SCHOOL & THE WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2010, 18 March 1914, Page 4

SCHOOL & THE WORLD.

MODERN tWiukiM jJNDEWJKE.

" GENERAL INTELLIGENCE."

In tlio coiirse of a; .presidential ad* dressy to tlie Jliindiestcr. fcntihq.rs' Association recently, Mi - . 1, "Behiier re* Jet red to -tiGf tjift .cqmpiainte by the mcr> cantile section of the cQiTiiiuiiivtj' iigawitf i%6 effi.oidnqy of liljO; present d.iiy c.lp'inem' taiy se-l-iool. l?rqs.we»i DixQit, :of tho West of Scotland Iron and. Stool Insti-t-ut&j had apj)di:en% i'quhtlj said M'r. .SchiiV, nothing cf £r,eateif lngitierit to l«y before life professional■ .scjrileagucs .111 his a,mvua.l addfess tha'n tiio consideration of the tvpo of cjjtiicatieft- suitable lor the 200,000 workmen, .employed, Jii ■their J area; aiitj , : tli;> conclusion li<j lip.di dr&*|i was Ohii ■of disrWf.ißPrii.eni; Of thetypo'ef scliooling. jKtia+cr lionje, tiro locui caiilnjiitee felt itself compolled to.Cail tHo attention of ■f|ic pai'ijjlt body. Hie tuy ,;s'!iiri> Ediiea%ion Gonfimttspj to •tt'i.ile'iit.tforation; in th.o qiiality of the W<iik doiid.. in the. schools tortlaiy., awing, they said;, to rto overe.row,dc4 Jciirric.u'ltijiu Ami last, Wt ■by mo. ..moans Jejist;, a.t ili,fe ahhiirtl inec.trnit of tips .Britisli Agsocktifur, fhc Presidgnt of tliß EduEitioM ■fjo.ctiqtt did not ■lifisittite to .lend Ilifr autlipjity .of his bigh yositiipn. ttt joi.H in %s genera;! bliorfts of coi.idemniitio.fli»

What tjiejr Kay Hβ tiifllod .ivfetentjon 'to ularms often, offijred kv youtb wilh i>X* ■aelfcnfc qu.alificaWpns; Jle.citing. :a number cf iiisMiices iOf pnynifertt, Mr, Scltacr iskcdi "Is i£ -iujifiri*. WK-that ..Mvsiness ;meb caiihot gp.f iii-telliEeiit-;lnds fqv tMr ge'rv.icej.F 3 "it ■is idle fot t|ip JiUsihess 'he .adclei, "to complain, of the sc'.ltbttt or of .its .purrlcteliim. Tli.6 disea'sß that ;h c . ■co : uh .plants of, as well as. the f.em.e..dy for it, Ji'.es really in 'his own {foumiii. , 'The, fact k that, .as .regards the jfrvtieriiai organisation of hlB-biAsiness coh.ce.rn., tho corarilea'ial riiaji iSias :lii.debbiind faj* siisfom and .trailitiori as ;liis- 'prpfps'sioiial brother, although 'lm .iSvtiixi firsiia pajiit th& meral,and,tbo finger w Wws, M m loth. U :adapt Iwyiiseif io ciittJigtJfl .coivdiiipiis,. . Intelligeiit lads RTC to bo liad most ei theni .are, of fmin. theY<;l6me.nt,a;ry schools- :at th& age of welvo &■ fhe secoiid'ary schools; tfherothoy nti-rsuo ill sduciitign, Tho truth, »--..ai\!a ftujh wiii bliji some-dii}' '--tho business -.ijiafl. fta/iits. c.heap readymads dorks, jM lie yaiits theni intglat ihfi : p;Hpo. '• Weil) it js not mk /of this i uußfioii of,f|io school to -praiiuce that -artide. ,,, > ' ' \ ; Wrlfiiig and arithmetic.

Oar gri : j,res., hc> said, fall roughly into three siafji "r& ftai-tt the sdioirt cUroejiliiiii irq.m :(h Q Ltoliiti ut yj*jw at ilie.fr £ini. speidiai •vocational iiceds.; $) ilibSc* #0 aj]p W ■eoeial 4iid -pohlscst Erefriftcesvto J.it.itaeitc.e their vicfts, mt .education; ■(;)) t i,gso. tf-hq by..,i«mpci:a:me:irV ■rfkWa chajigo of -any fcind, iiud to. Will tii aivy sejiejaj; tjtf tliafrineairs, to them, "Wβ i,m ,goiiig to. i-itD fi-ist of these grtiupg is #cl£'represented. :by tiiQ tnfifcaiii.ile- VlitSfc. sfer ocßiipla-iut i$ t&jsi ciiir sj;bo]^'del iioi write sa ivcltj they ; do SopspcaV so Veil ni ;they did .formerly;,, i&hW feuge o£ is. Jiiipetfect dud ■lhadeqiiato;, dnd, in : Blisftj their iiiteltU gence is iiofr so :gpgd ; is if iiseft 4<S'.l)6. .: "I fljji .pre.parfca;,;ta..-gr:i!ist ihW :th.e% tefe taifi |qnie falling :in. tjiii nt tlm WTfttiigi That jid teiigcl* regard .writmij ji'f Mici/splioal. as ; tw ftiiu 111 itsctf. tyviifrii -ai): aid.,.. |b vi .is, |lic >v Tjy., tcliicJi jvo ■express. on* ' tJioiiglitii jii tphfao. gyiu-, bala, . W\mi tli(«fglj;(is ifow freely 'the swiliiijg lwturally Siiifcrs j it' Ss; jiiovitabl<s, \Y:o CaiMibii restrict; ciur ?tiildr.e.it ; tp-(ky to the mere, tcdmfcsij (jiperiitidiiL 0! Writiivg for a ixi.ssib.lQ clerksli.tp fii ■tho ii.eii,r ji'utee. B.itt we gain iu iii.tqllt .gCfvcQ by tlie eh;ange. So ials.o viii ariliw ine-tic, W6 pg,nriQt .(stop to get ftiaehanipal jisrftjetibii.. ,jn. aiiy tyjio :ef cSevcisd, as, for eSijiipie, yitftls of ergj' iit-35di : per ifrrd, ■4 cliilcl. niaJT ihjlppe'it to .gq.bte;r nij jiftp a. cotton wareliduso, 01? 1'211b.. of ivails at 7s-. ■fid, pQr cwt E becausqi .ifiito jV)£iy tafce liiiij- to -tip irgi)itto.ugc.r''.s. Giir wprk aiiftj at .d.dJi'eJptjing;. B(iid trsiinng. 'genowl iiltelfigimc*} :thr;qiigll nMi' j!i!ii ■cuiiifiileS iiistlipittaficai ■■pji&r.atioiu hx peiiit pf inteilijTerfqo J iplhini. unlicsitatingly tihs|> tlio ecliqol-prisdfiet?, ol : to-4|Vj' .arc- much superior -tg thqKo iff .soiiiio-■j'-dore ago. 'But gepera] jnteljigbucoj. , Mγ our orjSieSf % j.iist \vliht we cii.ifr .ltot'.get.; , - Vc»y- iJko.ly |.but rtliat ;is Mp.t a jjftiof" ai :i|s. ttbsnii.co j it ftiaj: often ho a proof of its ipreseiicci' , —"'Slaiicliester ■qiiiaiaiaiv." ~ s , '