Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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products are not wanted, and therefore, to cut down his expense, he lays off workers. Thus the cycle begins again, and continues until controls, usually by the government, are placed on business. The illustrations used above have dealt only with industry. Let us see their ef- fect upon the home life. At one time the greatest of institutions, the home was the place where most of the goods which were consumed were manufactured. These goods were made or grown by men, sometimes with the aid of the animals. Then came the steam boiler, too large to be housed in the home. The boiler caused the building of new and large manufacturing centers called factories. This moved the production out of the home, and along with it went the men, women and children. Never again will produc- tion be returned to the home because of the nature of mass production. These changes which have been discussed above have brought about many prob- lems, and it is education's duty to aid in the solution of the problems which these changes have created. We attempt to solve these problems through the medium of education. However out of these solutions new problems arise. At present, education is involved in a never ending race with the catastrophe which comes from the chaos of never ending change. As training is being given in the solution of the existing problems, more are being born, and while the study of these go on, more and more come into existence. Also the solutions suggested are often mere theory which have seldom been practically applied. Many do not expect them to succeed even if tried. A great American educator once said- Education is a race with catastrophe. 8