Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-01
DR.. CHANBE RLA|N.
Of STATE NORMAL
LECTURES At IT,
Educator Addressed Sum-
mer Session Assembly on
elementary Education"
Yesterday Morning.

DR.. James F. Chamberlain. pres
ident of the State Normal school at
Silver City. N. NJ, addressed the
students of the university summer
session yesterday morning in the
assembly on elementary School
Education" Dr.. Chamberlain open
ed his talk with a short discussion
of democracy, in which he said that
the perpetuity of the government OF
this country depends on the intel
lectual and moral fibre of the
American people. and that these
qualities depend upon the character
and the universally OF public
school education.
Believes i'm Education.
"As a people we have, since the
days of colonization. been believers
in education said President Cham
berlain. For about two centuries,
however, there was no educational
system. In given neighborhood
such families as desired to do so
organized a school district and
taxed themselves for the support of
q school. These schools were not
public schools. in the modern sense.
Educational was an individual or
a community affair rather than a
national concern. Because of this
attitude, education is controlled to-
day by the several states and not
by the federal government.
can elementary education he
continued, sis not sufficient prepa-
ration for the duties of life because
it comes to an end while the learn
er is yet child. The educational
process must go further in shaping
ideals, developing character. form
ing habits and in training the in
dividual to think for himself.
"To a considerable degree we
have measured our education on
the basis of literacy If individu-
ais can read and write and perform
simple arithmetical operations we
are prone to say that they are edu-
Gated. There is world of differ
ence between being able to pro-
nounce words in general use and
being capable of interpreting oral
and written language. Our army
tests revealed the startling fact
that hundreds of thousands of
Young men could not intelligently
follow oral or written directions.
Fifty years ago." DR.. Chamber
lain went on. "a law requiring at
tendance at school between the
ages of Z and IA would have ap-
peared TO most people monstrous
imposition. Today we realize the
inadequacy of this and we are look
ing forward to the day when the
completion of a high school cur
riculum shall be required OF all.
College Education.
DR.. Chamberlain went into the
value of a college education. point
ing out to the members of his audi
ence. most Of whom were teachers
attending the summer school. that
theirs is the responsibility or tur-
thering education and the country
by attacking the conditions of IL
literacy that exist in alarming pro
portions and thus uphold law and
order and teach loyalty and
patriotism"
"As has been stated" President
Chamberlain concluded. you are
favored class. You have the de-
sire. the ability and the oppor-
tunity to serve humanity. You owe
to yourselves, the state and the ma
ton a debt which others cannot
pay for you. Music. art. literature
law, medicine. theology, teaching
industry, commerce. the govern
ment and the moral life OF ou'
people are in your keeping.
'In your hands has been placed
the sword OF wisdom and for you
protection you have the armor o
righteousness You are the army
the navy and the air fleets of thi
nation. We look to you to defen'
and elevate democracy and yo'
must not fail"