Show MAGING GOOD CITIZENS in a bulletin recently issued by the bureau of education of the interior department we read the united states is prosperous but onla half of our eligible voters actually vote even at the presidential elections five millions of our people over 10 scars of age are illiterate ten millions of our children of school age are not attending school we spend more for tobacco cosmetics and chewing gum than we do for education half of our young men were found physically unfit for unlimited military service our wage earner lose wages amount mg to over two billion dollars a acar because af preventable sickness in 1870 there was 1 divorce for every 18 marriages last year there was 1 divorce for every 8 marriages these are some of the problems confronting the state it needs to help more of its people to become good ci eizens the fewer the number of ills and privations of life and the greater the happiness of humanity the nearer we approach the social ideal A progressive school is a miniature of society not only is its structure much the same but it carries on many of the same activities it seeks to promote the welfare of the pupils through the best methods in use in society what are some of the school tasks confronting teachers 7 the school should give child every an equal to develop fully his opportunity initiative and ability it should assure to him healthful conditions for mind and body it should imbue him with the principles of personal honesty and a strong sense of his obligations to his family his community and his nation it should give him the education and to support himself training necessary and to bear his just share community with in maintaining a high american ideals it should capacity for the wholesome develop his use of leisure time it should cate a broad and incel understanding patriotism highest good which insures our |