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Show PRACTICAL EDUCATION. Prof. P. G. Holden, of Iowa, father of the extension work In agricultural colleges, gave an Interesting lecture on practical education last Week In Salt Lake. After defining education to bo that which fits one for the practical duties national systems falls In Its objer.t. file said that only four per cent of the working population follow the professions pro-fessions and yet our entire educational educa-tional system has for Its foundation those subjects which prepare for the professions. He said a knowledge of the beet root was more Important than knowledge of the Greek root. He advocated ad-vocated the use of half of the present pres-ent school session to the leaching of the practical problems of life, such as agricultural tests, and the maUng of articles of use in the world. Governor Spry, in his address, declared de-clared that one of the most serious problems of Ctah was how to take care of the farms. The reason why Ctah I not progressing Ilk other states he attributed to the lack of Interest In-terest In rural life. Professor Lewis Merrill also said that I'tah wa hand! capix'd In making advancement along agricultural lines because the younger generation is inclined to overlook the opportunities which exist In rural districts. dis-tricts. All this Is In line with what the editor has contended, that until we have more agricultural education in our country schools the movement from the farm to the city will continue, con-tinue, the professions and the Industries Indus-tries will be overcrowded and tho cost ot living for the city dweller will continue con-tinue to rise. The farmer raises everything ev-erything we cat and wear, and when this Industry does not attract Its proportion pro-portion of workers It works a bard hlp on all industry. The way to make farm life profitable and attractive Is by starting in with the child and showing show-ing him the interesting things about plant life and how to sid the processes proc-esses of nature. |
