Show PRACTICAL EDUCATION The childs child's brain is susceptible of the highest development but it should be developed along the line of its inclinations and for practical purposes I If f ever there was a tin c when sanity in education was needed now is that time Our schools and colleges are educating the youth of this land away from the natural tendencies and from the human instincts of well developed boys LoyS and girls r The education of today seems to destroy initiative self-reliance self courage courage courage cour cour- age and a desire for self the I he educational system of today has apparently destroyed the desire on the part of children to be contributing contributing contributing con con- members of society They seem to think that the state owes them something b because cause it gives them a free education There arc are very few boys learning to be master mechanics The majority are trying to find an elevator by which they can ride to the top story of Success Success was never reached by an elevator The mountain peak of Success can be reached only by climbing over the rocks and by enduring en en- en n- n during the hardships dangers and difficulties If the manufacturing plants of this country o had to depend upon American master mech mechanics the factories of the land would have to close The majority of the master mechanics controlling the factories today have been trained in in foreign schools There are arc rc very few tices We Ve have permitted the tyrannical tyrannical tyrannical tyran tyran- labor Jabor unions of the country to destroy the school of apprentices The idea of organizations or institutions institutions institutions institutions' arbitrarily rily saying how many apprentices they will permit to be trained I Such a tyrannical suggestion suggestion suggestion tion from an organization should not be permitted Such a doctrine is a damnable curse to the manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing turing plants of this land Jand Men of brains and money should spend their time and money and their energy enemy in founding erecting and directing technological schools for the training of boys and girls inthe in inthe inthe the great mechanical trades of life There should be a great technological cal school in every city of this land and our boys should be encouraged to learn trades to master trades and to become masters in their trades i We have too many counter hop hon hoppers pers too top many clerks too many nonentities and too few technically trained mechanics coming from the tho public schools of our country I. I C tt t. t |