The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-03
Talk Current Events
M "a. AnDINGToN BRUCE
Author OF The Riddle of Person
atty" Psychology and
Parenthood. etc.

what do YOU know abou, the DO
ing in this great world wherein Ne
live,
You read daily newspaper. OF
course. You feel that you could no,
get along without newspaper But
DO YOU read II with any thoroness,
or do You skip hastily thru IT.
Do sou. In fact. give more than a
passing thought 20 the news II con.
tainso 10 YOU Try 20 form a really
intelligent and Nellconsidered opin-
ion regarding events the world over
no YOU ever discuss their RlEnin.
canoe With friends and neiEhbors
II asked what you think az any
particular event. YOU are perhaps
ready With an answer Is your an.
s"eT anything but snap Judgment.
determined BY prejudice rather than
oy reasoning analysis
pat these questions not 20 be
disagrees Die. but because, N neces-
ssry, I want 20 spur you 70 sppre-
ciate the value that there Is In dis.
cuSsion OF current events.
MANY people. fortunately. appre.
ciate rs value instinctively Per
haQs YOU are one OF these Many
Others are beginning 70 appre-
ciate ID
This is shown by the growing pop.
Nlarl;y ~ clubs and classes on cur.
rent events
ouS a few years ago such clubs
au classes we're almost unheard OF
To-day mos. OK our bigger cities have
hali dozen o. them or more.
ir oce cify Boston a talented
woman OF ms acquaintance draws
an income ~ thousands OF dollars
q scar iron. her leadership OF cur.
rent events classes
other men and women have SINH.
larlv Discovered that interest in cur
ren' eyears Is Increasing so rapidly
fh3t thes can well AFFORD 20 organize
classes like those conducted BY the
Boston woman
sea- Pierre remain many people
fhousa DG- Of people~-Wifo never dis
Cuss current events Many thou.
sands more discuss only such events
as come under ne headings OF
crime the fhester. and sports
These are the people 1ant 90
reach They are he people I want
90 rouse 90 recognition O, the prac-
----7T T1ft mn IT
discussion az current events in gen
eral
current events clubs and classes
might Veu be organized in every
lghboI hood. 1lth weekly meetings
90 take up rhe outstanding happen
,ngs p international affairs. nation
al politics literature, art. music
science. and industry
Re<aiar attendance a. and active
pafucIp patton iu these meetings Vill
prov" 10 be an educat!on IN itself
o. VIII oniaree The mental horizon
ard broaden the moral sympsthies
Bv disripiinE 'he mind 20 active
Thought " Rli raise the level o.
workaday efficiency
.If wil make FOR a more alert. a
more conscientious citizenship ~
will give zest and color 20 life
which perhaps has hitherto been pa.
thcucalty drab
Unsuspe powers will De AWak.
ene1 Nith q better grasp on tho
realities ~ life nc whole person.
all,y viii evpand
one evening week Ia certainly
NOT too much 20 give 20 q discussion
Of the davtodsv Developments IN
ou- wonderful world
~ may mean doing without AT
evening az cards or az the musical
comedy OF az the dance hall But
This. after all. Is not terrible sac
r.fce
And from The OCCASIONAL talk over
current events w,ll come more prohi
han could possibly come from any
number 90 evenings spent In card.
playing dancing. or listening 20
musical comedies