The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-01-02
Il WORTHWHILE MONUMENT

Visible tokens may still be necessary to prevent mankind from for
are trying to break away from the barbarism of bronze and marble
monuments. One particularly impeling influence in this direction
should be the fondness of the Hun for such memorials.
We seem to remember hearing that some Of the nations which took
ca their part IN the enterprise by the usual boaStful sculpture u inc
United States marked it imperishaby upon the tablets OF memory OF
China with the stipulation thai it be used for educating Chinese youths
Something Of this thought may have been back of the idea OF the
people of Wisconsin who have decided to make education their memoir
The Outlook for November u. He says
when people wish to do honor to a warrior, their first i'm
his deeds. European countries are filled with such tesimon-
ials, and there are many in our own country. In some places
monuments are now being erected as tokens of regard for the
memory of the men who feI. in France, and as evidences of
respect and admiration for the achievements of those who
fought at the front but who have returned to live among us
for the remainder Of their days. In every community in our
heroism of our men and the sacrifices they have made in our
behalf and if the reports in the newspapers can be relied upon,
a large proportion of the people are in favor of building monu-
ments or statues which will testify to the oncoming genera o
tons that we of to-day hold our soldiers in high esteem.
"The State of Wisconsin has made a notable departure in
the manner of expressing appreciation of the qualities Of our
monuments it has provided funds to defray the expenses of all
Wisconsin soldiers who wish to continue their education in any
directon,in the elementary school, the high school, the nor
NAL schools, the university, or any vocational or 'ade school.
years if he wishes to study for that length of time. 1t will
permit him to pursue any courses, in which he is interested.
If there lis no school in the State which teaches subjects which
he d desires to study, the State will either establish such a school
or it will select a school in another State, if one can be found.
"Over one hundred thousand men are eligible to take ad-
vantage of the provisions of this legislation. A considerable
proportion OF them have already signifed their intention to
continue their education. The opportunities will be open to
them until 1924. If at the present moment they are not
ready to go forward with their education, but if they should
decide to do SO within two or three years, they will be per-
mtted to do SO then.
The State Board of Education is charged with the ad-
ministration of this legislation. All who wish to continue
their education will make application to this Board, indicating
what kind of work they wish to do. The Board will assign
each one to the school in which he can best secure the train
ing in which he is interested. The secretary of the State Board
ma mas stated that it will be the policy OF the Board to interpret
the provisions of the legislation literally, SO as to give every
soldier who wishes to continue his education every possible
opportunity to do SO under the most favorable conditions.
This is the first time the world has eXLae5se4 IFS appreci-
- % le cIolSn ~ devotion OF soldiers in this WaV, but
this kind of monument will. endure longer than those that are
built of stone or cement or bronze. No one can doubt that
the individual will gain vastly more from this sort of express
sion of gratitude than from monuments or statues erected in
his honor, nor can any one doubt either that a State which
will signify its appreciation of its soldiers in tbs way will profit
more in social and civic betterment than it could by any amount
of stone and bronze testimonials"