PAGE FOUR THE WORKMAN. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 19. THE WORKMAN Published on Saturdays by Rates for Advertaserpen on appHea ALROND, at the office No. 83 Central tion. Correspondence on all mattes Avenue, Panama, do of public interest invited PO Box 74, Panama All copy for publication must be written on one side of paper only, and Rates of Subscription must be accompanied by the same of One Year 40 Cy. the writer, not necessarily for publicaSix Months. 20 tion but as a mark of good faith.
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sible for view expressed in this coluna TO THE EDITOR THE WORKMAN: Dear Sir. It was with much dis2u that read the letter of Saladsy list, derling with ohr of the principal at tbe Silver City Colored School The who is it y actuated by of alignity purports to sneak fer people of silver City and Coion, and say: that it is with the greatest pleasure tbat the entire population learn of the changes 800 to be effected in the School, This statement Mr. Editor, is as false as it is presumptioue.
There may be few persoas who, be cause of personal grievances, are glsd that Mr. Kinnimouth is transferred, bnt say without fear of sucressful contradiction, that the m: jority of the people are sorry, sir, Parent speaks disparagingly not only of the present principal of the Silver City School but he throws mod at the entire staff in his comparison of this stafi with that of the La Boca School. Parent is not the only per001: schoole: there are other parenta son that bas koowledge of the ch who know tro, and one now makes tabt the staff of bad superiority over that of the Silver City School. It is true that there is one teacher at the latter school who does not do credit to it on account of bis inebriate disposition but a change of principal will not retnedy this defect and grievance removal of the teacher himself is the only remedy. Parent goes on to say that Mr. Johnson is well known on the Atlantic side, and it is with undisguised satisfaction that his appointment is hviled. don think this is true, Nearly ten ago Mr. Johoaoa worked for year or so under Mr. Parkering Irincipalship at the Cristobal Col.
ored School He was little known then on the Atlantic side, and still is That Mr. Johnson lis gentle mao of culture and refinement, and a good teacher have no doubt; but cannot agree with the inside liation that Mr. Kinnimo. ith capnot lay claim to the same qualih.
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lo conclusion, Mr. Editor, do not think that the change of principal is intended as an im.
provement for the Silver City School Yours etc. ANOTHER PARENT cigarette of cigarettes LUCKY STRIKE bold to IT TOASTED THAT WHY LUCKIES TASTE SO GOOD 19 We have treated this subject in these columns at considerable length on past occasions and have found that not everything we stated has been accepted relishably.
Our people for the most part have wedded themselves to the peculiar notion that agriculturalists and artisans must necessarily belong to an intellectually inferior order of mankind, and that no honour or respect attaches itself to those whose means of livelihood lie within the limits of industrial occupation.
The American citizen is far ahead of our people in industrial life and experience through which they have long ago discovered the road to prosperity and independence. Some of the most prominent men of the United States have come from the farm and the factory and have never been ashamed to make mention of the fact.
If our people are to make any real progress and advancement towards the achievement of truly independent living there must be a general awakening tò the fact that there is as much dignity in handling the hoe as in wielding the pen. The following editorial appearing in the Jamaica HERALD of the 12th inst. is apropos of the subject and every word is true, not only as it relates to Jamaicans at home, but to the people of the West Indies in general: Jamaica is on the road to better things. Only the blind cannot see the progress that has taken place within recent years especially in Kingston. The earthquake brought death and havoc in its train, but it brought, too, the destruction which has issued in resurrection on a higher plane. Of material progress it is unnecessaay to speak: we should like to draw attention to the new spirit of healthy discontent that characterizes modern Jamaica. If we may legitimately complain that many of our plans have never got further than the Commission stage, we may nevertheless remember that the Government has been pleased to see the necessity of some sort of action even though lack of funds may serve as a hindrince to the carrying through of definite, suggested schemes. In education, social life and material happiness we are far ahead of our pre earthquake forefathers. We have caught the spirit of Co operation and have learned the lesson through bitter experience that our children must turn their attention to the soil, or, at all events, be prepared to make a way for themselves in this day of fight If this les son is to bear fruit, however, we must learn the dignity of labour. It is a common mistake to imagine that Latin and 44 Algebra necessarily unfit the child for Agricultural pursuits.
The only reason for this erroneous idea is the undoubted fact that it is only comparatively recently that we are realizing the scientific side of agriculture. The fault in this and other spheres of life has a deeper cause, however. We, Jamaicans, especially those of the middle and upper classes have been regarding manual labour as something to be ashamed of. We have grown too accustomed to having servants: we have been regarding it as an outrage to be seen on the streets with a parcel. What false pride! The consequence is respectable poverty. If those who thought it rd to soil their fingers would put themselves to the trouble to labour honestly for their own living we sh uld find our selves less tace to face with the problem of respectable poverty. The educated lad will do better at agriculture with his knowledge of the science of agriculture than the ignoramus; the educated servant will do her work far more efficiently, and therefore merit a larger salary, than those who depend upon the light of nature. the educated chauffeur will know the reasons why he must act in this way or the other to avoid an accident or to keep his car in order; and the day is coming when intelligent and efficient service will be such a common feature of our social and commercial life that the uneducated will be left to lament their lost opportunities. That day will come sooner or later: at present, we in Jamaica are at the transition stage We see the goal to be reached but we are still clingiug to some of the outworn garments of the past. It is inevitable that in a small community everybody knows the business of everybody else, and we have the time to notice whether Mrs. So and so bought her own beef or whether a well dressed gentleman was seen with a basket in his hand. We must rid ourselves of this foolish trait. Education in our schools must be made to take a practical shape, and the child outlook trained along the lines of what is reasonable. good shoemaker or tailor in Kingston to day is not the half scorned, illiterate artisan we used to think of who went in for either of these trades because he was not educated enough for anything better.
Our children must have it well implanted in their minds that what is undignified in labour is theft and sloth, and an honest labourer is as necessary to the well being of the State as the Governor.
Alleged Slayer Caught. Look Them Over Having reach to the end of his effort to evade the sleutbs of Panama and the Canal Zone efter it was alleged that he stab hed and caused the death of Uriah he whom in his found wille SI morning hepartment er capture.
nds to Colom The following just arrived and are being offered at prices to suit everybody :Photo Albums Scrap Albums Vellum Pocket Books Stenographers Note Books Writing Pads Children Toy Books Accounting Day Books Hymn Prayer Books Holy bibles Typewriting Paper in First and Second Sheets Mouth Organs in two sizes Pocket Knives, Scout Knives Meador Knives and many other items too numerous to mention Neblet early in in the January 13th last, George Neblet was arrested in the city of Colon on Tuesday night last by Panama secret service man Tadeo. Fortupe, and is bow confined in the Central Police Station at the dio posal of the Judical authorities.
It is learnt that Nellet father in law. although apparently un willing, helped in the allegod slay letter is said to haye teen found in the of the father in law which Neblet possession wrote requestiug funds help de fray travelling expensca bia, An arrest followed as well cross examination, consequent upon which he was made to accompany a detective they eventually stopped in a bar Colon wher ber shop, while there Deetective Fortune became suspicious of closed door which he lemoniously kicked open, Godine che missing man in an effort to conceal himself. He offered no resistance when called upon to surrender to arrest The news having reached this city before the arrival of the passenger traju on which the prisoner rode, a large crowd of people weited at the railway statios to have a glimpse At Neblet.
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