The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1933, Page 4

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All rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Education In @ letter to The Tribune which appears in this issue, a reader of this newspaper takes sharp exception to the theory, expressed in a recent edi- torial, that we could get along with- out some of the services now per- formed at public expense by our pub- lic school system. The rejoinder mentions such things as “educational psychology, pedagogi- cal technique, curriculum require- ments, character growth and its rela- tion to our American life today.” ‘These are well worth study, but be- fore going too far into the subject of education it is well to ascertain what the word really covers. The dictionary definition is voluminous but it mentions first “the systematic development and cultivation of the natural powers by inculcation, ex- ample, etc.” The problem of the modern school, then, is to assist the parents and oth- er avenues of instruction in doing admit it, but the fact is that we over organized and that many of the “advances” made have been brought about by the need for positions to be filled. This same tendency has con- tributed to the “advancement” of standards. Education as we know it has done much to’ instill contempt into the minds of many children for the com- Moner avenues of endeavor, to en- courage them into fields for which their natural powers do not equip them. There is, for instance, an over- 7.20] abundance of teachers, yet too few have any real gift for teaching. The same thing holds true of other pro- fessions. There are lawyers who might better have been plumbers; doctors who display marked aptitude for blacksmithing. This business of education has been surrounded with too much abracada- bra. Because it has so many things to offer, it frequently places stress in the wrong place; overlooks those things which contribute most effec- tively to the building of sturdy char- acter. ‘The fact that people can or cannot Pay is beside the point. If every tax- Payer were a millionaire there still would be things in our educational system which need correction, The needs of the child and the effects of “education” upon him are the import- ant things. Our Neighbor’s Troubles It isn't very likely that Congress- man Hamilton Fish’s demand for out- right U. 8. intervention in Cuba will be adopted. Any such program would present a great many thorns to the vies that tried to grasp it, and the ernment at Washington today has, beyond question, all the troubles it cares to handle without going out of its way to find any more. Nevertheless, Congressman Fish is quite right in calling our attention to the fact that Cuban affairs have reached a critical situation; and he is likewise right in pointing out that the United States has a pretty direct tesponsibility there. ‘We gave Cuba her freedom some 35 years ago; we have something of an obligation to see that that freedom is kept inviolate. Just how we are to do that without infringing on Cu- these things and of fitting the child . to become a useful member of society. How best to do that at the least cost is the question. A knowledge of the physical phen- omena which he sees daily about him, sufficient to enable him to interpret them in terms of his own needs and welfare is essential. The process of acquiring this information begins shortly after the child is born. The bumped head, the cut finger, the burned tongue are essential lessons in the child’s education, as important as any learned in school. The child needs to know more than comes to him by observation and ex- Perience, of course. Reading opens the pages of history, philosophy and recorded human thought to him if he cares to read, but no school or college can bring to him more than a cursory knowledge of these subjects, If there is no thirst for knowledge or develop- ment, instruction along these lines is, in the main, like pounding sand in a rat hole. Too many persons have finished fe college with the false impression that they had gained an education, where- as it frequently happens that really educated and cultured individuals have had very little formal schooling. The recitation of “Thanstopsis” or “Evangeline” in the grades, and pur- suit of the muse of Browning in col- lege, along with literary didoes of through congress, it was estimated that the taxes accruing from the sale of the beverage would bring the fed- eral treasury approximately $150,000,- 000 @ year. It begins to look now as if this estimate were far too low. beer industry would have to sell 30,- 000,000 barrels a year—an average of slightly more than 82,000 barrels a day. During the first 2¢ hours of} legal beer, reliable estimates put the total sales at between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 barrels. | nt scientific or precise knowl- To be sure, sales will not continue tage. goes, plain boric acid solution, say a rounded teaspoonful of boric acid dissolved in the pint of boiled water is as efficient an antiseptic as can safely be applied to the nose or throat in that way. in anything like that in volume. But even if they go on only at a tenth of that rate—which is surely a conserva- tive estimate—the tax revenue will be far greater than $150,000,000 a year. than anyone had dared to hope. ban sovereignty and stirring up a new batch of trouble is something of a problem, Revenue From Beer ‘When the beer bill was being put To yield that much revenue, the It looks as if the beer tax will be a lar more important revenue producer Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without r to whether they agree or dis: with The Tribune's policies, better or lesser quality, mean noth- ing. It does mean something to be able to write a sentence