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Show THE DIXIE OWE 13 EDITORIAL Get A Liberal Education The crying criticism of the past, made by our industrial magnates when referring to our educational institutions, has been, They are imNo doubt there has been practical. some truth in this assertion. Or. leaving school the student does find it to difficult, and often impossible, to his all of idealistic theories adapt practical life; but does this justify us in condemning the school? No, for even though the student, fresh from college, does not fit directly as a cog into the wheel of industry, in the end, after he has had a little time for ample adjustment, does he not become the pivot upon which society revolves, and without which the wheel would lose its balance and the human cogs would lose their funcWe must not condemn the tion? school; for though it may have its impel fections, and its products may fail short of the ideal, the fact remains that it is still the best agency we have for qualifying men and women to meet the ever changing conditions of advancing civilization; and until an adequate substitute can be found, we must content ourselves with the system already in vogue. However, as a result of an effort, partly to improve the general educational system, and partly to overcome the criticism of the practical business man, there has grown up, of late years, technical colleges, or vocational institutions, where students may go and fit themselves for trades or professions. specialized These institutions owe their being to the needs growing out of the complexity of modern life. Modern industry has made it possible, and absolutely necessary, for thousands of men to devote their lives to a few simple processes in the manufacture of some common household article; while they must depend upon society to furnish them with all the countless other products of comfort, nr even necessity, which are absolutely indispensable in making a civilized existence possible. Consequently it is imperative that a great many of us, at least, become specialists in some particular line. But the vocational side of life is but half the problem; for a man is not only a producer, but also a consumer; and as he may, if he is a i technician, be a producer in only one field, while he must of necessity be a consumer in many, it seems, on analyzing the situation, that he is more responsible to society as a consumer than as a producer. Most men read books. Thus they are consumers of literature. But if they do not devolop an appreciation for solid, or classical literature, they are likely to read or some other type of inferior composition. Accordingly they encour''dime-novage production; because writers produce what the read-e- . demand. Everyone must eat toed; but if we, as consumers, know nothing of bacterial growth and the conditions which favor food infection by disease germs, are we likely to in-- ; i on sanitary meat markets or Thus it is storage houses? with every article of consumption; a n.a:i inu.-- t be able to consume it igently or he is shirking a grave social respon ibiiitv. Of course in many respects we all fall short of the social ideal. This is but natural, for in one respect our ideal is like the foot of a rainbow which always recedes as we try to approach it. But this should not discourage us, when we recognize that it is only through continual effort that our progress is made and our standards raised. Recognizing this, we should be willing to strive, to work, and to learn, that the world may progress, and that wa may In ordreach our ultimate destiny. er to maintain a systematic society which is continually advancing, we must thus have a gen-eias well as a technical education; and. as all professions draw, more or ie..s extensively, upon a wide range of associated subjects, a broad general education is the logical foundation upon which a technical or vocath iia. education should be constructed. Consequently, whether or not we intend specializing in some technical field of industry, we should prepare ourselves to meet our social responsibilities as consumers by attending an institution which will give us a broad liberal foundation. The Dixie Normal College is such a school Arthur L. Crawford. dime-nove- ls el ice-co- 'd L in-t- sl well-balanc- al BUY VICTORY BONDS 'out nued from piure 12 senting to the D. N. C. the sum of two hundred dollars which will be used to furnish a Bacteriology Department. This money is given on condi- tion that the school will furnish an additional two hundred dollars making a sufficient amount to completely equip a department of Bacteriology. A gold plate inscribed with Mistletoes, 1919 and the list of articles given by that class will be placed in the science department. A HIGH SCHOOL DICTIONARY Units for measuring distance. One who cultivates growing things. Harmon Almost Harmony. Snow Something which chills. Taylor One who covers forms. Cox (cocks) Always crowing, especially in chorus. Wells Of unknown depths. Miles Gardner boys, said Miss Hopkins an examination, what is the during axis of the earth? Glen P. raised his hand promptly. "Well, Glen, how would you describe it? The axis of the earth, said Glen proudly, 'is an imaginary line which passes from one pole to the other, and on which the earth revolves. "Veiy good, exclaimd the teacher. "Now could you hang clothes on that line, Glen? "Yes, ma'am, was the reply. Indeed, said the examiner, a little disconcerted, and what sort of Now dollies? imaginary clothes. When the green gets back in the meadow, And the sap creeps up in the trees; When the fragrance of the violet Is wafted forth on the breeze, When the cock sends forth at sunrise His lusty trumpet call, And the twitter of birds in the woodland Comes from the branches tall; When the bubbling life within you Is brightest of all the year, And you can't contain your feelings, Then you know that spring is here. I. M. J. 19 Miss Scorup, in spelling: Louie, give me a good definition of rascal. Louie H: Wayne Gardner. |