mich, they are
building up Scholarship Fund, anoth-
or fine example to follow. The ordi-
nary variety Of "honor roll'' is COM
mon everywhere. In the Richmond,
Indiana high school they do it dif-
ferent way. They advertise the "hon-
or boys' as "guaranteed boys.' 1t
creates an entirely different effect.
These young men during their senior
year are allowed to spend part of
their time without pay, associating
and acquainting themselves with the
things they hope to do after gradua-
ton. 1t gives them a practical oppor-
tunity to demonstrate their worth and
it places them on a much better foot
ing after graduation. This added kink
doubles and trebles effort. We are told
that if we are not trained to be work
ers, VIC unconsciously are being train
ed to- be shirkers.
The Pierre Schools of South Dakota,
are radiating helpful influence over
an unusually wide area. There are
many rural children in that locality,
who cannot afford to go to Pierre for
the entire school year. To meet the
need, the high school teachers Of Pierre
cooperate with the rural teachers dur
ing the first half of the year, thus re-
ducing the cost to these children by
one-half. 1t is plan that might be cop
led and duplicated very effectively in
many others states and sections. Can
ton, Ohio, during the past school year
attracted more than 1000 people out
of a population Of 10000 to it's splen-
did night schools. In Richmond, Vir-
ginia, the second generation is COM
mcncing to reap the benefits Of these
special educational advantages. The
Richmond schools are justly proud Of
the accomplishments of certain
mother IN that icty.
Mr.. Westendorf' s constructive inves-
LEGATIONS have aroused widespread in
tercst. It has attracted the attention
of the governors of Virginia and Texas,
in fact public spirited people in general
from coast to coast