The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-01-11
MAKING GOOD CITIZENS
National security League Would Rss'-
IusIsrlzs civic EdvostIon.

Imnre.sed by a surprising lack OF
individual responsibility In the govern
ment among citizens IN all parts 2. .so
country. which has been startnnsU
demonstrated by the nationwide cam
naien az Patriotism Through Education
which II Is conducting, the Nauonai
security League is taking steps wnion
Il hopes will ultimately lead TO the rev
olutiorising and vitaliEing OF the en-.
tire civic teaching In the schools OF inc
United States. This question was one
of the principal matters eonsiaereu ~
the recent conference Of educators neid
under the auspices Of the League Ok tne
Bar Association In New York recen.'y'
Carrying out the concensus OF opinion
OF the leading thinkers OF the country
who attended this conference, the pc.
curity league has laid before the prin-
cipal educational Institutions o. inc
country plan for the creation OF :
National CIVIC Education Faculty TOT
the consideration OF this problem.
The Leagues idea Is embodied IN the
following letter, which has been sent
by II TO the heads OF the principal uni
verslties and colleges OF the country
educational foundations and state edur
cation departments;
IN ySsponse to an invitation icsuee
py the National Security League. dele
gates from eighteen important cob
ieges, universities and other eduea-
tional foundations recentlymet at the
Association OF the Bar In New York
City. The meeting was called by the
League because three years OF expert
ence have convinced us that work OF
vital Importance can be done TOT
America and for the cause OF free gov
eminent everywhere n the great edu.
cational forces OF the nation can DO
brought TO bear upon certain definite
problems which can be evolved only
by national and international thinking.
system Has Failed.
"our educators have been intent
upon local or upon strictly technical
problems OF education No consider.
able body OF them has been charged
with the duty OF thinking upon tho
educational problems which are dis
tinctly national or upon those. every
day more apparent which may DO
called international Our decentraliHed
system. admirable In many regards,
has failed seriously TO attack the
greatest side OF public education. tho
relation OF the individual 10 the ma
ton. and TO the nations.
"After discussion OF various ~
poets Of the problem how 70 preserve
our decentraliIed system OF education
and yet face these questions. the dele
gates by unanimous consent Instructed
the officers Of the National Security
League 10 request certain Of our great
colleges and universities 20 consider
the question OF deiegating for . year.
with full salary. one Of their ablest
professors TO join with those from
other institutions In a Systematic study
~ this problem. There Il pressing
need for this work. and II merits tho
best efforts OF all institutions estab-
IIshed 10 foster education for . free
people.
at was also the unanimous opinion
OF the delegates that the problem Of In
terpreting the meaning OF the war 70
the American people II one demanding
the constant labor Of able leaders OF
thought and one IN which all educa-
tional institutions are vitality inter
ested These two lines Of activity
seemed 10 the members 81 the confer.
ence ample Justification for requesting
the donation OF intellectual leadership
from the great educailo- i establish
ments OF our country re problems
OF the war are great but the problems
OF the coming days Of peace win be no
less so. and the educators Of the eoun-
try should form their plan Of campaign
with the least possible delay.
-PubIlc Service
"This u public service 80 great
and 20 important as TO require the
whole time and attention Of body q
our ablest educators, and We ask yoa
to do your part We should be glad to
cooperate in any way, our sole aim
being the accomplishment OF the
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