| Show SOME SOIE PRESENT TION OF OP r So intent are the people people ui On en tl the fight lo to make mak their own men that it is difficult for any racy to profit by the experience of ot her ox-her hc nations Practically every proposal for increasing our supply of labor f iV 1 the prese present t world crisis has been aj scheme which contemplated the us use of oC the labor of children First it i is proposed that all educational last institutions down to and Including eighth eight grad grades s dismiss six weeks earlier earlie than usual Then it is proposed t that tha lat lathe he the s school hool year shall not begin until anti the middle or last of October Then It Is propos proposed cd that the Ions ons uJ upon on the hours of labor of pf miners min mme the Ithe war war ers rs be he removed removed during during- These same proposals proposal and other similar sim Bar ilar ones were vere made and j most o of item hem carried into execution In Eng and ind at nt the beginning of the war nut nit England Englan-d has has has' profited by her het experience It is evidence 01 ot his changed attitude when a at this Ime after three years of oC war th the ot di highest educational authority England urges upon pon the pr presidents president s de f boar boards s of education the p pos S Sive Ive lye necessity of raising the age age of from school attendance to tot lot lest jh n t n fourteen years year's In the o of th r 6 il ren n and for the welfare of the tat And Ami 9 l too oo hen Lord Haldane declared j jy J i a t. t ago that it is a ne necessity for fol he future of the nation that it should wise aise Ise the estimation n In which the pro pro proe e slon of teaching is held reward it nore pore aJ rm p fly ly with mone money and with prospects au auti aad alt rt arl nto Ithe it ithe ithe he best men and women England has now returned to to tore re- re of or the hours of labor rigid enforcement of child hUd labor and school Attendance laws and an encouragement encourage encouragEr ment nent of all aB child welfare activities Tf f after af t- t three ree years of su such suh h terrific I Jt train as t-bU t thai h l 9 1 which Il h.- h. sla h ia one England now r to this this' i I unity why should we not profit b by byLer I her Ler experience th that thata t a million men must now Low OW be rawn wn from industry to constitute an army arms 4 MI e there not not nough workers between time the ages' ages o of 8 and 50 to take their places with those hose of school age age- especially those thos slow below 14 We are undoubtedly not mitering upon a struggle that can be in six months More probably abl ably bly it will last for three to five years eats A long struggle require stabilized labor conditions well organized or OT- industry the protection of he workers the safe-guarding safe of heir hW 11 health aith i alth the admission into the time fields x of of f labor Jabor of C only those hose who wh are xit Lt t A A struggle dema demands s iha that t we woe w esta establish h pon eon that aH all who are re called into j m manu manufacturing ulU the the- work of food production ring transportation and other industrial activities shall ball be beable beable able ble to hold out tio no not only during ur ng he I struggle n hut Iut ut longer It demands that hat we shall shan not rush children hildren into Int types of ot service for which they are not fitted and in which lf they will be permanently Injured injured in In- tired thus reducing the assets of the he nation at a later period when these here same children will come to to their heir maximum value Why did juvenile nn d delinquency in in- t crea crease 34 per r cent in England during during dur duro ing 1915 1115 and much more ti- ti than tin n that in many cities s Just dust 1 because cause the time eople permitted 9 them themselves to come coma under minder the domination pt pf a war psychology that d lh the aims alms oi of of Industrial activity t to the negle neglect t of or orthe schools the welfare of children The rhe chit were without without with with- were neglected ren out direction and restraint the war spirit was in th the air Must we make mak this same blunder or can we profit ft by another nations nation e experience Th There re must he economy Onomy V We must mush produce more ore food and waste less There must be no o idl idlers a t i demos racy should be bo made made too too l hot ot for for fori Idl Idlers We m must t save v ou on pur Sur ur C cloth cloth- Ing lag An must be eU eliminated But In the interest of x f the nation we lare tare