which really makes sense; to be able to express one's self clearly. Some “educated” individuals sometimes write sentences in a man- ner peculiar to themselves and re- miniscent of a puzzle contest. There is real question as to whether If song or poesy exist in the heart they will find expression. If they do uninterested. Regardless of the child's “natural|have they done powers” it is obvious that he must know certain things if he is to sur- vive in modern competition, He must | ht. be able to read and to “figger” and if he is to earn a living he must know how to use his head or his hands or both, If he is to be a good citizen he should know something about his form of government and its history. The rest of education is, in the main, an offshoot from these essen- through one of the severest tests of capacity for self-government. time of depression we all know how Breat the temptation is, especially among & people to whom aut is cOmparatively new, to cele 80 personal a thing as music is sus- igeraaens singdne of chief benefit tible to $ or even individuals, and to Seine 2 (enehing 00. s wide sonle. | ood officiel selivitie in ie of giving stimulus to the activities of Private business. In trying year, not, a thousand hours of gruelling la- | however, the Filipinos seem to have bor will leave the boy or girl dull and|#hown remarkable self-restraint. Balancing Budgets as an Exercise (St. Louis Globe-Democrat) The Philippines have just passed careful management they have bal- anced their insular budget. omnipresent deficits of these times, @ $1,000,000 surplus is said to be in Detroit's annual budget for 1,568,662 People is even greater than the Phil- ippine budget for 12,604,000 people. Its municipal debt, greatest per cap- ita of any city in the United States barring one, is several times the com- bined insular and provincial debt of the island. Its wasteful spending of $19,000,000 for welfare work two years ago is still well remembered, and on Bait sede i aFe i F 8 i some troubles but a very dange! one if carelessly handled, so we'll omit the name of it. Nose and throat after being exposed to flu, ete.? (Mrs. H.C. R.) rather futile, and if such a powerful irritant as the correspondent tions were so used it might do harm. snuff or sniff anything into the nasal Passage. If any medicament is to be applied thru the nose it had better be by irrigation, spray or vapor. remedies one might use in the nose and throat, probably kill more germs than boric acid does, but I should not bother to use them myself if you supplied them free of all charge and even paid me a Percentage for using them. conceivable that a sudden Pope of poison might catch invading flu germs or pneumonia germs in the act, an- | ag on gl is ; 3 l - *t THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1933 Sketches of the News IF WE CAN'T COLLECT THE TAxes, A QUESTION FOR WE'VE Get To REOUCE Expenses 4 " cays FUTURE GEOGRAPHY tay in how Yor. eae ee oe CLASSES Promising “WHAT RIVER FLOWS THROUGH FouR STATES AND DRAINS THE i 5 g abe Ay = = moon’s gravity. As the earth around, the moon attracts the i eppae.e pla vi Fei mind, in Spanish, so nobody felt hurt! ee # SUCCESS STORIES If you aren’t one of life’s successes, maybe you should start over. Frieda Inescort, now in “When La- dies Meet,” was secretary to the famous Lady Astor, worked in the Service and was as- ‘You Saip You WERE GOING Te ROLL THE LAWN ‘TO-DAY, SURE! ordinary comedian. He became famous in his first tragic role, in “Hamlet”. ... Charlie Chap- lin, on the other hand, began as a Shakespearean actor but found it such uphill work that he turned to comedy. x # & MOVIE-MAD benniemc SRR i probably refuse to pay at all, and PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not to disease diagnosis, or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written, in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Dr. William Brady, in care of this newspaper. HE LUST TO KILL GERMS Is there any harm or merit, asks & SYNOPSIS reader, in sniffing (holding one nos- Lily Lea Lansing, young er tril closed and inhaling thru the oth- oe telephone ee pr gives er) a bottle of— fapegeonemd Bee The correspondent names a Pie pir er emt hero Ser- ~oHigdien pee ALL setae elder as thele i is Aik fi E HT —as a means of killing germs in i | In my opinion such a practice is rE Ay | ff 1 E f iS a) In the first place it is unwise to 4 RE the early Indians as a home. Bet if “tah look it up you'd find it full of sina American | bankers. Red seca baited dogs tm Mt and| (Copytight, 1933, NEA Service, Inc.) Tl apologize publicly. Meanwhile, I say the American Red Cross is in er- ror about this vital matter. (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.) i i In the next place, so far as our Finally, I believe I am no more im- mune to flu or other respiratory in- fections than anybody should be, yet I should not deem it worth while to use any such remedy in the hope of ward- ing off such an illness. to become a mother. She is tempted te write Ken but refrains. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Of course I know there are several New York, April 25—The bi s back of Diego Rivera, famous 250- pound Mexican artist now doing the murals at Radio City, is helping to [German Palaces | remedies which would i é F » I acknowledge it is quite cif nihilate them, and save the day. Fry HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle of seats letter. Dwight the other hand it is certain — ngs., that three germs which have invaded the tissues| 7” pynere are the SOLOMON E) 15 Falsifier. land then In ajare beyond the reach of any such palaces of REDON KH 21 True -to the ithe employment medicament. So I am cheerfully pes- Germany? IE IVIAIOVE | fact. 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