Show III y yI I 1 t w n Modern Shook Every Everywhere I go I see spectacular spectacular spec spec- new schools I am reminded reminded reminded re re- re- re minded of the time my late cousin the distinguished Maor Ma Ma- jor or Elmer Babson Dabson shocked the he people of Gloucester about I ten en years ears ago by building a modern school NEW ARCHITECTURE The local taxpayers immediately lately dubbed it the New Factory Factory Fac- Fac tory ory and md they did not intend in in- tend end this as a compliment But m my cousin realized long before before be- be fore most of his contemporaries ies es that the day of the old schoolhouse built as ns an ar architectural architectural architectural ar- ar addition to a city with fancy columns and elaborate elaborate elaborate orate stone trimmings was definitely over He had the vision vision vi- vi sion ion and the courage to make a radical change and to pro pro- vide fide space for the most effi effi- teaching conditions pos pos- sible WE ARE AHE NOW NOI in the day of brain factories and rightly so This is the time when every schoolhouse should be built as an nn efficient plant with teachers being paid to be efficient managers experts and foreman Even the more backward school committees and taxpayers are adopting this factory idea iden with their cities and towns the better off for it The hope of or every community community community is its children provided they arc are properly taught the right things I think some of the things taught today al are arc c silly and pointless And too many of the new school buildings buildings build build- ings are arc wastefully fancy and expensive AUTOMATION AUTOr Every day students hear talk about AUTOMATION This is another way of saying saying saying say say- ing automatic factories Raw materials arc are fed into one end and the finished products products products prod prod- come out the other Such factories arc are worth what it costs to construct them because because be be- cause the they will turn out the same volume of or shoes cloth candy etc with 50 employees that factories used to produce with say LET ME SAY here that automation automation au au- au depends almost entirely entirely entirely en en- on electronics which I trust is being taught in all high schools by now Electronics makes possible two ke key things 1 the turning of a very faint electric current into a powerful current as illustrated ed by loud speakers and TV and 2 the turning on or off of an electric current by light sound or temperature instead of by hand This is seen in the electric eye which opens the door for you when you go into the supermarket PERSONAL FACTORIES I desire to point out to teachers teachers teach teach- ers ministers and parents that their young charges already already already al al- ready possess the most wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- automatic factory of or them all All young people should realize that they own and control such an efficient factory within their heads Show them how with a good working knowledge of rending reading writing and arithmetic this brain can cnn make every student healthy prosperous and happy hap- hap py WATER air and proper foods arc are fed in as raw ma ma- These move along through conveyors and cooking cooking cooking cook ing systems not unlike those found Cound within the most up up-to- up to- to date electronic factory The raw materials arc are magically changed into muscle and cultural cultural cul cul- tural gifts And there is far more Students can turn an electric electric electric elec knob and find out whether cr er his or her hel automatic fac- fac will produce physical force of the sort soil use used by common common common com com- mon labor brain power such as that required by executives executives tives and other leaders or a cultural product such as music music music mu mu- sic painting and poetry USE FACTORY FULLY I think it is time for school committees to wake up and to tell students to do likewise Automation has Ims air all ad d c e a y caught up with us You have probably seen one of the more fascinating results of electronics elec Cordless remote con can You can turn radios and TV sets on or off without get get- I I ting ling up from your chair with just a flash of light Darkness can turn on your burglar light daylight turn it off TV CHANNELS can b b be e changed without wires 0 or l' l cords commercials can be shut off This power po of remote I control all students have had from babyhood on But are arc they using it to best advantage advantage adan tage It should surely be one responsibilities of I Ithe of the great schools and of oC the the public I parents to teach leach students their theil capabilities 1 in m time Ume for them to use them early and com com- |