Weekly journal-miner., 1920-02-18
WAR THROWS BIG LOAD ON HE
 YOUNG FOLK
(From Tuesdays DaiIy.J


 Explaining the present necessity for leadership, Mir. Gumere, field sec retary for the Y. NJ. C. A. in this sec ton, gave an interesting lecture to the high school pupils recently. MT. Gumere was here about two years ago and gave a talk to the same students, part of whom were then in the grade school
 Never before in the history of the world have we needed leaders so badly as we do, at the present time, " asserted MT. Gumere. Leadership now is a very important requisite" '" This need is due mostly to the enormous numbers of deaths and casualties in the world war; O,OOO, ,OOO were in arms in this struggle; this is about four-ffths of the population of the United States. Of these, 24,- OOO,OOO were killed or wounded. This amounts practically to four times the population of New York.
 Because of the death of many edu- cated men. great responsibilities are now placed on the shoulders Of the present day students. Only five out of every 100 pupils. get through high school; this five per cent profit is not sufficient; if five per cent profit was all that was gained in some business it would be an absolute failure, and the business would be dissolved. Is it worth time and cost to maintain schools when the product is only five per cent?
 Out of every 100 who enter college only one graduates. Thus if he en tered the war and was killed, the leadership of the world, or 99 pei cent of it, would be gone. In this cast it is a question whether the one pc cent product is profitable.
 In every 12,000 famous, importan men. 1O,200 men are college gradu ates. This means that everyone wht goes through college, classihes him self with the 80 per cent of leader of the world.
 From the eighth grade in gramma school to high school there is a 5 per cent loss. This means that thos students were so unable to look int the future that they absolutely blind ed themselves with the idea of earn 1 ing money without finishing their ed ucation. Of course many woh leav school before graduation do so be cause of necessity, but the actual bet torment besides the increased savini is very noticeable in the graduates By not having character and self con trol in a sufficient degree to diver F their minds from the desire of none earned by leaving school early, great loss results almost invariably
 During the war the death rate c , France was greater than the birt rate. Now France is starting rigl1 in encouraging education, that tn war is over, and great progress being made. Are we going to let nation which used to be popularl considered as quaint and old fasf ioncd go ahead of us and produc more leaders? Unless we multipl our diligence many fold we will fin ourselves far below the standard ( that nation.
 Responsibility of everyone greatly increased since the war, an the burden on the shoulders of a is matelially heavier. Have you program firmly decided upon in vol mind, or arc you going to let thing come as they will and only atteml to make living expenses?"
 At Phoenix, MT Gumere state there were about 1000 pupils in Il high school. He also stated that | was only able to locate $ who Ina gone to universities or colleges. Wh; can, be the meaning? Citizensh and not paved streets make a cit and education makes citizenship.
 How will it be possible for u coming citizens to hold up under Il immense resDonsibilitv which Is ar