Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-22

Shall we depend upon the Monroe
Doctrine of 100 years ago? The
South American countries more than
resent-they distrust our attitude
upon the policy of Monroe. Let us
dispense with the Monroe Doctrine
that may sever relations of peace
and commerce with the countries Of
Central and South America. In 1886
and 1898 we considered the Monroe
Doctrine outgrown. Why then should
we think that this obsolete doctrine
is so sacred that we must still cling
to it? If we are to abandon it, what
must be substituted? A Pan-Amer-
lean policy as stepping stone to an
international League to enforce
peace. With a good spirit between
the countries of North and South
America, the task of international
peace will be half accomplished, and
Pan-Americanism Will form the
basis for future great democracy.
Reign of Guilt
Sarah Margaret Lands read an
essay on The Reign of Guilt" She
said: Nations, like individuals,
often need testing of war and suffer
ing to bring them to realization of
their duty to humanity. AS the chill
dren in Ruskins dream sought after
brass tacks, so people to-day are
striving after wealth, forgetful of
the arts, sciences and literature.
There is no promise of.reward to the
man who gives his overcoat away
in July. Our rich people as a whole
like to be made feel their superiority
because of wealth. We measure peo-
pie too much by their income in
stead of their literary attainments.
A man is not necessarily a failure
L. 1, Il .saf
quantities of money. Money was not
Sumner. They died poor in worldly
goods, but rich in the hearts of their
fellowmen. The citizens of to-mor-
row must be ready to give love to
the loveless, cheer to the needy and
his heart to God"
Your Vocabulary" was the sub
ject of the grafton as given by Mar
lin George Geiger. Part of his ora
ton was: English words of classic
origin form about seventy-five per
cent. of our vocabulary. Many of
them are taken bodily from the
Latin and transplanted in the Eng
lish language. The greater your
Latin vocabulary, the greater your
English vocabulary will be. People
with limited vocabularies will miss
many of the best points in their
reading. From a pecuniary stand
point it is a good investment. A man
must have q growing mind. Take
Latin from our courses in the High
school and you will be taking away
one of the greatest resources of the
course. Latin is the main root of
our language. Surely this language
is a necessity and shall not perish"
Mary Elizabeth Dietrich gave the
valedictory address on THE Awak-
ening." Part of her speech is: The
spirit of '76 is supplanted to a GER
tain extent by a spirit of idleness
and thriftlessness on the part of the
youth of our country"
This attitude results in a dearth
of young people fitted for the higher
positions. Too many of them are
willing to listen to a snappy rag
time, rather than a selection from
Beethoven. But a number of better
changes are also taking place in this
era. We believe in wholesome re-
creation and plenty of it. Garden
movements have all been bettered
because of the war. War is one of
the best economic equalizers. The
spirit of altruism in the world is in
creasing. Society girls are working
for the Red Cross; happy go-lucky
college boys have gone to the front;
businessmen have entered into the
spirit of the Liberty Loan and scout
This spirit is entering
into religious circles, and Is bound
to produce beneficial results. War
will eventually awaken the nation