The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-09-01
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER l. 1922
EDTCATIOS-SCHOOL AND
COLLEGIATE

re" thoughts IrOn Ihe pm vi INV
writer, which in themselves may show
no special brilliancy, yet touch upon
points Of our American educational
system which are not always featured
in the various educational journals.
Theoretically our schools and col
leges are filled annually with pupils
eager Tor knowledge and instructors
equally anxious to impart the desired
information; practically though, the
situation Is very different from this
and our school year advances only
short way until we find state of af-
fairs which Is lamentable to picture.
Referring to our public school sys-
TEN, two months Of the school year
will find the classes as a rule divided
in interest TO just about the same de
gree as the annual report seven or
eight months later will show them to
have stood A wOefully small percen-
tage will be endeavoring to learn all
their opportunities afford them, a much
larger proportion will be content with
such effort as will enable them to
scrape through with mere passing
marks, while the remainder will have
completely lost any interest in study
and serve only az stumbling block
and hindrance to their more ambitious
ella ,smates 1t is sad condition, isn't
it, when one thinks Of the fabulous
amount Of money yearly spent in the
alton for public schools?
The rcmedy-there is no specific
remedy to fit each and every child. but
we believe the remedy lies largely with
the teachers and parents. Too many
teachers are content TO keep up their
own routine duties with small thought
Of the grave moral responsibility they
assume upon becoming teachers, All
too often their measure OF their own
success is merely that of being able
to strictly enforce few arbitrary
rules Of conduct or discipline with
never thought Of how much real in
SEPARATION they are instilling in the
hearts ana MINUS VI '"e'' 'o""s
cha'ReS' 'h''"ieh' VINO pei'""''' ore
1 troub'esome 10 keep III oi"e'-"e'.H
from the excess energy Of youthful
INTO 'he teacher pa" R'aee' are '"e
objects Of daily nagging and throw
their year away, when perhaps a little
hhI''nuai STUDY Oh that eh''"' a'o"s
with proper heip from the parents
would nave changeq Ihe "ho'e h'Ser-
able iai'ure'
Upon parents 100 neVo''eS 'he ser
ious responsibility OF properly coop
erauhg with lhelr chlldreh leacherS'
~ Is their duty and shou'o DO the'r
great pleasure not only TO know the
teachers but ny intimate contact WIZ"
tnem keep III eioSe TOUCH WIN ''e
chiId schooi NE oo'h as 10 progress
IN oook knowledge ana 'ha' All lmpor-
tAnt eIement-charac'er' Inc no"
popular leacherS-faren'S AsSo'la-
uoh can DE 'he means Oh vast oehe"'S
" eh'h ol tue three groups '"''"''"'
pahcher" ana parents ana nave 'e"'
nliss'on IN an educational system
Ihough college man. ana therefore,
hchhe" 10 pe preJudiceu III 'he'r 'aNor'
the writer can give them SERIOUS CON
siufratioh win iee''hg niue SNORT Vi
anguish IN MS heart' ohder present
CONDITIONS TOUR year course al one u
our hma'ier OF secondary 'o'eges WIN
now involve an outlay Oh TWO 'houSah''
aoiia's OF MORE WINE AT 'ne 'a's'.
univerS'ueS propap's -FOUR 'houS""u
aoiiars Wou'd DE requireo' oue economy
peing exercised " no can 'e'. 'he many
tfials OF the nara WORKING i"'her 'he
houEhtlu' se"-Sacr'hcihs savings vi
the eFo'e" ""'her' " '"'"'N" '"e ~"
the heceSSary iundS 10 stay NJ 'o"cee
hnd-we may aS wen De p'a'h-e"'''
hlmseh ioo''hg ms tune away
Inc story Is as ola as colleges 'h'"'--
seives'---f reShmah year, eN'e''eh' !"
good WORK; sophomore year. gooh 10
fair work; Junior year, enough work to
pull through; Senior year with know
ledge OF the ropes and kind Faculty,
diploma In June. Is the picture
overirawn? We believe not. True
some there are who slave and bone all
the time who finish with distinguished
marks and honors, but usually with
little else. large majority however,
Of our college men finish and have had
for the most part when they finish but
one thing, association. Athletics, fra
tenities, social life, and other activi-
ties iess pleasant to mention, have
largely divided their interests and col
lege has been instead of fountain OF
knowledge merely pleasant boarding
place. American youths are made of
too fine calibre to be thus started in
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