The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-19
EDUCATION
Part Four
Education in NewIIano

and has tloated Tor the past century at
given height only rising as the winds
Of constructive learning have blown
stronger against its face and stretched
the string of ignorance. The string
of ignorance that has been held by the
hands Of the tyrants, monarchs, lords,
and capitalists is breaking and since
the beginning of the twentieth century
has grown SO weak that only fragile
thread is holding us from rising on and
on to an ever higher goal. The hand
that has hindered the worlds progress
these many years will be left standing
in valley Of lowlyness while the rest
of the world will soar ever on over the
highest peaks of greatness.
The beginning of the twentieth CEN
fury is an era of new learning. 1t is a
century of inventions, construction and
new ideas. The governments that have
ruled the world since the time of the
monarch are crumbling. Instead of In
dividualism and capitalism. co-opera-
ton and organizations are growinv rap
idly.
Labor organizations and such coop
.erative commonwealth as Soviet Rus
sia are putting to route the capitalistic
world.
In religion the world is demanding
facts instead Of fables. The old reli-
gions are dying and new ones based on
the real teachings and practice of
Christ are taking their places. The
world has grown tired of fairy tales and
fiction stories from which she reaps no
rewards.
Inventions are springing up daily to
take the place of the old means OF
manufacturing, farming mining etc.
The medical world is fast losing its
former hold and natural remedies are
coming into use. Nature is being
found to be our most faithful doctor,
Science is upsetting the world Of old
and proving facts that have hitherto
been considered impossible.
Society is changing with the rising
kite. Intelligent men are throwing aside
their old customs Of power and money
seeking. They are fast learning that
service to society is what will make the
man of tomorrow great in stead OF the
size of his pocket book and the nature
of his dress. Women are growing to
be real service renderers. They are re-
alizing that they are capable of earn
ing living for themselves in place OF
depending upon a husband.
All these radical changes that are be-
ing born have come from the womb OF
education. While the world was held
in ignorance by the lords, monarchs
and capitalists thru the lack of proper
education, civilization was hindered
and the world has failed to make the
rapid progress it should have made cen
turtles ago. But the more knowledge
man possesses the more he wants to
gain and thus the faster does clvlllza.
ton grow. Now in the first quarter OF
the twentieth century men and women
are being educated by World Wars
great cooperative commemorative such
as Russia is developing, labor organII-
cations, cooperative Institutions, such
as Newllano and the works of such men
as Tomas A. Edison, Henry Ford, gu
glielmo Marconi, Charles P. Steinmetz'
I en;;n linton Sinclair and other wide
awake characters.
Such characters are scarce, and the
world needs thousands of men and wo-
men who are willing to take up every
new idea and make experiments; men
and women who are willing to learn all
the world offers and aid humanity thru
service. Thousands of such characters
will be needed to lead the world thru
this new birth of learning into which 1t
is immerging and it is the purpose OF
Newllano to produce some OF these
leaders of the future civilization.
Cooperation is our greatest teacher:
Every child is shown the necessity OF
doing his individual task to the best OF !
his ability whereby he learns that he
is unity of the system under which he
lives and it is his duty to see that it is
justly supported. He is encouraged to
do what he likes and not forced to DO
what he dislikes. He is thus kept hap a7
ply and ready to work his hardest. We
all do with the greatest ease and enjoy
ment the things we like to do but lie
is a dreary path thru jungles Of sorrow
when we are compelled to do the thing
we despise. The forcing of the human
race to earn its living from work it
never was cut out to do has been an
unmerciful crime that capitalism has
forced upon the people causing lie