The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-09
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we nave 81 llldlly opCSlcl "OCh
that ministers, if they were t
heed the requests for specla
sermons, would have no dates TO
regular sermons and the rest O.
us would have to spend all ou
time putting over the pet object
of this orr that organization. AnC
the pity of it most of these
special weeks are devoted tt
really good causes. 1t would be
wonderful to attend all these
things, if we didn't have a little
business of our own to look after
Just now we have the week OF
Dec. 18th to 10th set aside by the
National Commission OF the
American Legion and the Ma
tional Educational Association as
American Education Week; and
while we are attending to this
worthy object we may as well
put in from the 9Th to the 18th
doing out our bit for Health
Week, sponsored by the National
Health Board. If you have any
time left over this week, do some
of your Christmas shopping early
for the post Office department is
going to be awfully crowded
later if you don't help relieve
the congestion by mailing your
packages early.
The School of Journalism is not
as new as we have thought. Gen.
Robert E Lee proposed the plan
as early as 1869 and the follow
ing year the Washington & Lee
University established Course,
which later had to be dropped
for lack of support, but which is
now about to be re-established.
Gen. Lee believed that the prob
lens attendant on reconstruction
could be solved only with the
aid of an intelligent and impair
tial press and that academic edu-
cation of a special nature would
favor that end. But the press
of the country was pretty solid
ly against it, the leading New
York editors ridiculed the idea
that there was any other way tc
learn the business than by the
commonly accepted one of APP
premiership in a big newspaper
establishment. Events have prov
ed that the general was right
and the editors were wrong. And
Schools of Journalism are now
accepted as a feeder for the pro-
fession.
1t was said at the time of the
Versailles treaty that the Shan
tung question would never stay
settled until it was settled right
and here is the Shantung ques-
ton before the conference. Great
Britain and the United States are
to act as advisors and, while no
country is bound by any action
of the conference, let us hope
that at least basis for future
fair dealing may be established
in matters Chinese. China has
long been a sleeping giant and
Japan has been like a mosquito
disturbing her slumbers and the
are that China is
really waking up to her condi-
ton.
DIR. Adolf Lorenz's name be-
came a familiar word when near
ly two decades ago, he came to
this country to cure the daugh-
ter of the Armours, of hip dis
ease. Today be comes to us from
Vienna to cure the crippled chill
1ren of the poor as thank offer
ing to America for our help to
the starving children of Austria.
It is a beautiful bit of gratitude,
simple, direct and practical. He,
who could command the biggest
fees, gives from his great skill
and his great heart, as America
has given from her overlooking
leart, to the stricken children of
he world.
There is going to be unemploy-
nent this winter and the chill
lren are bound to suffer. Plan
o enlarge your Christmas list
" making at least one kiddie a
present just for fear that Santa
Ilaus might overlook the young
ter in these hard times.
1t is said that Louisiana has
he biggest natural gas field in
he world. Guess, they have
ever seen an up-to-date real
state man.