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Show EDITORIAL ARE SCHOOL VACATIONS TOO LONG? Wthin a few weeks, every tschool-ihouse throughout the country will be empty, the pupils ; will be taking their vacation. A question has been asked and an i important one. Are our school vacations too long? Dr. Harrison of the University of Pennsyl- vania who was recently awarded the Edward Bok prize of $10,- 000, contends that school vacations, vaca-tions, especially college vacations .. are too long. He holds that it is due to protracted vacations that school terms are crowded with ,' work, requiring students to cram not the best and surest way of obtaning knowledge. He further believes that because of the long breaks in study, students are not able to retain all they do learn. Instead of school work of 190 to 200 days out of the 365, he would close school terms later vyV'Trnd Jjegin them earlier, thereby: ' enablingtjnipils and students to' work to greater advantages.) As a rule the city boy, if he so , desires, has the advantage over the country boy, because there here are so many schools to his advantage which can be used. Only equal advantagees in school will, as a general rule, give the country boy equality with the city boy, in competition in business, busin-ess, professions and the trades Educations is equipment to meet competition for livelihood. Education Edu-cation that is equipment is not obtainable during vacations, unless un-less what has been gained is then practically applied. Knowledge is gained by study, and the most ' profitable study is directed by teachers. , |