The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-06-07
WORLDS YOUTHS CONGRESS.
A Grand Convention OF school Represen-
tatives.

tatives.
Among the more than hundred diff
ferent congresses to be held during the
worlds fair, under the auspices OF the
worlds congress auxiliary of the Co
lumbar exposition, the one that stands
out unique and alone, having no prec-
edent in the history of such gather
ings, will ,be the worlds youths con-
gress, which will convene on July II
and hold three halliday sessions The
fact of its having no precedent, so far
from initiating at all against it, seems
to be in its favor, as something like
a general feeling prevails that this CO.
lumbar year should mark theOinaugu-
ration of some new and decided move
ment looking toward the enlistment of
the youth of America along lines cal
culated to most rapidly develop in
them lofty sentiments of patriotism
and decided notions of what constitutes
truest citizenship.
Delegates to this congress may be
either boys or girls, and are drawn
from the grammar and high school
grades of the public schools in every
county in the United States and Of the
public, private and parochial schools OF
all foreign countries, though confined
to the ages between thirteen and twen-
ty-one years In Chicago the work was
taken up with great enthusiasm in the
schools under the recommendation of
the board of education, and nearly
every school already has its delegate
enrolled. Most of these delegates
were chosen by an essay contest in the
several schools, and it was hoped by the
committee having this congress in
charge that all the delegates could be
chosen in this way; but it is now SO i'm
portant that the names of these repre-
sentatives of their several schools
should be in the hands of the commit
tee at the earliest possible time that
this committee urges teachers every
where to at once appoint in their
schools delegate and an alternate and
forward their names, with age, county,
name of school and post office address,
to the secretary of the committee, F.
Frederick Bliss, Worlds Congress Head
quarters, Chicago.
Teachers everywhere are at liberty to
send names, and if from any county a
larger number is received than that to
which its population entities it, the COM
mittee will select the proper number
from those first received. To insure the
full quota from each county, the COM
mittee would be glad if names of dele
gates and alternates were sent from
every school. No teacher should fail
to make the appointments simply be-
cause none of the young people can at
tend for some of the benefits OF the
enterprise are realized in the mere honor
and pleasure the students feel in their
appointment.
Requests have been sent to the min
listers of education in all foreign lands
to convey the committees invitation to
the youth of their several countries, and
asking for their appointment in the
same ratio and on the same terms as in
this country. Replies are being received
from these constantly. 1t is not ex-
pected that any large number of the
youth of foreign lands can actually be
in attendance, but their appointment
and the publication of their names in
the final reports of the gathering would
be them a matter of quite pardonable
pride, and the certificate of their dele
gateship would be a highly-prized
souvenir of the Columbian celebration.
1t is hoped that every teacher reading
this will Immediately act in the matter,
and that young people who are attend
ing school will bring it to the attention
of such of their teachers as have not
made the appointments.