Framingham State University - Dial Yearbook (Framingham, MA)

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SWE HACHH25 COME IRAMINGHAM MASSACHUSLHS E D I T o R DOROTHY ENGLISH BUSINESS MANAGER MARY DONOI-IUE

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FOREWORD ln the midst of war, with its turmoil and bloodshed, the teaching profession must prepare for the peace that is to come. Educators must lceep in step with science and industry. Both of these fields have already proved their amazing flexibility by the speed with which manufacturers changed overnight from the production of refrigerators and automobiles to the construction of tanlcs and anti-aircraft guns. When the final victory is won, those lessons learned in the battle of production will be turned to the uses of peace, to the fabrication of undreamed of marvels which will replace the chromium plated conveniences of today. Tomorrows children will live in a wonder-world of scientific invention. In this world of the future will education lag behind? Today, educators young and old are leaving the profession in order to contribute their abilities to the war effort. With them goes much that is vital to education. As they respond to the demands of the times, those who remain in the profession must assume the responsibility of maintaining educational progress. If reactionaries continue to present outmoded ideas to the minds of young America, education will reach a stand-still. The children of such a system will face the future unprepared. They cannot live successfully in the world if their viewpoint is that of yesterday. it is necessary, therefore, for us to join those wide-awalce educators who are already armed to meet the reactionaries on their own ground. After four years at Framingham we have had ample opportunity to gain the preparation and inspiration needed to malce a worthwhile contribution to education at a time when it is sorely needed. There is yet time to lay aside outmoded ideas regarding occupational training. True preparation for life involves far more than the learning of manual slcills. At the same time, we might well dispense with the sugar-coated doctrine of malcing things interesting. We, as teachers must give our pupils subject matter which fills a need and gives satisfaction. Thus we can eliminate the need of doing everything short of holding Bank-Nite to arouse interest in stagnant subject matter. At the same time, we must beware of those who, seeing only immediate needs, would inculcate in our school systems a too mate- rialistic spirit. War or no war, spot-welding is no substitute for a good, sound course in English expression. Moreover, we must avoid the time-honored custom of lumping together the good, bad, and indifferent worlcers. To inspire a child to his best efforts, he must worlc with his equals, proceeding at the rate best suited to the common interests of the individual and the group. ln this way, the child will derive the maximum, rather than the minimum, from the school program. It is not yet too late, but we mut start now, in the schools of today, to build character for the brave new world of tomorrow.