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Show H MAINTAIN SCHOOLS AT HIGH EFFICIENCY H rf",HK necessity of maintaining our schools and H colleges at a high state of ellicieivy, despite H the critical war condition through which wo are H passim:, is recognizee by all thinking people. Prcs- H ident Wilson, governor Panmbcrger and the U. S. H ( 'ommissioner of Education, have all expressed H themselves on this important question, an follows: H President Wilson's Statement. H "I have, therefore, no hesitation in urging college H and technical schools to endeavor to maintain their B courses as far as possible on the usual basis. There -U will bo many young men from these institutions who -U will serve m the armed forces of the country. Those H who fall below the age of selective conscription and B who do not enlist may feci that by pursuit!"; their COUrs- B es with earnestness and dilligence they also are pre B paring themselves for valuable service to the nation. B "I would particularly urge upon the young people B who arc leaving our high schools that as many of them M as ran do so. avail themselves this year of the i i r H (unities offered by the colleges and technical schools, B to the end thai the country may not lark an adequate B supply of trained men and women." H (inventor Simon llamhei ger's Statement. M "I can think of no time in the nation's history when H the continuance of schools and colleges was more nee W essury than at the present time. The courses of study, W naturally, should be adapted to the needs of the na B lion, but these needs are so many and varied that they M call for the fullest and most comprehensive training. B "While we are all hoping and praying for peace B none may say how long this war may last, nor how ' urgent may be the need of our country for men of m skill and education, that we may continue to prosecute D this war with persevering vigor. I regard it as the M duty t every young man and woman not now in the B active service of the government to continue in school, H in order to prepare for the obligations that arc coin H Dr. (laon, I'. S. Commissioner of Education. h "The United States has entered into the war to the H end that Us own democracy shall be safeguarded and M that government of the people, by the people and for B the people mav prevail over all the world. Hut democ B racy requires for success universal knowledge, intelli B gence, and virtue of a high degree, and must protect itself from weakness and corruption from within no less than from forceful invasion from without. There tore, it is of the utmost importance that during the continuance of the war and through the years imnu diately following there shall be no lowering iii the ef fic.SC) of our systems of education. Schools and other agencies of education must be maintained at whate necessar) cost and against all hurtful interference with their regular work, except as may be necessary for fl the national defense which is of course our immediate task and must be kept constantly in mind and have the tight of w.iv everywhere and at all times. Prom the beginning of our participation in the war we should avoid the mistakes which some other countries have C made to their Kurt and which the) are now Iryii HI H There are a lot of, voting people in this com- Wkm munity and in the other communit ies of the South H a great many young people who ought to be im- H Moving the precious opportunity this winter of H Increasing their educational equipment along the H lines they wish to specialize in. Not only may the BBB government have serious need for the service-- of H these young people, but society and the country HJ rge always has serious need for young pit pie H of culture and educatl ;' ' should need no argu- H tin ni ; t this day and age t prove the advantages H of edu at ion. The young ma r young woman H lacking in scientific training is starting in the H race foi life and existence with a tremendous han- H dlcap, and unless some i Bpe la good fortune comes BBB to them have a hard, tt irq pull before them. H The Branch Agricultural College which was HB placed in the Southern pari of the state for the B special benefit of the people wh.o reside there, has mtu been thoroughly officered, instructored and equip- H ped lor giving technical training in almost every BBB field of learning i ad endeavor, up to and including the .second year of eollege and normal training, with emphasis on the industrial courses. The relent re-lent liberal additions to the libraries, 'nboratories and work shops, i aki s it one of the best equipped institutions in the state, and enables it to give as thorough courses as are to be had in anv school or college. immediately after the winter holidays is an excellent time for young and middle aged men and women to regish r for as much of the work as their time and circumstances will permit them to take. But by all means, try to avail yourself of some of the benefits placed within your reach. (S) |
