The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-12-07
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. RAwALT
is MODERN EDUCATION REALLY
MENACE TO OUR GOVERNMENT!

fact that it seemed be the which might attract
the attention of the people to the body of this
editorial
A few weeks ago man whom we esteem and whose
judgment consider worth consideration, declared it
his conviction that the generation would
pete change in form of and that change
for the better Without going into the details of his
conversation except to that it sufficiently coher
ent to impress want to present in Ian
the gst of his suggestion If the idea is true
warning it will impress wiser than the way
and if faqacy probably will advance and show
US why danger menaces
At least a warming is of place and pur-
sounding that warning feel like the who
has had his attention called to cigarette smoker in
powder mila.
Sunday afternoon the citizen above mentioned,
and the writer discussing the tendency of the ris
ing generation to shun work. manual labor. He then ad
vanced the with which start this article and
charged that the habit universal educators to
and girls the of
means, THE SOLE MEANS, of avoiding manual Ia
bor. He it his conviction that educators i'm
continually upon boys and girls that the chief
end and aim of higher education to fit the coming
generation to avoid toll of livelihood If this
is true doctrine pernicous and deadly to in
sttutons is being nstlled in their young minds than
would be the injection of tubercuar cancerous germs
their circulation their physical wel-being
healthy mental state is quite as valuable as al
healthy bodily condition. and stands appalled, when he
really conprehends the that may be present if
that suggestion actually being implanted in the
plastic minds of youths
We are not piling tazes that run into millions annu-
ally upon the shoulders of the people who raising
boys and girls for the purpose of mentally destroying the
generation that must take places in the
of affairs, and observation leads tol
view with considerable alarm the probability that our
friend right in his diagnosis of the question.
1t is notorious that present day youths do not have
any RESPECT for labor They regard it STEP very
unpleasant step, which must in be taken to
attain end but they expect take but step two
in the mre of labor when they may attain more solid
footing and easier paths.
1t is just that view that blunt the real perceptions
to the duty of citizenship and education. That
best the of others who best and most
faithfully performs the duty of the hour The digger
the ditch who does ALL he WELL he can is a
better citizen and worthy member of society than
his foreman who slacks his job The brakeman a
freight who conscentiousy performs his duties is
the very avatar of upright citizenship and to ad
me when conrased with the president of the road who
neglects his high Office and puts the propertyfor in
stance, in the shape of the d. & R. G. W.
Education should not be menace to our form of
government unless government is wrong in par
tcuar and then, of course, education should point
toward it's improvement. But EDUCATION should have
its chief incentive the fitting of the youth better
SERVE society whole Get the idea of your head
that labor is degrading
Educators might we'll give thought to our
friends criticism you of those who stimulate
pupils to attain education for the that it will
enable them avoid honest toll, get in
and turn to the safe road of pointing to
them their opportunity be better wokmen and MORE
BENEFIT TO THE WORLD IN WHICH THEY LIVE by
attaining knowledge.
incubation with the idea of avoiding work is the
destruction of youth The conscientious teacher will
foster that idea in the minds of the pupils
Careful inspection should be given educators by those
who furnish the material for education, and those
who poute youth with and harmful ideas
the dignity and merit of toll should be shunted
the profession the way would rid ourselves of
those who tried to plant disease in the veins criminal
tendencies in the minds, of the boys and girls.
We do not recall any suggestion made to be-
fore that has impressed the remark which fur
nished the text for this article
THE NucIa Independent has changed hands, W. A.
Hopkins retiring c. L. Blake, Montrose acquiring
the paper. Mr.. Blake is brave and wish him
we'll He WILL have to set high mark and give much toll
to merely keeping the paper up its present standard
We did have enough to buy what we
garded good paper. We either start
tackle the job of nursing sick back health.
AN exchange. 1--WE failed to mark the the
clipping asks if it Would make any difference if the
army bonus labeled subsidy and the ship subsidy
tagged bonus" We should say lit would 1t would
hot of crooks change end quicker than Col Paddock
the Boulder Camera bonus would then be a scin-
tnating virtue and subsidy the unpatriotic
graft Oh yes the change in the application the syn
onym would entirely modify its character
WE out making collections this week and
called place of business that has been steady pa
tron for many years. The proprietor paid his bill and