AN EIGHTH GRADE IDEAL
Some Useful Thott for Those Who
Are Patrons of the Schoc.
VIEWS OF LEADING EDUCATOR
Prof. J. A. lb at He of Coiner Uni
versity, located at Hethaiiy, a sub
urb of Unco In, has written a paiu
phl on the subject, "An ECtghth
Grade Ideal", which we have ben
requested to publimh in The Herald.
Believing tht it will be imtereMtlnff
to many of our renders we give to,
as fotlowa:
An Eighth Grade Ideal
Six BQMtdtraitiOM s ne to ilitro
teoa the then: , ! i RMWUBg and
importance to the eventl pnrta amd
to the Ideal as a whole.
1. Kvery teacher feels the need of
an Ideal, a goal, a measure, that th!
work of teaching and its if mil i may
be definite, accurate and efficient.
2. lit is the desire that each one
shall raise the questions with him
eir : Is the Meal, fixed by thU or
thriit specification, too high, or too
low? Is It worthy, or unworthy, as
the foundation on which to build the
tdmation jriven In the high school
and in the college and university to
which some will go? Is It a prepar
ation. a3 far as It goes, for the ev
ery day affairs upon which many
will enter as soon as the eighth
grade is completed?
What ought an eighth grade pu
pil to be and be able to do when the
iork of this grade is complete?
4. Is the Ideal here presented in
harmony w i h the best that is kaown
of 1 he educational foundations which
ought to be laid during the first
eight ye;rs of school llf? and in
struction? Is the , ideal such in
character, iU li in MOpa Ud BUOB
in purpose thai it lays the fouiula
tions for ;t business education, for
Industrial growth and for profession
1 life and developtm n: ?
I, Is the Ideal set forth in the fol
kywiai specificmions in harmony with
the nature and destiny of the immor
tal beings to be educated? If I is
rectified Will ihe pupil, at thirteen or
I nirii t n, have an informed mind, will
he be established in principle, will
he have a regulated heart, will he
he worthy of character, and will he
b" inspired by the highest and holi
est things?
6. If this ideal could be realized
ta every rural school and by the
work of the grades in every town
jtnd city would our days be happier,
:ir homes better, our skies bright
er, our society purer, our aspira
t'ms higher, our work more efficient,
ar worship more s-in:-ere, our devo
UoB more constant and our business
life and r.l.ritais more completely
under tlio :;ntrol .of the Hold en
Kul ?
W'itn ilic-ii things in mind and
ooostantly raising the qomttoiM sum-
geated let tin study the etsrhth grade
Ideal.
Ill He able to speak the Knglish
Innguage
(21 Re able to write readily and
l gtbly. easily and accurately.
(5) Be able to Rpell the word
uaetl ta common life and in daily bus
iness. (4) Be ahle to read a book and a
newspaper with distinct articulation,
oleatr enunciation and correct pro
innvolation. (ft) Be ahle to gain the meaning
from the printed page with s i h
clearness and underwtmicMng that It
can be told to others.
(6) Be able to uee all the artohmet
Ical knowledge necessary for oonimon
life and ordinary affaire.
7) Be able to employ free-hand
drawing In illustration of thought,
and the charm and harmony of mu
sic In the cultivation of (ante and
beauty.
tS) Know enough geography to ap
preciate ourrent eveivts, poowceo a
general idee of the orth'e surface,
a.i 1 undev-iand the relation of geog
raphy to Individual and national wel
fare (9) Under .dn d the leading faote,
the heroic dreJ.9, and the sincere de
vo.ion of the makers of American
history so well that they will inspire
to earnest and patriotic citizenship.
(10) Value the principles of our
government well enough to cast an
intelligent ballot, to appreciate men
and measures and to judge righteous
ly the acts and the representatives
of the people.
(11) Be intelligent In the laws
and conditions of health and be a-1
ble to appreciate the advantage of
a "sound mind In a sound body'
(12) Possess definite preparation
(as far as it goes) for a vocation, I
knowledge of the use and the pro-!
due'iveness of machinery, under!
stand the requirements of a useful
life and be able to appreciate the'
oandttfKMMI of industrial progress and,
niii'c 1 ..il well being.
(i:i) Be hon.vt in purpose, worthy!
in Conduct, genuine iu chancier, gen-;
erous in heart, and trustworthy In!
life.
(14) Have formed fixed habits of j
thrift, industry. p-jHu a : .s, temper-'
ance and truthfulness.
t 15) He able to enjoy the beauties j
of Nature and the glory of t h el
heavens; to appreciate the saoredncss
of human rights and the wealth of I
opportunity on almost every hand and
be inspired by the almost divine in
the literature of the Knglish tongue.
Is the foregoing ideal such an one
as we ought constantly to cherish?
Is It worth while, for us as teachers,
to make the preparation which this
ideal implies on the pairt of those
who are the guides and Instructors
of childhood and youth?
