South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-02


Sectional meetings featured the
second day session of the Northern
Indiana Teachers association conven-
ti0n at the high school building today
Eight different programs were beinl
presented simultaneously this morn
ing in the various rooms OF the hiel
school building, topics being mainly
technical and relative To particular
teaching problems.
1t was estimated that 1000 teachers.
were in attendance at the various
meetings this morning Rabbi Stephen
5. Wise OF New York delivered the
principal address before the grade sec
tion in the auditorium which was nll-
ed TO capacity several OF the sections
rushing their programs in order to
enable the members 10 hear the lie
brew scholar.
w. A. Denny. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, announced that
Herbert = BigeloW of Cincinnati. o..
Will take the place OF DR. l.. 4. Steiner
who was engaged 10 speak before tho
general session this afternoon Or.
Steiner collapsed while on the train
coming into Chicago and Will be un-
able 10 be present. Mr.. Bigelow is we'll
known IN South Bend. having spoken
here on political topics He acted as
chairman Of the Ohio State Constitu-
tional convention when the constitu-
ton was revised and is brilliant
speaker His address for this after
noon Will be "Old Institutions and New
Ideas"
To Elect Officers.
Preceding the program This after
noon new officers for the general as
soclauon viii be elected To serve
during the coming year. other mat
tes viii also be taken up al the bus-
mess session. officers In all the sec
uons were elected at the meetings this
morning
Before taking up the theme ..The
Crime OF Poverty" Rabbi Wise dwell
upon the motion picture craze 10
some extent viewing il from the edu-
cauonal standpoint and its effect upon
the youth OF the nation. He declared
Ihat the motion picture theaters
pauperize the mental facilities and in
tellect OF the modern child. lie ex-
plalned his attitude by saying that the
mouon pictures are proving a substf-
tute Tor the reading OF good books
Children. he said. will not read boolrs
which are portrayed on the screen
and therefore lose the advantages of
reading.
The motion pictures do not tax
the mind OF the pOcketbOOk. they onI.
tax the eyes" he said ..The,- rite
everything and demand no service
should want 10 destroy every MOVING
picture theater in the country II III
were desJrOylng the habit OF reading "
Deals With Causes of Poverty.
In his address on THE Crime of
Poverty" Rabbi Wise dealt with The
causes and effects Of poverty not onlv
laS lldaSSerlaIIy but spiritually. In part he
Is the War PracticabIe9
rs war against poveftv prscti..
able and desirable? The fear of fbe
lmpracticable is the most DaraI,-zino
force In the world ON the otbr9
hand' 10 state the extent OF poverf,
among men Is 10 proclaim the desira-
blhty or stamping il out only he
can be Indifferent 20 the DOSsibilifv ~
a war against poverty who is indiffer-
ent TO the sufferings. perennial and a.
yet uncured, Of millions and million.
Of his feIlowmen.
To hold that poverty IS I'm accord
ance with the will of God. Rernarg
Shaw rightly says, is biasphemous
adding that he may say I am the viii
Of Cod who undertakes 10 war against
voluntary poverty may be good
Tor the soul Of man, but inyoluntar,.
poverty cannot De good. seeing that II
leaves virtually no opportunity for
the life or the soul and results in all
Of life being given 90 the quest OF
living
Once poverty may have been assoc
ciated with what is good because IL
meant freedom from care for things.
But IN our time, poverty is not free
dom. but slavery. The poverty
stricken man has cease TO he "a free
man.
Charity a Tacit Acceptance.
Charity has been too much ct
taCit acceptance Of the necessity and
inevitabilitv OF poverty. It has been
magnificent in its spirit or service fo
the poor bat it has been far from he-
ing a war against poverty
"A recent conference ou a War
Against Poverty declared on behalf
of certain necessary national safe
guards 10 life. IL named a legal. na-
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