The Delta independent., 1924-11-21

than a high school training. In 1928
only eight out of every hundred had
less than q high school training.
The modern public school gives
more Instruction in less time than was
possible a generation ago. Children
are taught more effectively and with
less effort due to scientific study in
vesti1. Ion, profitting by past ex-
perieace and applying scientific
knowledge to methods OF teaching
and ADMINISTRATION OF schools. As a
result the average child reads faster
and better and with less instruction
than does his parents.
A criticism often made of the
school is that too much time is
waste on fancies and frills and not
enouzE work is done on the tradition
al subjects. Readin'. 'Ritin,' and 'Rith-
-atic. A recent investigation shows
shat twothirds Of all school time in
the grades is given to the three RS
and the fundamentals. leaving only
1ra-third of all school time for
nhvsical training. manual training,
health education, music, drawing. and
recess.
The public school is doing a re
markable work in health education
ana clean living, The effect OF this
frztruction is far reaching as it is
ra-ried into the homes and has an in
rGence upon every member Of the
emily. The death rate shows a
aady decline in the United States
aud this seems to be evidence that
e7me progress has been made in
rhieving success with the school
0-ogram-as a result OF the health
alucation in our city schools the city
ruild is superior in physical health to
the rural child.
Much could be said Of the work in
5nveloping good citizenship. training
in effective homelike and the sue
0assful attempts on the part OF the
hool children to increase the Eener-
20 mental efficiency OF all children.
Most OF us are we'll acquainted with
his part OF the work OF public edu-
eltion.
Notwithstanding the fact that
here are many good features OF the
American education system. it has
many weakness When we realize
hat 1,S40.625 men were rejected as
unfit for military service in the
World War. that there are in the
United States over 5000 600 confess
"a illiterates. that there is an eco
nomic loss Of $500. 600 900 from
preventable diseases and death, that
there are three out OF every five
teachers in the United States with
less training than is generally re-
Iuired OF teachers by the other lead,
ing nations of the world. that there
are 10000 children in the United
States between the ages OF ten and
Fifteen who are regular day laborers.
that there are 1,437, 900 children be
tween the ages Of seven and thirteen
not attending any kind OF education
al institution. the people OF this
country should consecrato their lives
10 the task OF completing this great
halffinished Job Of developing an
educational system that will he for.
Of. and by the people
In closing I should like 10 quote
some figures based on the spending
Of our national income The total
national wealth Chased on the year
1927 was $500 600. .OOO,o 600. the aver
age yearly income was SOS 600, 600 GOO.
savings deposits were $1,000, 600 oOo.
all government costs were $4,000 600.
600, and all public education was one
and one-half billion. Expressed dit.
rrrontly It reads as follows: or the
national income for 1929, twenty.four