"He built it house; time laid it iu
the dust;
He wrote a book; its title is now
forgot ;
He ruled a city, but his name is not
On any table! graven, where rust
1 ' in giit her from disguise, or marble,
bust."
"He took a child from out a wretch
ed cot,
Who on the state dishonor might
have brought
And reared him to the Christ Ian 'a
hope and t rust .
The boy, to manhood grown, became
a light
To many souls, and pressed for hu
man need
The wondrous loveoftheOmnipotent."
"The work has multiplied like stars
tut night
When darkness deepens; every no
ble deed
Lasts longer then a granite monu
ment "
DESERVE SPECIAL MENTION
The Herald intended to enll spe
cial attention to the half page ad
of Tagg Bros., which appeared
In our last issue. The
gjent I emeu c o m p o s 1 n g t h e
company, especially the two who
attended the lonvention, A. W. and
B. W. Tagg, are well known to the
stockmen of this part of the state.
They are square business men and
enterprising. One wwy in which
they show their enterprise Is by
giving the newspaper that boosts for
their market a Hheral advertising
patronage.
TRIP IN AUTOMOBILE
South Omaha Commission Man Mak
ing Tour of West
Thomas J. Donahue, president of
the prosperous young live stock com
mission firm of Donahue, Randall &
Company of South Omaha was here
taking in the convention and adxer
tising his firm in a very uniinie way.
Mr. Donahue came overland w i t h
his own automobile which WJM well
covered with pennanls MM banners
hoisting IVuiahue, Itnndall Com
1 My, and the South Omaha market.
He nine thru the sand hills b way
of Kong Pine, Valentine, Itushville
nd Hay Springs, covering the en
tire distance including many stops, In
three days. He is driving a Pire
slcne Columbus car equipped Willi
Kelly Springfield Staggard Tread
ttrea.
From here Mr. Donahue went to
( liadron. thence west expecting to
stop at Sheridan, Caspar, Cheyenne
and other Wyoming points, and re
turn to Omaha along the I'nion Pacific,
SIMPLE MIXTURE HELPS
ALLIANCE PEOPLE
That simple remedies are best has
again been proven. Harry Thlele,
Druggist, reports that many Alliance
people are receiving QUICK benefit
from simple buckthorn bark, glycer
ine, etc., as mixed in Adler-l-ka, the
German appendicitis remedy. A SIN
GLE DOSK helps sour stomach, gas
on the stomach and constipation IN
STANTLY because this simple mix
ture antisepticizes the digestive or
gans iind draws off the impurities.
Buy your coal of Rowan & Wright.
Phone 71. tf
JUNIOR NORMAL NOTES
(By "Homesteader")
The following Items were written
or last Issue of The Herald but
reached the office too late for pub
lication We have been requested
to publish them In addition to those
furnished this week:
The state examinations for H o
Hutte county are being held Thins
day and Friday of this wek. and by
what may be regarded as an unfor
tunate coincidence, fall on the same
dates as the Stockmen's Convention
To meet this exigency the authori
ties of the normal have arranged to
have all the classes one prelod ear
lier on these two days, and also o
cut cut off twenty minutes from the
dinner hour. Those who have a
'lass In the second or last afternoon
p. -iod will thus complete their class
es at 1:40 p. m. and he enabled to
a' tend the afternoon Ksslon of the
convention.
The faculty hopes that none of t tie
students will make the ascension in
the aeroplane with the object of
"hitching their wagon to a star"
and forget to return to earth in time
to ride in the wagon!
We again had the privilege of in
je. ing the musical uiVnt of several
lames and geni lein.vr, during the
ek, at the chapel hour; the pfd
gramme including pl in: solos and du
ets. a violin solo and a vocal solo
the Ins! by Prof. Reimund. our pop
ular and talented musical lllfajOtOI'
"Homesteader" will etnl.avor next
v 1 ek to give the chapel programme
in lull with names and select ions.
A new song book, "The American",
has been issued to the student and
is now in use, in place of th old
Tncle Sam'- song book, many op
ies of which were dilapidated and
had pages missing. The new work
ems 10 he similar in plan a n d
oops to the old,
On Tuesday afternoon at L':4o p
m. we were treated to a very hater
est ing, Instructive and practical talk
by Dr. .1 A Beattle of Cotie-r 1'ni
vcrsity. The title of Dr lleatiies
lei ture was "An Kighteh Ctatle I
deal", and It outlines I si and a rd of
what might be accomplished by a
public school pupil during (he eight
years passed in "the grades", which.
If measured up to, would imply a
very complete and worthy equipment
with which to start either a High
school course or the practical career
of one early compelled to become a
wage earner.
Again on Wednesday morning at
the chapel hour we were privileged
to listen, while Dr. Beattle pictured
in glowing words the glorious inheri
tance which belongs of right a n d
privilege to every American child.
