Evening star., 1928-05-19

Neither of them is in harmony with our
| theory of equality At*'et#"@@s+'As =
"Our country and its Government be-
| longs to all the people. 1t ought not to
| be under the domination OF any one ele-
ment or any one section. For 1t to tall
under the entire control OF the people
of wealth or pt pple Of poverty, OF people
who are employers or people who are
wage earnefs, would be contrary to our
declared principles. They should all be
partakers in the responsibilities ana
| benefits, and all be represented IN the
| administration Of our Government.
/ Those who are charged with the con-
duct of our affairs should be equally So
licitous for the welfare of all localities
and all Glasses There should be no
outlaws and no tavorites, but all shoulei
be beneficiaries of the common good
Through the discharge OF common
duties. ~
| aIt was the Thought of Joe Phillips to
i give our youth; The benefit of careful
training during' their early years. He
i knew that unless correct habits OF
i thought are formed at the very outset
i of life they are not formed at all. Two
/ great tests In mental discipline are ac-
curacy and honesty. 1t Is far better 10
| master a few subjects thoroughly tnan
| To have a mass of CONGRATULATIONS apout
many subjects The world WIN nave
little use for those who are right only
a part of the time, Whatever may DC
/ he standards of the classroom. practical
Fife will. REQUIRE something more than
/ 90 per cent or 10 per cent for passing
mark
High Standard Set.
"The standards of the world are not
like those set by the faculty, but more
closely resemble those set by the studen'
body themselves. They are not al all
content with a member Of the musical
| organizations who can strike only w
npr cent OF the notes. They do not toll
crate the man on the diamond VINO
catches only 80 per cent OF the Dalis.
rTbe standards which the student BODY
set are high. They want accuracy tnat
| is well nigh complete. They apply the
same standards to candor and honesty,
BLUFF and pretense may be permltteo
| in the classroom, but III their relatloIiS
with each other students regard Such
practices with contempt and those VINO
resort to them are properly considere5
! IN he cheap. They may be willing to
view with considerable tolerance those
who break the rules of the school, out
| hey will not fail to mete out condemna-
ton and penalty on those VINO Dreak
the rules OF training. When the world
holds its examinations 1t will require
the same standards of accuracy and
honesty which student bodies impose
upon themselves. Unless the mind is
| brought under such training and dlscl-
pline as win enable 1t to acquire these
standards at an early period. the grave
danger increases that they may never
be acquired.
| 1T is for this reason that our second
ary schools are of such great Importance.
| When students now enter college they
are no longer Of an impressionable age.
Habits of thought have become fixed.
| The college can not altogether refashion
| its students. About the best 1t can do
| is to carry them on in the course they
have already begun. &
while the needs of our universities
are very great, and every effort should
be made. TO meet them. it does not seem
! that sufficient emphasis has been placed
Ion the needs of our secondary schools.
| After all. they furnish the material that
goes into our higher institutions. Their
| younger and more plastic students have
even greater needs than those who are
| more mature. They ought to come under
| the influence Of teachers OF ability
character and sympathy 1t may not