The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-23
Nothing But Presumptuous

head ifs ed General A.
he is qualified editor don't know And after reaong
the publication only know that he appears to be staunch
of the status in education and fearu nat n
youth have opportunity to evauae var
GUS political philosophers lnsstent hat there
must be no change social and political economy even
of must starve to death under our system III Lie
midst of possible abundance for all
l base this latter observation the following article IN
tho uhIicaon which deem worthy of reprntng is in
dicave type of mentality of the editor of the pubca
ton indicates the regard for human values OF one VINO
presumably has advanced to the position OF MAJOR General
in the army. The article follows:
1.-THE POWER TO GIVE IS THE POWER TO WITH
HOLD
oThe Department of Agriculture has announced that
through the school luncheon program this winter oooooo
children will receive free meapresumaby only luncheon
The also conempates feeding children OF fscnoo
if the program is to make maximum contpuuoh 10 co
welfare. -
err food and plenty Five million children is one-sxth OF
all schools More and more are fed each year lhey
presumably have food cards 1t is questionable wnetner inns
is in the right direction The chdren shoulo nave Inc
uncheon but parents should for the meals They
should compelled give few of the movies they go TO
and pay chdrens luncheons One can understand
that anv Bureau as this of Agricultural Economics
anxious its wokto reach out for more and more
thereby increasing its and power TO ong pro-
motion for it's administrators.
American citizens should before such practice
changes are to be brought about through the schools Coec
practiced Where is it leading? bread card Tor
presages bread card for the parents Should
MT this practice be investigated? bread card can be given
may also be withheld
It strikes me that superficial examination of the
thcheaded archreaconary cost OF the first water one
utterly mentally incompetent to the point where he cannot
how asnine realistic viewpoint his statements are
convinced that rather than editor OF what assume TO De
sort of journal for the teaching profession he should
still be major general in the And hazard the guess
that he would not be too good one
The other publication 36page Statement OF the Phi
losophy Harold O. Rugg Social Economic Political
and Educational Problems prepared by the National Amer
cans of the American Legion and distributed
by this organization. frankly admit that do not know II
the members of this Commission socalled
edu
then am educational system needs investigation
and thorough housekeeping to retain SEM
bance of freedom and fascistc dom
nance of schools and teachers
Dr. Riggs textbooks, widely used in the secondary
schools has target of this witchhuntng organiza
ton them unreserved because the books dare
suggest that the students should know something and thus
evauate economic social and political systems IN
force in countries other than our own IL is noteu that e
manifest great confidence in the deslra
bity and effectiveness of SYSTEM since they would
keen youth from knowing anything about other systems
On the title page two quotations from Dr. Riggs Teach
ers Guide Changing Governments ana changing are
given special prominence by being boxed Inc TWO quota
lions -
pie and by the people been achieved -
Thus the concept of hierarchy of social classes
should be built up
The third quotation also given the most prominence along
with the two above all quotations from Dr. Riggs books
printed the pamphlet is the following from his book Our
Country and People and reads as follows:
" And the bulk of our people do not nave real secur-
ity of living"
pyen them by its considered the
most horrendous expressions of Dr. Rugg his
social science books.
One other quotation the pamphlet taken from of
DR. Riggs books horrible example of what
youth must not be taught is the following:
One concept has focused and motvated our study OF
American life namely that America nowand promises to
be for years next ahead-a depressed society On the
side instead of wise development we
have nationwide waste selfish Withholding from use by non
and predatory encumbrance Tor
nrvae profit has been illustrated sufficiently IN
hook can and documented fully in the gradual
ly maturing work of children and youth
Unless people really know in their bones, with
facts and figures command that family Amer
ca can have standard of living by finding way to
onerate the existing social system efficiently it standsthey
will do nothing about They will continue to live in de-
pressed society "
cone of the primary obligations educators is clear