Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-27
TEACHING PEAcE-NEw HONOR 70 CALIFORNIA

EAeHiNG .PEACE-NEW HONOR TO CALIF0RNIl
80 AZ oalIornians will share in the fame that has
come 10 one OF its distinguished and most useful
cltizens-Dr. David Starr Jordan
Q TINS ms citizen has been awarded competitive
ne % sSoooo for presenting what has been deter
Hiheu Dy committee of eminent Americans to be the
pest plan Tor teaching peace in the schools of the
world " ~ ' ~ ~
Inc award has been made through the instrument
sions, , OF which DR.. A. A. Thomas commissioner of
euuca1ion Tor the state of Maine, is president.
pr- Jordans plan proposes system of education
On .ne SUBJECT OF international aity that shall per-
petuaiy present to the youth of all lands the folly
ana horror of and the desirabity of preserving
friendly relations between nations through rule of
reason 10 do this, his plan provides for number of
enlleeS each to be charged with responsibility for
bringing to the young in the clearest possible way the
a1feTent phases of life and of law they bear upon
har1 nIous relationships that make the social fabric
of 6orld. One committee is to formulate methods
Ego sing patriotism; another committee is to con-
Beeb possibilities Of better relations through inter-
se ca use of athletic sports another to consider
wltodt prejudice the question of military training in
schools committee to consider plans for promoting
mutual international understanding the part Of
students of all ages committees to study the Hague
Court OF Arbitration the Court of International JUS
tlce and the League of Nations. These are some of
the committees proposed and their names suggest the
scope and trend OF the plan outlined by Dr. Jordan.
!. Ihe fate of the Box peace plan, which given
tq the world some months ago. is not to put end to
separations of the benevolent and forward looking
and women of the world who hope to time bring
about immunity of the from its bloodhirstyssor-
didness and sefishness Our leading educators have
seized the torch and will carry And the true heart
of humanity earnestly prays they may succeed in their
noble efforts.
The most amiable of reformers it must be
conceded have failed to take account of the innate
perversty of the human heart. They have not under
stood how deep-seated the prejudices and the ha
treds of mankind. They have proceeded upon the
theory that to present argument would instantly
q mand acceptance. This is not 1t has been the
cause of re century after century National honor
for country has been national dishonOr for anoth
the armies of the nations have been thrust
upon the battlefelds to fight to the death for
flictng principles. Obviously, if are to have
cannon beaten into ploWshares that condition must
be cured The way to do it is to make righteousness
universal Men must begin to think in terms of peace
instead of age-old terms of Germany showed
how nation may be led into through continu-
Gus of educating its youth to THAI end Is it
mot possible lead the nations into paths of peace
through the same methods? This is what DIR. Jordan
proposes shall be attempted, if not done. Bending all
the twigs of the world will eventually make all the
trees of the world symmetrical and harmonious. To
do this will require great labor and the fulness of
years, but is it not worth while? What can be more
commendable than to direct efforts to this end?
DIR. Jordan has devoted much of his memorable
life to advancing peace. He is of the most dstin
war He is famed throughout the world in the field of
evening of his evenfu and useful life plan consider
ed to be the best among thousands submitted is
testimonial to the preservation of his remarkable
tality He intellectual giant and he has brought
new glory to the state of California