Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1919-10-31 | Page 3 | Words too Often Confused

WORDS TOO OFTEN CONFUSED Excellent Point Made in Emphasis of Difference Between "Training" and "Education." The difference between training and education was well expressed by Dr. C. Stunrt Gager in his address to the graduating class of the school of horticulture hor-ticulture for women, when he said: "Cloth would be spun on hand looms today had no other factor been Introduced Intro-duced Into spinning thsn the instruction instruc-tion of daughters by mothers. This kind of instruction does not make for progress ; it can never convert a trade into a profession. The spinning jenny was not Invented by a spinner, nor the wireless telegraph by a telegraph operator, nor the science of agronomy by practical farmers. "Progress depends upon a fullness of preparation exceeding the limits of anticipated requirement in practice. That Is why I have never liked the phrase 'teachers' training class.' Horses may be trained, and a well-trained well-trained horse may be depended on to do accurately and promptly the tricks that are taught him. But place him In a new situation or confront lilra with a new problem or an old one somewhat some-what altered and you may then learn clearly and easily the difference between be-tween training and education." Montreal Mont-real Herald.