Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 8,1919. EDUCATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1949, 8 March 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 8,1919. EDUCATION.

THERE is no reform of mure vital imporlanee to the well are "I ibe Slate than education. It is the foundation of taw and (outer, the keystone of a true democracy. A wist 1 man gave forth the truism: “With all thy gelling—gel understanding'." That was tillered thousands of years ago, hut it rings true to-day. Igiiwam-e is the cause <d prejudice, hatred, and all I tie other vices. Anarchy and wrong-doing will continue to exist side by side with ignorance. How are we to eliminate ignorance? There, is only one way. and Unit is to get the individual to think for himself,* In order to do (his we have to start with I lie child. The true idea of education is contained in (he word itself, which signifies Ihe aid of drawing out or educing, and being applied in a. general sense to man must signify the drawing forth or bringing out those powers which are implanted in him by the hand of his Maker. We have .only touched on the fringe of this great subject as applied to our primary schools. There is yet much to undo Before the ’ foundation of our primary system is properly laid. One important point is (hat teaching shall he in the hands of thoroughly qualitied exports, whose remuneration shall he. commensurate with Ilieir high calling. Tim child ‘‘teacher” ' and the misfit mu-1 lie culled out. At present, we are getting what we pay for. The public is at last being aroused to the necessity for reform, and it is the duty of every one who has the welfare of the Stale at heart to assist, by every means in their power, those who arm endeavouring to bring about a betterment of the educatuHuil system.