not not abridge the ai op op-j of or th the ch children n i the th- th ele elementary elementary ele- ele schools The men ant and wom women 1 charged c arged with the responsibility of conducting public public pub pub- pub pub-I lic He education can I believe be trusted trusted trust trust- trusted ed to work out a better belter adaptation of the tho school especially the high school to the needs of the community ty and that process of adaptation has of course received through the pressure of the present situation a 8 anew anew new a and add d powerful impetus but it would be le folly to think k of ot putting le less S money into the education of our children under tho Impression that hat would l be economy j Nfl th J children sH r ar are j our out j J J line 0 of defense n Wl I tu PUN I education noney into their We stimulate educational a activity especially specially along of oC Industrial trial I Imd tad ind vocational The Time federal id provided by th the Smith Smith gl es till recently enact enacted d by c gress gres h mould uld be he done to insure more to to tr ite e naIon naion na- na Ion and to to the world 1 oj 1 1 t 1 J sent ent u iter t anc t I cr 1 a G t q I rat a ardiS r t N. N p a um ii 81 t Those p of ua wing d q educational vp a ap well weH l t mat lat the nation bias j as- as M Q won m re O l ous b business sin I that fia w wg- wg ar arE arll in the and anid m 1 must t. t remain r In pathe path e reach an honorable finish finish ltd d un- un 1 l this world is made a bet and fifer fer place for democracies lId fiat at we rust aust have universal and service that cons ith pi h an Inte intelligently td d Se se- se- se draft Is the on only y thin ill satisfy the American people and mat 1 at we are wholly j and tel teW In ou our et entrance a. a ll l. reat war On Oh hev Ilene mn 11 wo woI wo I t at t a i 1 y 1 rr lit l I di dit did n JJ m w Q Lt ti tk a 70 P. P autocratic a tic d discipline It t q I 1 to so 30 cause of th education ur uraU ft aU i the i which democratic ent depends thai tai if Sf ed B S n necessary s arl a as a nat li h lin bu irk n In times of peace feces p a it t Js s l y m r sary ary fn n times Umes of war that if 1 a sen- sen n- n research is of national aJ more money should he be put Hd SA lit it that re reo V 10 low and that if we as a o have any great part art in e eo ng I flee Ufe peace of the world if w we fV Ito to toward the le of f a federation pf pt g I that n n t such sucu we w I dot Insure peace J al 1 US ff sect tire educate if f tos those sJ w Y e. 9 ire fe fen I n th the schools today These bel d' d i in n y yea N I Iome viii b be sorely needed needed l y ome they must b be be Made made e a Ti e against that Whey y l t. t ei I I heir training for usefulness s. s 4 go through h tile th h P present it y i of f trial wt t tr d. d fo pa r. r ant f r. r rs w I u must t b be permitted t ih These c children I r n now nw shou d bf be b w a aIng I Ing a careful study tudy pf JI national characteristics t so 1 that t twill W will be in sympathy t. t ty y yV w V v th t 1 all th pe pe P. P i pies ales of th the world d a a. a and md th ther e W t develop developed in th ein fW mim ln d W t c j wi l tt m mu a d mind that p P I c sire Ire to render the time I hl h st po l j ji an to mankind n nation lon and m service i to the na Th These things d s dail t b ac l h t best by s seeing to it llaC he regular r ordinary work oik ol ot ui the 1 schools mx ls 15 as as little as possible leai proper p l Is Js j inane 1 i B t for he care of th the e annual Jn increase rease in In s l population that the salaries pt j f teachers are made so o satisfactory t tory t that that their ranks will not Qt be depleted d bT reason of the higher salaries paid Jn It the various lines of industrial act v I ity In common and equally with all ai 4 other citizens I am personally under sacred obligation to do my bits bit's toward bringing a about out an honorable and satisfactory n of at the I IL S v L ir r r with the accomplishment of oC the 1 J ryes ses that determined d our I r tio O but I feel that I would be beIJ IJ 1 ant t to the he responsibility 1 nit me e by the people of f the state tl tt upon me more heavily any other citizen did I not mi Mime solemnly protest against t ure or proposal which seeks uit the ranks of labor from lff F little children to curtail I f the schools in the interest c economy or to draft into mitt N or permanent employment s moor 1001 1 age as long as there therein In Far r t idlers in t the e nation B E. 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