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Show The initial meeting of the Educa-onal Educa-onal campaign in Sanpete County as called for Tuesday evening, junuary 2 0 in the assembly room of he North Sanpete High School at Iount Pleasant. Representing Hon. Nephi L. Morris, Executive Chairman of the Utah Educational Campaign Committee, Francis W. Kirkham addressed a group of seventy-five outlining the purpose of the campaign and its methods. Men and women from busi-ness, busi-ness, professional and agricultural lines represented every community in North Sanpete, except Moroni and Indianola. Mr. Kirkham's speech created an ' . atmosphere which ma'de easy the matter of organization. All present were convinced of the need of the campaign and participated zealously zealous-ly in the selection of an executive committee for North Sanpete. Mr. Kirkham made clear that, taxation has been unfair to the boys and girls in this state, a leavy of seven mills is not adequate for rural districts, connected with taxation even in our large, rich counties. The great war came to change the general feeling and bring in an altruistic spirit. The question has been raised: What can we do to preserve this country for democracy? Reforms are needed in addition to those effected ef-fected 'during the war. Prohobition has been one of the most important charges for lour national welfare. We are done with whiskey forever. We have learned that the public school is the place to have reform measures begin. The jTublic school reaches every home. The instruction instruc-tion in 'our schools must function in practical life. Omr greater educational program includes health education, vocational education and education in citizenship. citizen-ship. There seems little logic or little reason to teach a boy agriculture agricul-ture out of books unless such instruction in-struction is made to function by practical productive work upon the farm. There is little reason to ask a girl to explain how a room is to be decorated, or how a meal is to be prepared and served, but rather, under un-der supervision and observation, to have the girls do the work at home. Examination should be by accomplishment, accom-plishment, not by written essay. Laws of personal hygiene are ot little use to know unless they are put into practice. The aim of education is charcter building and information is Imparted Impart-ed as incidental to this end. Character Charac-ter education can be taught poorly indeed out of books. Charter is formed by the proper attitude of the boy toward play and recreation, by the square deal which he gives to his playmate or chums, by his attitude toward his employer, by the way he uses tha property of other people, and by the way he acts in society. Ameri' l needs today training for citizenship more than training for knowledge or wealth. Duties and responsibilitiese in a democracy - should be taught as well as its rights . n& privileges. The Boy Scout movement is in J part a protest and a criticism of the; ' public school. While the public 'V" school has failed to give the training f which the Boy Scout movement now gives, should not the public school tow support by recognition of its . educational value this great national, movement? Should not the schools . ecognize the value of training in I tizenship. in moral and spiritual i fe which comes through atte-j nice at Sunday School and similar ganizations? It is no concern of the ate what Sunday school or what or-inization or-inization the pupil attends, so long the aim and motive of the instruc-in instruc-in given is for higher and better izenship. Is it not the duty of the state for its own protection to teach its citi- zens to take the proper attitude to- ward work and thrift? Is this not x as essential for its preservation as the arts and sciences? Shall the United States of America continue io neglect health education and for-get for-get the astounding revelation of the war, which showed that one out of every three men of America who were drafted to protect the nation in .the hour of its greatest peril was 'physically unfit, and to know that usueh defects could have been, in nearly all cases, corrected in school? Training boys and girls in American Ameri-can citizenship for twelve months is a safe policy. Citizenship must be practiced every clay of the year. Let the state and the nation attend to this paramount duty. Morever, parents want their children trained in health, work and civile and patriotic patriot-ic service, as well as those branches which more directly increase knowledge. know-ledge. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |