Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-03-10
Newark High School
(By John Bush)

To prepare us for complete living
is the function which education has
to discharge.-Spencer.
Wholesome legislation will help,
evangelization will help, reform or
ganization will help; but the one par
amount need of the hour is sane,
practical and universal application of
the words of Jesus, aye shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make
you free"
Much has been said and written in
recent years relative to our nations
greatness, Americas ideals, etc. Dur
ing the war elaborate banquets were
rendered to the common people by the
wealthy, and business, professional
and learned men devoted time and eff
fort expounding the cause and the
principles of Americanism, loyalty and
patriotism. Four minute talks were
given in the theaters, eloquent ora
tions were made at public gatherings
and the young men of our nation were
gathered together forming the great
est army ever known. Of this vast
army much was said and written, yet
the essential facts are the ones the
American people seem prone to ig-
more.
1t was found, when the truth was
told, that physical inability and illit-
eracy was in evidence to a shameful
degree.
What is true of the nations army
is true of those who supported the
army. This condition is the effect Of a
cause, and that cause is due to the
fact that false glory and love for gold
has been placed paramount to the es-
sential.
The glory and greatness Of a nation
does not depend upon the valor or
achievements of its army, and naval
officers and men, but the heighth of
the degree it reaches along the line Of
general education.
If the American people expect to
maintain their independence and pres
ent position among the nations Of
the world the time is opportune that
they take cogniZance of two things
first, the advice Of Washington
against the insidious wiles of foreign
influence, which is one the most bane-
full foes of republican government;
and second, all true Americans should
concentrate their thoughts and eX-
pend their energies in an effort to
promote projects conducive to educa-
tion and to obliterate illiteracy.
The one great fault with the people
of today is that they have been
swayed by the insidious propaganda
of foreign nations and have neglect
ed to be vigilant of our principles.
Our nation is likened to a great ma
chine; the public schools are the bear
ings upon which the spindles of the
nations progress rotate.
When these bearings are neglected
and are allowed to become defective
the machine becomes unreliable.
If the writer was a cartoonist he
would illustrate his views with two
pictures. First, he would draw a pic.
ture of a school building, not mag
nificent structure as perhaps some
would like to believe it to be, but one
: with shattered roof and crumbling
walls, overfowing with undernour
ished and poorly clad pupils and over
worked and underpaid teachers; al
due to the fact that men of wealth
! and power have neglected to heed the
advice of the founders Of our nation
In a second picture he would show {
great building plant, where mil
lions of dollars are being spent an
nually for the building of floating ma
chimes that cost millions more to main
tain. Their only use is to hurl pow.
erful missiles that will send thousands
of souls unprepared into entenity