The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-12-07
LUNCH CLUB
VISITS SCHOOL
MEAL is SERVED BY SCHOOL GIRLS
American Education Week Is Observed
Capt. Wilbur Addresses Assembly
Musical Program Rendered

The Tuesday Lunch Club this week
observed American Education Week
/ by visit to- the high school, where
luncheon was served the members of
the organization by the students of the
domestic science department. Follow
ing the luncheon an assembly program
was rendered as follows: Singing of
"Star Spangled Banner" by the stu
dents and guests; salute to the Flag
song, by entire audience songs, girls
freshman glee club piano solo. Harry
lsensee; reading of President Hard
ing's proclamation, City School Super
intendent Cannon; songs, boys glee
club reading of Americans Creed and
an appeal to patriotism by National
Commander Owsley, of the American
Legion, j. w. Critics, principal of the
high school, who was chairman of the
day for the Lunch Club; contralto
solos, Miss Prudence Spight, and ad-
dress by Capt. Geo. r. Wilbur, COM
mander Of the Oregon department,
American Legion.
Capt. Wilbur emphasized the need of
education among Americans. in order
that the government might properly
function. He cited the big things of
the program of the American Legion,
the main one of which was to bring
about the spirit of Americans among
the children of who bear merely the
stampsof American. citizens. He quoted
from Nicholas Murray Butler, former
president of Columbia University who
said, 'The difficulties of a democracy
are the opportunities of education"
"Americanism. said Capt. Wilbur,
lis not real just because it is stamped
on mans back, as it were. 1t is a
thing of the spirit, and men and wom-
en- must be made to sense it by feeling
it in mind and body. We have lots of
the kinds of Americasn we do not want.
Intelligent Americans are going to be
called upon to stamp out radicalism
which does not believe in government
of any kind perhaps.
"You know of lot of ignorant men
over this nation. You may know of
those even in this town, who are no
more fitted to go to the polls and vote
than your dog. We must bear with |
them, but we must endeavor to edu-
cate them and bring their trend of |
mind in accord with our own."
Capt. Wilbur declared that element |
ary education was an absolute need. |
He cited the announcement of the pro- |
gram as scheduled for Tuesday of Edu-
cation Week, a day to be devoted to
patriotism. The program called for an
emphasis of the need of devotion to
one Flag expressed in one language.
Capt. Wilbur declared that any child
who decided to give up his education
before Eeeehing the high school was
discounting his opportunities of being
n real. useful American.
Capt. Wilbur declared that he hated |
war. He expressed the hope that the |
boys and girls of the high school would |
not have to face any such contingency |
as the current generation in meeting |
the emergency of the great war. He
declared confidence, however, that in |
case Of war the young men of the |
school. backed by the young women,
would be ready. His declaration |
brought a spontaneous applause from
the students.
81 like to see the man or woman,
he stated, "who expresses hatred of |
war as he or she hates sickness. do |
not like that kind of citizen who de- |
clares such hatred of war that he or
she is ready to declare an unmodifed |
opposition to all war. 1t is not a true
spirit of Americanism that so decries
war as not to be willing to make the
sacrifices of righteous war;"
The session was not without its fa-
,etious moments. During the luncheon
)ne of the young women handed to Su-
Cannon a jar, asking him
10 open the jam and pass it. With his
mouth watering for taste of the deli
lacy, he unscrewed the top. Suddenly
4 huge green snake leaped across the
able. The young women had lined
he inside of the jar with real straw
berry jam. Oiled paper was placed
'ver the lining of sweets, and the
make. built on springs like that in
ack-in-tbe-box, was squeezed into the
ar. The incident led lunch club mem
)ers to ask Mr.. Cannon If the school
.aught the art Of camoufiage.
Officers of the lunch club elected for
he ensuing term were: |. X. Ache
on, president; Z. C. Smith, vice-pres-
dent. and w. M. Sylvester, secretary
reasurer. The clubs only guest for
he day was Willis Stewart, former
rain dealer of Saskatch hewan, here
With his family seeking a location.
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