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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1922)
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C f A / PEOPLE’S COLUMN [Editor’s Note We are glad to give space to the people of our com munity on topics of the day. but ask them not to In-come iterwmal or abusive. Each contributor must sign name, not for publication, but for our protection ] Editor Scio Tribune: In the laat issue of the Tribune I have been lead to wonder what you was try ing to do. Bohrmianize Americans, or Americanize Bohemians; moat of them left their Fatherland because of religious intolerance. Il seems to me. you are leaning over so far you are Hable to take a tumble clear over You like many others have gotten the "Compulsory Education Bill’* mixed into a religious squabble, which should never have been in jected into it at all. Religion, if taught at all, should be done in chuiches. and Sunday Schools, and the home and should never enter into the curriculum of the public school at all, out side, or including more, than the observance of the "Golden Rule". Since re ligion has been injected into it. there is no end of argument pro and eon. for and against it. The fact about We the whole situation ia thia, should have ouiy one system of American public standardized schools, one system of standard examinations for all teachers to tearh in those schools, and one eye tern of standard grade, for all pu pils to reach before they are granted an Nth grade diploma Our public school system is a conglomeration that could be much improved.! be- lievethe government should print all the school text books, and have but one uniform series, and furnish them to the people at cost. Mill City. Ore . Oct 31. 1922. Under our present system, teach Editor Tribune: I am going to vote NO on that ers holding 1st gatde certificate compulsory school bill and can give in Oregon can not go to Idaho. teaaons I am in favor of the pres Washington and California without ent compulsory law. if the legis pawing examinations in these states. lature will amend it. The law should Iiecause they use different school be amended requiring the private books, whereas if we had one uniform schools to establish common school departments in their colleges, plac ing the course of study and the ex amination of teachers under the an<l liAva supervision of the county superin tendents in counties in which there I are private schools To give a background to my ar gument. It is ne r ess a ry for me to say that 1 was in the leaching work over 42 years. I taught awhile in a normal school in another state, al so was county superintendent 9 years in that state. I was president of a college 5 years; superintendent of Indian schools a few years, taught in common and high schools the rest of the time, so I know of that which I write. My advanced education was acquired in a normal school and a Congregational college School and If those who are opposed to private for Ali schools in Oregon teaching children will visit the same early and often. ! am sure they will come sway with •t least a modified opinion. It would do our public school teachers a great wrong to say they do not lend a moral and cultured in fluence in their daily work. They Free Public Schools OPEN to All GOOD enough for All ATTENDED by All All for the Public the Public School teach in Oregon without all thia red tape caused by using different books. The fundamentals <>f reading, writ ing. geography, arithmetic and En glish are the same Whether this Compulsory school bill passes in Oregon or not, I tie lie ve much good is g >lng to come out of the agitation of it i think we shall have some legislative actmenta paaw-d that will throw private and public schools open public inspection. They will be quirsd to teach lhe public school branches, and the teachers in them be required to pass the same exam inations a« the teachers in the public school This would be American ism. and only what the bill aims to cover. After they have passed these grades, and the age limit, they can attend any religious or denomina tional school they desire. I believe brother you should print your paper wholely in engiish, this ia America, English is our language and should be learned by all who desire to become American citizens, yet I would like to tie able to talk Bohemian. German. Spanish. Chin ese or any other language so that when I come in contact with other I people, I could translate their lan guage into English, and vice versa So I could teach them Americanism. Christ said "A new commandment I give unto you Thou shalt love the Lord thv God. with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength, and thy neighbor as thy self upon these two, hangs all the law and prophesies." What is more than this, or abort of thia, is not worth considering in any country or any religious cult. What kind of a harmonious school would we have in Scio, if one room was set a side for the children of Baptist parentage with a Baptist teacher, another ore for Preshy- ter tana wi h a Presbyterian teacher, another one for Catholic with a catholic teacher, another one for Bohemian children with a Bohemian teacher, another one for German children with a German teacher, and no on down the line. Wouldnt we have one hell of a mesa in lhe lhe school? The only remedy would be to wipe out the whole thing and come to gether on one standard bonis. A Reader. One Flag! One School! One Language! the early market Keep them hsolthy—thrifty, free from worms. their bowels active, fit for thrift. Dr. He«« Stock 1 onic No dogging of the system, little chat><sw fur disease. every reason for thrift We sell it. Wo guarantee it. Hibler <3. Gill Co f» Tre* i k ? ■¿»I do. There is, however, a moral and humanizing atmosphere in and around the church school that can't be counterfilled. An education is not one-half in books the biggest part is outside of books It is no wonder, then, that parents want to place their children in such schools where they know that a positive and potent attrmpt to make fine upstanding men and women of their children will be done. 1 should not, however, be in favar of church schools receiving aid from the state to keep up a common school depart ment There is 'not a chnrch school in Oregon but what is teaching the highest patriotism, honesty, truth and right living, both by precept and example. Visit Albany college. Williamette university, and other colleges and see. J R Geddes. Have in less. Adv.—•’Wntilrd. in experienced <Jr Blatter to dewlgn IstrM draifn« for mr- pets for carpet factory" A (ritto vague, but we think we understand I I what's wasted lk-ston Trnns<rlpt. Ya re , A “ . pl? . r J? Frank Powell has lieen designated as Red Cross leader in the Harmony district, George Powell will have charge of the Crabtree district and Mrs E I). Myers will assume the name rrsponsibi i ties for Scio. Mrs. Myers ia one of Scio's live wires and no doubt wilLmake a moat creditable record for her district. The Red Cross is entitl' d to all the support we can give it, as it is doing a splen did work for the relief of the suffer ing and returned soldiers and their families. Albert Randall and Miss Malay Buchner, of Albany, formerly of Scio, took .Mr«. J. S. Sticha and Mieses Vella Brenner and Doria Weddle to M< Iford recently, and they report a most enjoyable trip. When reluming, they were held up at Canyon City because of road con struct work, which is now being completed. They were just six minutes late in getting thru, and had to lav over until 5:30 p. before the contractors would them go on their way. 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