Evening star., 1935-06-29
School Has
Place With
Good Minds
Those Who Continue
After Vacation Get
Real Benefits.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

THE cry Schools OUT" echoes
through the country and the older
children, who have been graduated
from the elementary school and hign
school, are glad. They think that from
now on they will not be hampered by
rules, they can speak when they like.
move about as they please, do as they
like without interference OF teacher
or monitor. They can manage the
home folks. After all, escape from
them is easy.
One thing they have made up their
minds to, many OF them. They will
not 90 back to school. They will get
a job. or do something. That some
thing is not definite in their minds,
but the resolve to keep away from
school is very definite. The elementary
graduate who had hard time pass
ing mathematics or languages is very
certain about it. He's through. The
high-school graduate says, What's
the use going TO college? There's
nothing in it. Look at John and
Elizabeth. Where did it get them?
I'm going to get job"
Just what college education or
any other form OF education gives
people may not be clear to the OBJ
server, especially prejudiced observer
who wants to believe that college does
no good. But to those who have
watched several generations 60
through college or stop at high school
or drop out in elementary school, it is
very clear that those who can profit
by education do so to a very great de-
gree. Those who cannot learn in the
higher schools do well to learn some
where else. but they must keep on
learning. School is the best place
for that, especially now when there
are few places in industry.
There is nothing in school for us. D"
the failing children say. I'VE can't
get anywhere with languages and
science and mathematics and litera-
ture and history. We're sick Of them.
Anyway, we can't pass in them. The
higher we 60 the worse it gets"
That is true. There Is a big group
of boys and girls who are not fitted for
such course of study. But that is no
reason to allow them to shout,
Schools out!" and run along the
roads. 1t is our duty to organize the
classes that are needed by>these chill
dren and keep them learning along
whatever lines of power they have. 1t
Sc - ha of
philosophy or to be a good rug weaver
or a house painter. Education that
allows both sorts Of pupils to succeed
is the right sort and no other will serve.
If children are leaving school with no
prospect of study or educational work
the community is to blame. Schools
must be made adequate, and. seems to
me, that it might be as good use TO
put public funds to as has yet been
found.
The teachers of the present grade
schools are overworked. Their classes
are too large, their equipment too
scant, their time too limited to do any
thing beyond the bare course of study,
and that is not enough to hold chill
dren who shout, Schools out" at the
end Of the term. Every boy and girl
should be kept In school and usefully
employed there in educating them
selves. There are enough adults to
carry on the work Of the world and
children must be free Of that burden
until they, in their turn, are matured,
educated, fitted people. 1t is bad for
nation to hear its young people
shout, Schools out"