Evening journal., 1919-05-24
ASK TO UPRUILD
Child MENTALITY
/, chool Question to Come
Before Wilmington Forum
Tomorrow
CHARLES WARNER, DR..
SCOTT AS SPEAKERS

"NNhat is your child's mentality
vorlh?" is the question asked on post
a sent out yesterday announcing the
second meeting OF the Wilmington
Forum which will be held at the High
school tomorrow afternoon at 800
o'clock. Charles Warner, chairman OF
the Citizens Committee on Education,
snd C.. j, Scott, superintendent Of
schools, will open the discussion OF the
question How Can Wilmington Better
Care for Its School Chlldren2'
The Forum Committee believes that
hero is no question which more yitally
affects the future Of Wilmington than
the education OF its children. II the
school condition in Wilmington is to be
beilered 1t can only be through a wider
understanding by Wilmington citizens
Of what the school system needs.
The value Of the forum to Whining
'on was we'll expressed by Dr. Samuel
..hilcs Mitchell, president Of Delaware
College. when ne opened the FIRST meet
ng last Sunday. Or. Mitchell said In
Oart:
"The world is beginning again. The
mould has been broken that new FORMS
may be cast ] was speaking 10 a young
man the other day who has just re-
turned from the war. The whole thing
20 him is impersonal lie looks upon
'ho war and the great changes in
human organization which IL has
brought about as the resultant Of great
cosmic forces which are at work.
THE message has gone forth, Let
l. 1 .fr 20
the character Of the men and women
who have come to this meeting, and
know that they are Of the thinking
kind, the kind that will create light in
public thinking. No one must come
expecting immediate results. our work
al this forum Is educational. II Is much
Ike the work OF Delaware College in
That It's results VIII become evident
only after the seed has been sovn.
The thoughts which we express at
these meetings will help 10 mould the
future or Wilmington. The nations
chief executive has coined two phrases
which are applicable 20 these meetings.
one Of them Is Government by discus
sion. another Is Discussion rational
izes everything that II touches In a
democracy we have 20 have officials
but officials are more or less fettered.
They cannot express their opinions
freely in most cases. The progress OF
democracy depends rather upon open
discussion by The public.
81 have a confession TO make that
do not think ! have made before. One
OF my chicf ideas in educating the
Young people. at Delaware College has
been sn attempt to train publiclsts. The
spirit AZ This meeting is 90 quicken the
spiril of puhlicisis in Wilmington; pub
licist- who VIII forcefully present prob
lemS of Wilmington 80 that its citizens
may understand them and act inielli-
gently IN regard 20 them.
"ll should bee the purpose OF these
meetings 20 develop poise rather than
mower. Slaiesmanship Is what We need
here. lou wish 20 give expression 90
she inariiculate masses 0f mankind,
'iN IN interpreting mankind. bear in
s.nd that there are four parlics: the
n1riy 90 the radical or the child: the
r Is % the young man or the progress
avc; the party OF the mature man or
the conservative; and the party Of The
old man or the reactionary Which T.
the most dangerous? I should say lhe
reaciion3ry The child by subtle in
st.ncis Is prophetic in expressing the
coming OF tomorrow"