American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-08-10
ALL MEN NOT BORN
EQUAL SAYS WALLIS
superintendent of City Schools Says
Scientific Education Measures Men.
tally Same as Height Health More
Important Than instruction.


Children are born into the world
with unequal mentalities that educa-
ton and opportunity cannot increase
or detract from, according to the
science of education as taught at the
University of California, says Profess
sor H. R. Wallis, superintendent of the
city schools who returned Sunday from
Berkeley after six weeks intensive re-
search and study.
Mentality in the child has measure
ments the same as have height and
weight Children are not born into
the world equal, in spite of the patrio-
tic allegations of our honored fore
fathers. Some children are incapable
of great achievements from their very
birth. Education beyond the average
amount, might be wasted on them.
Other children possess mentaiities
capable of unlimited achievement and
for them education performs wonders.
Emphasis On Leadership.
Whereas the trend in recent years
has been to bring the child of low
mentality up to normal standards, pro-
fessor Wallis says thepresent trend
is to place the educational emphasis
on the mentalities capable of leader
ship, those qualified to absorb what
higher education has to give them.
And instruction is not the first re-
quisite in scientific education, says
the superintendent. In theory, at least,
it is not even secondary considera-
ton. First emphasis is placed on
health, for without health education
is failure. On this issue leading au-
thorities agree that too much emphasis
is placed on competitive athletics
The proper emphasis will be realized
when more attention is given to group
games and informal exercises ON the
gymnasium floor
Teach Home Influence.
Second in Importance in education
is home Influence. The student should
be taught to carry a refining and edu-
eating influence to the home he al
ready has, not the home ne expects
to have when matured. Tho third
item of Importance in education lis
gaining practical knowledge of a pro-
fessfon or vocation that wiB enable the
student To be self dependent wfYen he
leaves school, This is regarded as the
purely practical side of education ana
the side that has predominated dur
ing the last few years when the drift
has been distinctly away from theory.
Educate In Citizenship.
Next the student should be Taught
how to enjoy leisure. This qnalifica-
tion means the ability to amnse, en-
tertain and instruct ones self with
music, art, literature, or a particular
practical hobby. Fifth, the student
should realize his obligation to society.
He should have grasp of civics, eco
Monies, and practical psychology that
will enable him to play his full part
in the duties of citizenship. This
phase of education is taught largely
through student activities, self govern
ment in scool and of course, instrne-
tion.
Instruction Comes Last.
Sixth and last on the list of impor-
tant items that determine education
as it is scientifically taught today, is
instruction Instruction is the first
thing considered by SO percent of the
teachers, and according to Professor
Wallis, is the last thing considered by
leading educators.
the Educational course taught at the
University Of California He says that
it ranks next to Chicago and Columbia
in this particular subject.
Mr.. Wallis expects to have several
real messages for the people of Power
County during the coming weeks
They will deal with phases of educa-
tion heretofore untouched in a prac-
tical way in this community. In fact
they are untouched in the great ma
jority of communities for it's a fast
that the scientific study Of education
has advanced years ahead of its prac-
tical application. How are the social
and civic aims of education to he at
tanned in American Falls? How is the
health of the student to be insured and
improved? How are we to attain the
other four important points that make
the student an educated man or Wo-
man? How are the different NEIL
talities to be segregated and given
the greatest advantages, indeed how
are they to be accurately measured?
These. perhaps, are some of the things
that Professor Wallis will consider in
articles that he is TO prepare.
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