Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-08
English Young
Should Be Taught
For Dominion Life

Toronto, Ont, August - "a. PN
That the boys and girls of Great
Britain should he educated for
careers in the colonies and dominions
OF the Empire was set forth in a
report on educational training for
overseas life, delivered to the British
Association for the Advancement Of
Science.
The authors, Or. H. b, Gray. CSE
Brown, Or. Vargas Eyre, Sir
Richard Gregory. O. II. Latter and
Sir John Russell. said in part:
In recent years the Congested
state Of the various professions and
industrial occupations in Great
Britain has contributed a serious
problem. Boys on leaving our sec
ondary schools are finding it more
and more difficult TO obtain suitable
openings in offices or works, and
though n number enter banks or
insurance offices. they represent only
1.-THE Of those competing for a
place. on the other hand, the over
seas dominions possess vast resources
awaiting n population to develop
them. They need workers for the
land, ana offer great opportunities "a
lads Of spirit and enterprise. In
spite of tempting offers by the over
seas governments in the form of free
land and loans. few BOYS from our
public or from our large secondary
schools. are found to he taking 10
colonial life. Various reasons NAV
he advanced to account for this
reluctance, or absence of desire on
the part of English boys to go over
seas, but whatever they are the eff
feCt IS the same. n distinct loss To
the empire generally and a source Of
weakness To the home country
particularly.
The Hcadmaster OF WELLINGTON
in supporting the idea Of encouraging
boys to emigrate, said: 1t is n
healthier more human and n more
uSeIul Hlc TO he growing wheat oI
wool Tor the needs of man in tho
wind. sunshine. and rain thnn to be
calculating percentages under cleo
/ trio light, and with all the ad
NantaGcS of central heating. We
/ ought to he doing more than we arc
in encouraging boys to 80 out.
am not certain that many Of us
have done anything to familiarise
them with the idea that to go over
seas is q natural and ordinary con
cluSion OF public school education.
Expressions of opinion were in
vitod from those having experience
with hoys, and the following were
among the replies received:
Parents arc too timid in the mat.
ter Of sending boys abroad. Boy,
admittedly fitted for overseas life
are sent into some miserabl,
parasitic and sedcntary employment
here.
Mothers prefer 10 keep their hoy:
under the family umbrella. and d,
not like them TO emiSrate'
Parents arc the real obstacle
they may think imperially, bu
generally about other peoples chill.
drcn.'
Agriculture and horticulture ar,
considered mira dig. because they
are thought TO no very slow roads tc
financial success
Several "Reminiscences report
that every year there are a number
of girls leaving school who woult
do better by adopting overseas If,
on the land than by remaining il
England. This suggests the need 81
a Schemc whereby some of our sur.
pluS young women who have beer
educated in our secondary schools
could he induced to GO abroad fr
''NV bai' III idT1n ACTIVITIES SuCf
as milking, butter making, chicken.
rearing, etc and through preyiou,
kh"Wledgc of practical life prove 4
more useful partner to farmer.
a demand exists on the part ot
me overseas dQminions for boys o.
me right type with an agriculture
bias, IL not with training, ant
comedies with the home country,
need Of finding healthy p,,,nto,p,ar,
within the Empire for a large mum.
her If her sons.
The public schools and othe,
large secondary schools Of Grea
Britain send into the world ever,
year considerable number of bow,
Of the right type who love wide oper
spaces, and dislike intensely the
over crowded city life"