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Show MODERN EDUCATION Education in our early history meant merely the knowledge of a few fundamental principles. When a man had attended school long enough to learn to figure a few simple accounts, he was considered fully educated; It was an unnecessary expense to -educate women because it was thought that they had no use whatever for knowledge other than housework. As a result most of the women then lived in ignorance. Our present civilization demands a much higher and more complete education edu-cation for everyone. Women, as well as men, must be educated in order that they may make better wives and be better fitted to rear healthy families. fami-lies. Many modern women prefer to earn a living for themselves. Consequently they do not marry but go into business busi-ness or teach school. A very thorough education is necessary for this. Business Busi-ness women must be recognized as doing a service to the world, even though they are not performing the functions for which they were primarily pri-marily intended, those of wife and mother. Today farming or agriculture, though still the principal industry, is by no means the only one. Men must be trained for the positions of mech- ; " anic, electrician, builder, and professional profes-sional man, as well as farmer. Our modern business men did not receive tlwir education in a few years. They : v: re not content with mere gradua-j Vom high school, but attended ; ol.L-ge and received much of their; 'nter- knowledge through experience. Yes, a very few, out of the vast army, may have received anly a meager education aifd through sheer ability and ambition attained their present positions. But, even to them, what an advantage' a good education would have been ! It is a well known fact that a college col-lege education is required for all. "high class" positions today. A high school course is insufficient. Therefore, There-fore, all those who are now attending high, school are advised to continue in the pursuit for education after graduation and try to realize that one. can never lie educated too much. Wallace - Moore. ' : I |