The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-25

better knowledge of religion and gov
ernmental fact, it nevertheless de
mands a bader and more complete
training in art, science, history, and
the grade fundamentals. 1t does not
hold itself to be especially qualified
to dictate just how the various cur
ricula shall be modified, leaving such
matters to those who are experts and
qualified to make progressive chang
es. But it does stand TO take obsta-
cles out of the way of educators who
are trying to make progress in spite
of the limitations that are thrown
about the free school by selfish poll
ticians and papal schemers. And IL
does assert its fixed intention to
throw its whole influence in the diree-
tion of better, more easily admins
teUoA schools schools with more
hf n1aRcies; schools that aetu-
ally tee he true principles Of
American government; schools where
the word of God is really reveTence6
and taught. The Khan does not be-
lieve in atheistic biologists at the
head Of school boards. 1t does noa
believe in freethinkers as teachers
who covertly drill atheistic Thoughts
into uniformed children's minds. Il
holds now, and will forever hold, thac
our schools should be conducted upon
the same ideal lines as those visioned
by Horace Mann and our other early
educators who sacrificed their lives XIV
loving service to the children af
united America.
Social Selection Also Necessary
We stand to idolize education. We
are fond of ascribing to it a kind OF
unlimited virtue. But social seIec--
tion is also necessary, and Klansmera
should work to enforce or at least
to promulgate its essential laws, adj
ding the task to a program that ~
already rather full. There is DO 9th
er way. Instructive criminals and i'm
beetles are not benefited greatly By
education. Education can not make
such refuse from the temple fit par
ents; nor can il remove the faint Of
vice or purify the blood.
Unfortunately our greatest dangers
in the past have come to US through
vicious and diseased aliens, imported
almost as carelessly as cattle. Edu-
cation of our sort can not teach this
degenerate strain. Someone has
pointed out that high stone wall
with sharp spikes on top is as nee
essary means of grace to DETECTIVES
as hymns are for normal people
Quite so. A microcephalous idiot can,
not be taught to be good mother by
the public school; neither can a Gre
tin be changed into a good citizen by.
Froebel's gifts"
The other day lawyer pointed ouI
to us a slouching man and woman,
dragging four or five small children
across street in little Indiana
city. 'Imbeciles," he said shortly
"A charge to town, county and state.
Unscientific philanthropy toward
these people is not a blessing. IL is
a cruelty. A notch above this class
is the lazy degenerate.
1t is said that at the beginning OF
winter certain Klansmen suggested
to a worthless individual that he keep
his woodshed filed with wood pre-
pared for the stove over which hiss
unfortunate wife spent much Of he's
time when she was not at the wash
tub. The suggestion was needed. The
man worked for the first time iIs
years. But all social conditions"
can not be thus easily managed, ano3
there is a man-sized job in front OF
every American citizen. Keeping thee
racial stock as free as possible-fret-
from the faint European"-is th8s
first big step to take toward reducing.
social trouble.