The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30

present 1ney were apprehensive FOR the
future. Who was to rebuild their broken
States. who was TO furnish the now
ideas to build upon7
II answer that they look 20 America
Tor help In many senses OF the word.
Not that they have lost their courage OF
their spirit. But that they feel the need
OF a great friendliness, OF n great gen.
erosity ana OF helpful minds from Amer
lea that country Astounding In friend
ship. In open mindness, In skilled brains,
and We must not be found licking"
Referring to the smaller nations OF
Europe. Mr.. Lamont said:
Credit they require. but sound counsel
they require even more"
He said he had not returned full OF
gloom. but full OF the whole hope and
confidence that America, with q full APP
probation OF the situation. was prepared
to grappie with II actively.
our Debt Not Yet Paid.
with all our superb work." he said,
when II comes to contrasting our suf-
fering and sacrifice with that OF our
allies. there Ia no comparison. Never. in
my Judgment. shall we have paid our
debt 20 the world and to humanity untfl
we have taken of our coats and tried to
bind up those bleeding wounds Of Europe
and to supply her with what she needs,
credit--yes. abundantly, but brains, en-
erGy and man power--not necessarily to
be sent to Europe itself in large num-
bers. but to study it's problems from this
side OF the water and work out solutions
for them.
That" no concluded, .is whore Har-
ward must como to the front and do her
part New forces have been let loose.
Shall we guide them or let them run
wild7
"a wise physician can take q little
strychnine and make II a wonderful
tonic. A clumsy one can take the same
ingredients and poison a whole COM
munity. as they are doing in Russia
to-day"
Somewhat In the same vein was the
talk of Eliot Wadsworth. dean of the
old grads school. who spent much time
in France AZ vice-chairman OF the Amer
lean Red Cross. He spoke of the serious
injury inflicted by the war upon eHe
educational institutions of Europe and
Of the consequent necessity for increased
activities here.
Dean" wadsworth made plea that
all efforts be used not merely to gain
the slI ,0oo, 900 asked for the Harvard
endowment fund but to send tho drive
as far over the top as possible.
Before dinner the old grads spent
busy day touring various buildings con-
nected with the university.
Prof. Lawrence Henderson. head OF the
department of biological chemistry, made
deep impression upon the students"
when he told them that In order to be
safe industrially we must be as efficient
as Germany In chemistry.
Criticises Methods.
Some startling criticisms of present
day educational methods were sprung
upon the old grads by II. w. Holmes.
'03. chairman of the division of educa-
ton, who is promoting the new school fol
education, ut which II Is planned to train
competent teachers. Declaring that II
would be possible to save from one to
three years In the education of every
child in the country II the proper meth
DDS were pursued, he gave some very
interesting figures gathered In his in
vestigation.
Our schools have quadrupled in tho
last twenty years" he said; ''the num-
Der OF children has increased six fold.
the number of instructors seven fold.
For the work they must face they are
disastrousiy inadequate In training.
About half of the teachers are less than
twenty-five years old, with less than fvo
years training. and about half have not
had q high school education. That means
that about 100000 children, future
voters OF the country arc badly taught"
The asremblage here was compared to-
day to the gathering at the Versailles
Peace Conference. In addition to Mr..
Lamont. financial adviser of that body.
there were among the old grads here
Jerome D. Green, who was general sec
Rotary to the Preparations Commission:
Dean Haskins. one Of the commission
leading historical experts and specialist
on the Saar Basin question: DR.. Frank
w. Taussig. adviser on economic details
in the German and Austrian treaties. and
Mr.. wadsworth. who assisted H. p.
Dawson.
The old grads summer school will end
to-day and the members win 60 TO their
homes prepared to boost the drive when
II Is launched in tho fall.