Show Our text books our examinations and our instruction 1rttt111tt 1 I1r ltt r ctt r struction m the education educa-tion of the youth of our W l OX t2i ut J air land should glorify the arts of peace above the By NATHAN C SCHAEFFER art of war In other State Superintendent Pcnnjylvnnli of Public Instruction of words history should bo taught from a more rational ra-tional point of view Whilst it would he wrong to rob the soldier of a just share of glory whilst it woul be a mistake to minimize the sacrifice and services of the army and the navy it will nevertheless be wise to emphasize the victories of peace above the victories of war and to teach history in such a way that the pupil will write the name of the poet the orator the artist the inventor in-ventor the educator the jurist the statesman the philanthropist in a place as conspicuous in the temple of fame as that occupied by the name of the victorious general or the successful admiral How can this be accomplished In the first place let us instill proper deals of life and of heroism The pupil can be led to see that Pasteur the scientist has done more for humanity than Napoleon > the destroyer of thousands that Carnegie lime philanthropist has done more for civilization than the admiral w hcl inks a hostile fleet that the men who by experiments upon their own bodies showed how yellow fever is transmitted and e can be prevented were as great heroes as any soldiers f f that ever faced a cannons mouth that the wom van v-an who serves in the hospital as a nurse displays dis-plays as much heroism as the officer who serves his country in time of war and that in sight of God r the shedding of a tear is more than shedding seas t of gore |