Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1915 — Tendency Toward Aristocracy a Menace to Preparatory Schools [ARTICLE]

Tendency Toward Aristocracy a Menace to Preparatory Schools

By CHARLES L. BQVARD, President Montana Wesleyan University

THE reform most needed from my viewpoint is a saner adaptation of subjects studied to future needs of students. In place of, so much mathematics for girls let the courses substitute an cquivaent even an approximate equivalent—in home science and other lines of study that will fall in line with the future prospects of the student. In this I do not for a moment underrate the value of purely cultural etudies—of studies for purely mental discipline. IT IS ONLY FOR m OF EMPHASIS, A READJUSTMENT OF PROPOP TIONS IN THE PREPARATORY COURSES, THAT I PLE\D I would like also to avail myself of the opportunity here afforded to ask fop co-operation among those in charge of preparatory schools in frowning upon the tendencies toward aristocracy that are" comiim up constantly as a menace to our efficiency. Stylish clothes, painted" and powdered faces, weekly dances, are becoming common in these schools and it is to oe feared that.both parents and students are in a way to lose the perspective purposes of schools altogether. I SHOULD SAY THAT MILITARY TRAINING WOULD ADD GREATLY TO THE DISCIPLINE AND PHYSICAL SIDE OF THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL WOPK.