Education Continued Prom Pa^o TloGii also ho mujt bo rosourcoful in knowlodgo. By thrt I noan ho nust be ablo to rcncgni;..io or bo familiar with fao;:,r-! that rcai-^o from nature to sciontiflc oxp;r3>* monts, oithor by acrual oxporlonco, reading, or observutio>i„ 15 OUR SCHOOLS A tDor son’s education c'’ot)onds ire largely upon his Gchool, Thor many subjocts ho c^'uld tako up; bu'i; cm f^hould woi"h tnom and see whj.ch ai’o most arrant to a porf::on’s real education. It is in one-3 English cla,=13 that ho learns the art of spoocli. A] with Rng-i-. . llsh piocs Ltoraturo., It f'ive.'j ouv of huuian nature Progress alv;ays eeems slow, especially to those most interested snd to those who assuiro respons ibility, All in a'.l.i, v/e are making progress in the ilold of education A n Tiany ways ^ One of ou.r main difficulties at the prenont is the cf raifficart nuterials with which to worV:.. Iij cur rural schools this is espoclaily tr-uOo Vocational Agriculture and riomo Economics are tho c.nly places whore wo ha"\re tried to provide proper and suffleant equipment and even ■'ihoso do not moot maximun rvjquiremoQt?'. In the Bailey Sc'-i'ool the Home Economics Department is fairly well j supplie:^. v'ith oqulnr.iont„ Tho Agri- I cvdtur ;1 Do'oartE-'on* hov/evor I 3au.Ly ihine lacking in both hand ai^u ma- ;ooi; IIo in ue;u acrosr Agri- shopwork I1 tho at a ii'inimiu': of tools o When it comes to other subjects as Scionce etc, v>;o are at a ^ i ji-is where to begin. Very few e a separate xaboratory I such ihool; an understanding and traits of tho peopio down thpopgh tho generationsj Second, comes lfath» Many people cannot see benefits derived from Arithmetic, Algebra, and Coo-,ioi,ryc | But these subjects aio of groa'-, importance. They teach on? to stop think, and analyse instc^ad of just running through with everything. Then third comes Physics, in _ Physics wo gain loaowledgo of every-jment to ni.t theork~ across, day appliances that we have boon Many pcotdIo critioizo the public overlooking. Wo are able to know I schools becauso they fall to teach and understand tnings as well as jbjokkoeping^ typewri.ting, and see theme ' mu-Hual trades. How can this bo doxie Pou'^'-rh, a person sh^Tild take a ‘without oquinmcnt and teachers course In Homo Sconomlcs. He shouldJ] tr: inod for the special subjects'? know how to prepare a woll-balancodjcan it be done ^onless the pay of teachers becomos attractive I enough to cause m.on and women to vho is roallyjpy,Qp^j,^ f op that typo of work? How can we teach it uiiloss additional i r'oom,, 'Ph(,.se wlLh suparatc rooms piavonH: any>yhnro n.jo.r enough equip- -'■.'lerit to Di t wn-rl- diet and at least how to conduct himself at tho table„ Of course a person educated should be fitted for saao profession,, But in high school one ^ • .-oachors are granted for those c-ariios all hj.r. other subjects, no *,vi;biocts? docLn^t have mucn olme for a S Parents may aid greatly in secur- bu.sin3ss courHo or training in somoHnr.- thov-^v othc r'prof ossicn. Alter one finish- os higji school, h;; onty of time ’CO j./T-opare himself for somo occupation. So I think one should not be studying for a profession in high s^chool. V XhlN i 4-VV' t ./ / Y' / inter //*>1 bit' i'hf.)': electo y 01.L y.jii/i5eLf a nNt-itr do. IS 0 a dd 311 ona 1 e due a 11 ona 1 t opportunitior. if they make up their liras to do so„ Oongressmon now (h.ax-o a Fedora], Aid bill for Schools ■j'joforo thorn, parents need to lot .thoir ro^rooonativos in Washington pc\ow how they st-nd. They also i ij:LCuld be cjiroful in tho coming to soe t.hat only rested in good d to represent them.

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