Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-11-22
TEACHERS MEETING
BRIEFLY OUTLINED
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University; Mr. G. Swain Thomas,
Harvard University; DIR. Chas.
Judd, University Of Chicago. The
features of the general programs
were addresses on Thursday fore
noon by Chancellor Lindley, DR..
Mccormack and Mr.. Lies; Thurs
day evening a concert given by
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Friday afternoon general bust
ness meeting; Friday evening an
address by Editor Frank: Satur-
day forenoon an address by Aaron
Sapiro and closing business meet
ing.
Chancellor Lindley spoke on
the subject, The American
Spirit, in which he pointed out
that the ingredients of the Amer
lean spirit are: ~ Involuntary
obedience to law; altho the pres
ent decade has been designated
as one of lawlessness, it remains
a fact that the American people
have been markedly law-abiding
due to the fact that the laws have
been made by representatives of
the people. (2) Treat persons as
persons not as things. The. race
and color question is far from
settled; today it is more immi-
nent than ever. 90 Treat per-
sons, not as they are, but as you
think them capable of becoming.
The speaker cited several cases
in which belief in the ability of
a person resulted in wonderful
development.
DIR. Mccormack, who like the
Chancellor appeared on various
programs turnout the convention,
spoke convincingly on Education
and Life" in which he emphasized
the value of health in the full
realization of life; a very large
percent of sickness and decease
today is preventable, hence un-
necessary.
Mr.. Lies in his address The
Challenge of Youth" pointed out
the challenge today lies in six
factors: (1) The challenge of
crime. At the present time the
average age of the men and
women in our penal institutions,
other than such who are sent
there directly due to alcohol, are
slightly above twenty years. (2)
Physical defects, in which the
causes of many are purely local
as goitre, industrial and social.
(3) The many unfortunates. in
our asylums and similar institu-
tons, due mainly to the terrific
speed in practically all phases of
life. az New appliances. Youth
today desires thrills; the typical
youth asks his elders at the be-
ginning of each day. What have
you to offer today? We have
tried everything you gave us yes
terday." And the morning
prayer is Give me this day my
daily thrill but make it snappy."
(5) Leisure hours. The industrial
changes have brot with them
more hours for leisure but no pro-
vision has been provided for util-
izing this larger leisure. (6)
Commercial amusements. Youth
seeks the amusements that the
commercial interests provide.
The needs to answer this chal-
lenge of youth is a larger under
standing of youth, a community
ideal and a community program
TO attain this ideal. and restora-
ton of the unity of the home.
Friday evening Glenn Frank
spoke to a packed auditorium on
the subject, The Salvaging of
Western Civilization" His ad-
dress should be heard to be APP
preciated. hence here will be sug-
gested just his thesis: As evil
denced by the socalled literature
Of despair" western civilization is |
threatened by five fears; namely, |
the biological fear that the hui
man race is degenerating. the
psychological fear that the crowd
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