| Show PREST W N J 1 KERBS LECTURE Demands of nt Education 1 Hi the of ot n 1 Address x Sunday evening March 4 tho the e of ot St SI George rind vicinity were treat treated treated ed el to one of the tho most finished lecture lectures over ever delivered In this community President W R J Kerr of ot the turn College Collee nt lit Logan LO delivered hi hl lecture on Jhn Modern Demands o a of t Education before nn an audience o ot nearly HI 00 people This lecture wa s one ono of a II which have havo been heen ar aI arranged arranged ranged d for tor by Principal Nett of or th tM the Woodward chool The Tho progressive l spIrit of tho the People of St HL wn not only ani In III tho the tact fact that icso lectures have been arranged for tor I a very vary ory unfavorable le circumstances but b ut also In tho the manner In which the tho th points palate brought out by the speaker were sacra received Mr 11 Kerr Kur pointed out tho the lop tent moot of education from the tha limo schools and colleges were organised tat tor or the education of ot thu tho upper up per 11 er classes until the recent past 11 t when ho tho t great aim Im has had been I cell to arrange a II course of study which would moro more ully fully satisfy fy tho the needs need of nt th the great grea mass of ot the common people engaged In III the he Industries trl C Continuing hi hl pointed painted out o Ut tho the faults ta of ot this tills development by Iy bowing howing s that while oho tho system sY I m would VII II hi meet tho the requirements of ot the Indus rips Isles In ho training men tor for the various Itne of ot work occupied by II them It II did diL tot hut give glo to the tho mass mas of ot the people the tho fur for their lifers lifes work worl to tl which they are aio entitled Ho Ile JI fled leil this tills by show showing Ing that III In the oust ut of if the farming R class to In which ty t nIl 1 rox re x 35 p per lH r cent of ot the Ih population b there could be nu but a n very vary smell percentage prepared for tor their vocation a In the HIP schools chool b because cause at nt present there theca Is In hut but very r little agil nII culture taught except In III colleges and nits since Ince 1 lice only attly about of lit one onu per cent of ut thu tho In to mr our schools ever get Iet Into college coll lc tho those o e receiving train Iraln ng In III agriculture are exceedingly lint Uni United iced ted In lit fart fact are limited limbed to 10 such uch nn rut extent that Iho met men FO sit 0 trained are aiu not notto notto to be he found In iii mt number to ui mart neet the demands of I thin the ind nits experiment stations tiara only about of ur ono per cent nf of the lilt elementary stu students dents over Ret gut Into InUs tho tiro last year y nr of et the high school R the fat tal f t bp Leanne onion at lit once apparent that If It tho tanners farmers chil dren are arn to be bo placed on an nil equal lUll toot tool footIng Ing with the tho children of u the tha profession professional al nl and nud business man some propitiation preparation along tho the line lino of their life lito work mutt ritual be Instituted In every rural school 8 The speaker continued by b showing how such a 11 change was wn entirely teas feas feasible tide ible for tor by b cutting out from the currl cula of tho the school schools as nut nt tat pres present nt or ar arranged ranged such obsolete olete material as nil U Is found In practically all text books on arithmetic grammar history grog etc together with tho the so lIo nature stud tuh now commonly found courses council In agriculture domestic arts and mechanic nits arts coull could be substituted This he hI Insisted would more mon tartly hallY train children to l mutt who wino could coult do things which hp hI consider considered ed et the demand of ot modern education education tion Tho The second demand h hI ha thought was WIlS for tor moil men who are arc morally strong slon f It Ie tho the work ork of ot our schools can nn ho he so 50 ar ur arranged ranged us its to force torce upon lIon our children the lien that only onh by b building character of ot the highest order can the tIu greatest r c sue HUC coca ceis c s be then Ihen we e cm can n think that the greatest demand of modern ton IH le being for tor or In this age of ot high ilance e when Kraft graft Is ts being dally dolly exposed the world at largo large Is tH railing calling for tor strong trong m men n men who cat CUI stand strongest temptation without till fal faltering ul men who will 1111 not He lie 11 and to Un such Buch men awn success Is certain In to come com compo This ho he thought was wall the greatest de tie demand e nand mand of the day da dat At t the close of ot the HIP address many ilia II words wor ls of ot commendation worn were ero heard from rota nil all present for nit nil realized ell tile tho strength of ot tho argument l advanced I and felt that only good could coul l result from such u thoughts |