This "theme, as it was wider I n
scope than that of the previous af
ternoon, also struck the writer as
being even more inspiring, and tap
nhle of awakening the enthusiasm,
arousing the ambition nnd deepening
the sense or responsibility of every
true teacher who heard It. The lec
turer spoke first of the wide differ
ence between the lire of the Imma
ture young or the lower animals and
that of the human species; showing
how the survival and development
of the former depended far more on
their Instincts nnd simple reflex ac
tion of the PhMtaU being of the In
dividual, and less on the care and
deliberate purpose of t h e parent,
than Is the case with the Initer. A
gain, when the age of choice Is
reached. ho ever heard of a hliek
cat desiring to be white, or a htwse
with cue white foot wishing to b e
differently coloured. The 'luman
race alone U endowed with the am
bition and 'he power to conform to
the Ideal, a unse of const ralni to
wards betterment or the inner sen
even 1 reeling or condemnation In
the in glci i of an attempt at 1 i-t
to realixe Mich an ambition.
The speaker then outlined the
American child's Inheritance under
various heads sueh a would Include
the contributions of science, history,
the twentieth cent u r ineal of effi
ciency, sacred and other ancient lit
erature. He, and finally the inesti
mable privileges of the Christian re
ligion. The concluding remarks deaii With
the Influence of pcrs-analltles i n
close proximity, not to say union,
one upon another; and the lecturer
warned his hearers that they might
find, by comparing portraits of th 11
parents taken fifteen or twenty years
ago with those of present date, that
people In the marriage relation 'end
ni(st strongly to become more aid
more alike as the years pass. 1 t
therefore behoov es every tea h. r
find every other unmarried person)
to be sure that the partner of h r
1 hoice is one whom thev would 1 1
It an honor and a Joy to resemble
more ctMMfy In Hie days to con,
The following beautiful poem, the
author of which Is unknown to lbs
writer of the notes, was quoted by
Dr. Beattle In the course of his i i
m . i ks.
The stars shine over the earth.
The stars shine over the sea.
The stars shine up to the mighty
God.
The stars kblM down on me.
The slurs shall shine for a million
years,
For a million years and a day;
Hut (its! and I shall live and love
When the stars have passed away.
Another leature liesldes the musi
cal selections formed a part of the
chapel programme this week. The
writer refers to the readings by Miss
Pauline Montgomery and Miss l.eone
Mallery. These young ladles gave
us the same pieces which they spoke
at the state contest at Kearney; and
both were received with the same
keen enjoyment and appl e, iai ion and
welcomed with the MUDS hearty ap
plause as on previous o"caslons.
Meny were present however, to
whom these readings must have beu
entirely new nnd the writer can only
measure their reelings by reeollect
hig the delight which he himself e
perlenrcd the first time he heard
them.
BOARD SAYS AT LITTLE"
Kansas Health Officer Asserts It Wilt
Cut Living Cost.
Topeka, June 24. "Don't eat ae
much." is the new alogan being sent
ovei Kansas by the state board ej
beatth. For yeen the board has been
wetttag the fly and the common
drinking cup and the roller towel. Now
II has begun to swat the gormniid.
The board has Just issued a bulletin
III etltlng.
"One might just as well take a $5
blil and light hi pipe with It as to
bttm Of that money by wrong eating,"
said Of S I Crinnblne, secretnry ot
Ihe In. lid.
"It takes so much energy and power
to kep the liody going, just as it
takes so mm h coal In keep up a cer
tain head o( steam. Therefore, the
use or foods that will maintain the
power and energy will be the cheapest
Hid less UHMttfal. Most people think
the, will get more energy and power
out of 1 plank-d slrlon steak that is
listed at 1.M on the bill of fare. As
a matter of fact, a glass of pure milk,
n slice of bread, M egg, nnd a dish of
Apple truce will give more energy
producing food than the sirloin steak.'
Says Many Refined Women Smoke.
New York, .lune 24. "I will take
judicial rognlxnnce that It Is quite a
rommon Cltetoh among ninny refined
women of the world to smoke cigar
ettes." announced the court here, sit
ting "11 the ase of H W Thome, a
broker, agaiurt his divorced wife, an
actress now Mis. Charles H. Pope.
Th iontrociK M over the custody
of a small sen. One of the reasons
Urged why Mrs. I'ope should not con
tiuih in charge of the boy, that she
smoked Igurettei, drew forth the
opinion of the court.
Mra. .Inne Qulnn. accused of sheet
lng and killing her third husband,
John M. Qtiinu, last December in hit
bed, was found not guilty by a jury
at Chi' ago before Judge Kerstein.
At his home on the Crow Creek res
ervation, in central South Dakota
occurred the death ot Will, one of the
most prominent of the older Sioux In
dinns. He was eighty-one years of age.
A bronte tablet marking the place
where, in liiStl. the first Catholic ma
was shIiI on the Island of Manhatti.n
wbs unveiled on the north entrant
stairs of the New York canton hou
Commission .nid 0:1 ai count of
goods purchased abroad are not d tt 1
ble. the United States CtlstfUn
court of appeals so decided t'.;i- lie.
port ant question against tli' ; .0 a
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