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Show , f jS FACTOR SCHOOL EFFORT Youngsters Acquiring Patriotic Pa-triotic Desire to Be of Service to Nation. T!9 war with Its demands for service the cause of the country and the world f becon18 a Potont educational force In it Lake'8 schools, according to George V Child, assistant superintendent. ' Jlr Child points out that the Ideal of nodern education has steadily progressed 10irard efficient training. Education has wn slowly, but surely, coming to the jjandard of service. The spirit of the nation is lending Impetus to that tenancy ten-ancy at the present time, says the as-jisunt as-jisunt superintendent. He adds that It te diwernlble In. the work of the city Khools. "Anything that stands on precedent stist give nay to that which does "ngs," said Mr. Child. "The effect In oivilcal education work Is telling. W vie been driven to the point where- we ist see that the physical efficiency and I'-tfT-T the future citizen is increased, ifupll Is catching the enthusiasm. im comprehensive demands of the coun-fs coun-fs for service, the numberless avenues of possible service, of 'doing one's bit.'" ht pointed out, "has brought us within directing distance of most school sub- ''"It Isn't knowledge that saves the boy, but knowledge that he can use. That Is becoming an unconscious conviction in the mind of each school child whose heart Is swelling with patriotism. Every boy r ia o rynieh In this war aa the mn in the front-line trenches. They are receptive for any teaching that will show them how to do, to serve, to accomplish. "More than ever the juvenile mind it disposed to want to know the why of doing do-ing a thing, for It is actuated by the national na-tional spirit of demand for results. Show Mm that the 'why' is vitally associated with the development of his capacity to sccomplish. Show him that he has actn-jlly actn-jlly done something, be it ever so small, that can be labeled 'service' and .you have given him a motive that will unleash un-leash all his native abilities. "The big problem for the teacher is to control this newly awakened force in our educational work. It calls for versatility." versa-tility." Mr. Child said that the Red Cross work being done in the schools and the thrift and savings stamp campaigns have increased in-creased the desire to "do" in the minds ind hearts of Salt Lake's 27,000 school children. "Salt Lake's pupils are very much in the war," said Mr. Child. "They are in with their hearts and they are scrambling to get In with their hands and brains. They are keen to 'serve.' " |