Warren sheaf., 1917-10-17
Public School Notes

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MI. Latta, Minneapolis banker,
gave very interesting talk on the
liberty loan Thursday afternoon. He
also told us about the work under way
at Fort Smelling. There is now a
French officer present, who is teaching
the boys to make trenches, like those
in use in the present war. There are
many boys in the cities studying for
the navy, many have already left. His
talk was splendid appeal for patrio-
tism and was highly appreciated.
A Seniors Sophomore literary society
has been organized with officers as fol-
lows: Florence Hanson, President ;
Fora Rafferty,, Vice-President; Carl
Arness, Secretary. Plans are under
way for the first program to be render
ed about Oct. Both. A Freshman
Junior society will soon be organized.
One fourth credit will be given each
year for literary work.
Mrs. Wittensten entertained the high
school Friday at assembly period. She,
assisted by Henry Halvorson, sang
several of the new war songs for us.
Being enchOred she responded gracious
", promising to come and sing for us
again. We heartily hope she will do
so in the near future.
The football team played the Crook
ston second team Saturday at Crook
ston, returning victorious with score
of 38 to 0. Next time they had better
try the first team.
A Few Thots From the Great Patriotic
Meeting Called by Supt. G. G. Schulz
Last Friday and Saturday at the
School of Agriculture.
The meeting was very largely attend
ed by heads of school systems from all
parts of Minnesota. 1t was no disloyal-
ty Non-Partisan League or Prot German
meeting calculated to stab in the back
the soldier boys who have been called
to fight for greater principles Of right
and justice that have ever been at
issue in any previous war in the
world IS history.
All the songs; all the addresses; all
the deliberat tions Of the meeting, were
imbued with the loftiest spirit Of pa
triotism.
The result Of the meeting will be to
unite all the educational forces Of the
state 10000 teachers, SOC, 900 pupils
and $4,000 members of school boards)
into one mighty body of loyal citizens
in support Of our president and the
loyal men Of congress, for there never
has been and may never again come a
time when the Qppor ortunity for service
[ is greater tnaM no IS s.
IS August 1914, marks the beginning o1
a new epoch in the history Of the
world. No nation can ever be what ii
| was before that date for then civiliza
tion began to change. AS an outcome
of this war there will be such over
whelming, transforming changes il
every field. of; action, that we cannot
now possibly grasp their significance.
We should simmed ediately change oul
diet, our dress, our whole standard Q,
living, for war times are fundamental
" different than times Of peace. Busi
ness must be conducted differently
with q view to, helping win. the wal
Expensive pleasures should cease Re
Eligion will become less formal and NOR!
real for who can stand upon the depo
platform and watch son leave for th,
war, without Offering, a prayer to tn
only source Of real help in times O
greatest anguish.
|, The supreme test Of Democracy, a
represented in our form of govern
ment, is being made by this war: Som
have questioned whether a Democrat
form Of government could be effcieh
in d great crisis such as we now face
but when the conscription act becam
d law, from nine to ten million o
Americas choice young men stoo
ready to say to the Kaiser, 1--WE ar
prepared to show you that Democrac
can be efficient and must stand.''
We have always applauded the ide
that our government is responsible t
the people but we are learning at th
present time the truth that is just a
4 important, namely, The people are a
so responsible to the government.
When we rightly understand this la1
II ter truth, we will fully understand VIII
we have no right to publish by pen Q
tongue, anything that will in the leas
hinder our country in the successfr
prosecution Of the war program.
One man says he is not proc -Germa
but he is against the war. This is
bald faced lie for every time he say
he is against the war he is aiding til
German cause and is stabbing our so
dier boys in the back. He thus give