The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-05
OUR EGO
SUSTA|NS
FRACTURE
A. L. Spohn, High School
Principal, Tells Kiwan
ians We Are An Educat-
ed Nation.

Casualties sustained at the week
~ luncheon OF the kiwanis club
this noon included a compound frac-
! ture OF tbs ego OF the average self
satisfied American
a. L. Spohn, principal OF the high
school and a Kiwanian, was the re
sponsible party. 1t being Educa-
tional Week. President George Gey-
er called upon Principal spohn to
speak.
England France and GERMANY
are ahead OF the United States in
educational programs and our own
statistics show that we are ma
ton OF sixth graders In average in
telligence" declared Mr.. Spohn.
This sounded like treason to the
fellow who has assumed that the
average American was a storehouse
OF erudition compared to the aver
age European. Mr.. Spohn went
right ahead.
The Welfare OF nations in the u :
ture Will be determined by their
common Intelligence" he said Las.
year we spent more money for soft
drinks and candy than we did TO
maintain our schools and UNIVERSE
ties and moro for chewing gum
than text books. Five million boys
and girls OF school age are absent
from the schools OF this country
every day. There IS hardly a grow
ing city that has sufficient school
facilities.
There are not enough teachers
for the schools. The Indiana state
normal school at Terrc Haute did
not graduate enough teachers last
year to supply Lake county"
Mr.. Spohn suggested that II was
time the government became cogni-
zant of the situation and that the
bill introduced into congress to Gre
ate a Department OF Education and
appropriate to s100.ooo.0oo to carry
out a national program deserved the
support OF every representatiSe and
senator.
Indiana Is fourth among the
states OF the union In number Of
ment." he declared, while the Ham
mond high school in equipment. in
structors and student body Is one of
the pest IN the state
The high school with more than
a thousand students Is a city with
in itself. We have a student coun-
ell. a band. orchestra, pres club,
science club, fellowship club, week
~ newspaper we expect soon to have
a High Y club"
Mr.. Sphon complimented the Ro-
tary club for It's very generous a CT
in sending a number Of high school
boys to the state conference OF the
High Y" club at Marion to inspire
them TO organize one OF the clubs
In the local school.
The Rotary club has done a fine
thing in sending the boys TO Mar
ion but wouldn't 1t be a finer thing
for the Rotary. kiwants and other
organizations to help establish a z
NJ c. A. in the city where all the
young men could be benefited A
!. NJ G. A. is a great stimulus TO
education among young men. and
an asset TO any community. It
gives a city a higher moral tone"
A. Murray Turner spoke about
the schools OF his day. He said that
the schools OF the pioneer days,
where strict discipline was main
talned and the three RS were
taught. were sufficient for the needs
OF the early settlers whereas the
schools Of a generation ago fell up
on evil days.
I'm my school days there was a
good deal the matter with the
schools and l was seventeen years
of age before I realized the value
OF an education" he stated. The
schools today seem to give the boy
and girl an incentive to learn"
Ray Seeley. chairman of the Ed
ucational Week committee of the
American Legion, and Adolph Rad
ell a high school student. were 9TH
CT speakers on the program.