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Show those wanting a thoroughly practical education. lies!, lent Hinckley Hinted that they wanted to secure, eight indents from each hundred of population, popu-lation, which would make Delia allotment al-lotment :!'.' students. He iiIhii Mated that to those Htudeuta who really wanted a higher education but whose, parent thought they could not afford It the tuition fees would be remitted. There waa a very larne attend nice and every one was interested In I he remark of the speakers. The meeting bore fruit aa Mis Geigley atated her lllingne.sa to help defray the ex petises of u number of those who could not afford to do no. Mr. C. W. Walt. 4 ol the 1'luh Heal Estate and Live Sun k Co. also Hald that hi llriii would make a contribution for the same purpose. The editor has been lutereHted In the aiicc.es of the academy ever allies it atarted and ho believes it is well worthy the aupport of every one re-gardle.s re-gardle.s of creed or dan. It Is a cinrcta achool supported by Hie fund of the church, and therefore 'ukr from the taxpayer the burden of su-porting su-porting It, which amount to about $1000 a year. The fact that li la a church achool may be an objection lo some non-Mormons, ali hough It would Heeni aa If a knowledge of a mod. in religion might bo aa Instructive and interesting aa the atudy of the ancient religion of Greece, Home, India or Egypt. Hut while Mormon hlatory and doctrine are taught these atudrnta are not obligatory. A atudent does not have to take them, nor la the slightest attempt ever made to proselyte a atudent. atu-dent. The real question to be considered consid-ered la doea the academy offer an education edu-cation equal to 4hat of the ordinary high achool and are ita Influence am! environment such u to strengthen the moral character of the atudent? While n large high achool In the city may have a more cxtenalve equipment and a higher aalarled faculty we do not believe It furnishes the student whli a netter education. For one thing the teacher in a large city high achool Is not able to give the Individual attention atten-tion toetxh atudent a can he given 1 n t !.'e Miriam4 A .'arte tn y The , ,'em' lions between atudent and teachi. are iiio'c inllmate In a achool like the academy, and the apodal needs of e.ich atudent I more likely o bt! m-. Wej thliik the moral environment of ihe Milliird Academy la exceptional. Hinckley I a town of hornet), with no aloo;i and no Illicit liquor Helling, no gambling, a town of high moral stand arils au.l atudenlH will have tei contact con-tact lth vli e of any kind. Moral edu-j edu-j cation la even more Import.iu'. !hat! In tellei dial education, and Htudeuta will have thla at the Millard Academy. While we are not perHonul'y a: qualnted with the faculty, they all Coinc highly recommended from ac-i ac-i ivilii'vl Institutions and mo' of theui xi'U experience aa earlier. We are cHieclally Interested in the department depart-ment of agriculture, manual training and domestic adenee. The great majority ma-jority of Ihe Htudeuta will leave the icidemy to become farmer and farm-era' farm-era' wlvea, and It I needful that they lie trained to take up efficiently their life work. We are glad to know that these department are alroug and that Ihe teacher can carry the student -through a four year course aa thoroughly thor-oughly a any high achool in the country. coun-try. We hoie the people of the county coun-ty will give the academy their loyal support. MILLARD ACADEMY. Ijiat Sunday President Hinckley and Willi Robion of the edurational board sik' at the meeting house in Ifc-Ua on the aubjert of education and i?ie advantage the academy offered I |