St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1921-02-11

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The var is over, but the peoples are
not at peace. No lasting peace car
exist without a change, not so much
in statesmen or in International ma.
chinery as in the attitude of mind OF
the ordinary man and woman toward
other nations. They must learn, and
if possible experience, the fact, that
people of other nations are really
swayed very much by the same mo.
tives as they themselves. One of the
most promising agencies for this pur-
pose is the newly organized Interna-
tional Peoples College in Denmark.
The Folk High Schools in Denmark
are justly celebrated for their demo
cratic and Christian-ethical spirit and
the noble type of culture, which
through their efforts have permeated
especially the farming population Of
that country. This made possible the
great cooperative movement among
the farmres, which is not only strong
| er, more successful, and more numer-
Gus and diversified in enterprises than
elsewhere, but also has been singular
~ free from graft, p%rofiteering, and
similar, evils, and therefore enjoys the
confidence and good will Of other
classes of the population. Through
more than a half century of work
these Folk High Schools have given
the average farmer a higher intellec-
tual and moral outlook, taught him to
understand and trust his fellow man.
One of their distinctive features is the
bringing together in these schools of
young men and women from 18 to 25
years of age, not only to study but to
LIVE together for 6 or S months at
a time. Teaching is done more by
word of mouth, "the living word,,:
than by books, and discussions and
questioning play a great part. They /
q pso Schools with or,r1,o ~. nm r 1TEl
rather than mere learning, and their
results have been better and richer
life, a better coordination of society.
The plan is now to extend the influ-
of these tried principles and
methods by applying them on an in
terhational scale, to begin with in the
International Peoples College in Den
mark. The plan has been carefully
worked out by Mr.. Manniche, assisted
by other leading educators in Den
mark, and has won the hearty approx
al of leading men in the fields of
learning, craftsmanship, labor, and
philanthropy in Denmark, Norway, +
Sweden, Finland. England, France,
Germany, Holland, America, etc. Suit
able buildings have been secured just
outside the famous city of Elsinore,
and more than Kr. 10000 raised, while
the Danish state has promised aid for
the future. The idea is to have young
men and women, mostly of the work
ing classes, from different countries
and especially from those lately at
war, to live, work, and study together
a year OF two. in this school under Sc
lected teachers guidance. The Eng
lish tutorial system WILDE in use, stu
dents from different countries living
together in houses of about 90, pre-
sided over by a housemaster. Ian
guagesj history, and sociology are the
required subjects for study, but his
tory is taught in the unique way of
the Folk High Schools in order to give
an understanding Of forces, feelings,
and aims of the people in the past and
present, so as to give zest to life
and desire to participate. The teach
ing in sociology is similar in aim, and
both subjects will use discussions in
the widest possible way. Languages
must play an important role, English,
German, and French, will all be
taught and used, but if one language
shall ultimately be selected as the
main language Of the school, it will
be English. Other subjects will be
elective and introduced according to
demand.
The International Peoples College
will follow the Danish Folk High
Schools tradition in three points par
ticularly, viz: It will be personal in
its method, individualistic in it's prin-
ciples, and ethical in its aim; knowl-
edge shall be a means, not a goal.