Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
6 STUDENTS Give
fine SPEECHES AT
GARDINER HIGH

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The assembly period at Gardiner
High Wednesday morning proved
one Of especial interest. ana at the
conclusion Of the talks given by six
students Principal Taylor congratu-
lated the speakers upon the ability
shown in the work upon a rather
difficult question. The general topic
of the period was peace" and the
various speakers led up to this in
the course Of their remarks upon
subjects Of general interest.
Miss Winifred Buck chose as her
topic, 1.-THE War Memorial of Maine,
referring to Names official memorial.
the bridge at Kittery, the principal
gateway into Maine. She described
the beauty Of the spot, also the &C
tual monument, with its wording and
dimensions. She told of the meaning
Of the figures represented through
the art Of the young Russian sculp-
tress who designed the memorial. and
also told OF the impressive ceremon-
les at the unwilling Of the tablet. In
closing the speaker quoted former
Governor Bakers words at the dedi-
cation Of this state memorial. This
talk was one of value, for 1t gave
information that every citizen OF
Maine should know.
Miss Theola Savage in an interest
ing talk outlined the history of the
famous Nobel peace price, the award
of which was intended for the re-
ward of individuals who work for the
benefit Of mankind in the domain OF
physics, chemistry, medicine, litera-
ture, and peace. She referred In
particular to peace, stating that the
provisions of the Nobel will estab-
fishing the peace prize specified that
this shall be awarded to men and wo-
men who have worked for the broth
erhood of nations, for the abolition
Of standing armies, and for the Or
ganization Of peace congresses. Miss
Savage then went on to speak in de-
tail of each of these specifications,
and mentioned the names of the
American winners Of the peace prize.
She spoke of some Of Nobeps ideas
on peace and closed with quotation
from James Bryce which might be
cited as the last will and testament
of that remarkable champion OF
peace and humanity.
"The World Federation Of Educa-
ton. was the subject chosen by
Richard Kendall for discussion. He
described it as an educational organ
ization of world wide scope, 1t Is
spiritual, but non-sectarian; civic but
non political: it joins the educational
forces throughout the world through
the leaders in all countries. 1t seeks
to find the most direct and effective
way Of intoxicating into the minds of
the rising generation those virtues
which society needs. 1t seeks not to
standardiZe education in the 63 SOW
ereign countries, but to find those
elements which are universal and APP
| ply them to the good of all nations.
The speaker described the, founding
| Of the Federation, and told OF It's
| initial conferences at which repre-
sentatives Of nearly all foreign ma
lions assembled. In closing he said.
Education alone cannot and does
not expect to do 1t all. There are
| other forces of civilization vital to
ultimate achievement. Diplomacy
| must be open and sincere. Business
| must learn to place humanity ahead
of the dollar. Perhaps the greatest
cooperative force Is the church which
| is the foundation for religious rela-
lions for both the Individual and the
group, It must necessarily grow
broad and tolerant II these great
forces cooperate in a definite ana
sympathetic way the desired END may
| be reached"
| Richard Barnard in his talk stress
ed the value Of such organizations
as the Y. NJ. and Y. w. c. A., the
Red Cross, the Camp Fire Girls, and
the Girl and Boy Scouts. He told OF
the work that these organizations
| were doing to bring about world
peace, by spreading the gospel of
| brotherhood throughout the world
| and asked If 1t were not better to
spend our money on such work than
| to spend billions Of dollars and many
lives in warfare. Such organlza-
tions as Camp Fire girls exists in the
United States. England. Canada,
| America, Mexico, India, Cuba, Aus
! tralia and many other places.
J Richard Stone made reference to
| the value of international sport re-
| lations in his talk, saying that sports
| had a lot to do with creating friend
| ly feeling between countries. For
example he made mention of the
| Olympic games when athletes of all
| nations compete in friendliness, also
of Americas World Series baseball
games which attracted worldwide
| interest, and he also spoke Of the
| games between Kao and Honolulu,
| which were watched with interest by
| people of all nations.
| An interesting description Of the
International House in New York on
| Riverside Drive was given by Miss
| Wilhelmia Brann. The Idea original
| ed Is years ago at a meeting Of
Chinese and American students. This
| home Of 700 men and 500 women from
| 10 countries representing every con-
| tinent, 9 religions, has as Its purpose
| the Improvement of spiritual, phys
| ical, intellectual and social conditions
| of men and women students from any
| land and without discrimination be-
cause of sex, race, color, nationally
| or religion, who are attending the
| higher schools, colleges, and prices
sional schools Of New York" Oppor-
| tunities for making friends of learn
| ing customs Of other lands are given.
Miss Brann described the appear
ance Of this interesting institution
| and told of the life there, of the ex-
| cursions around the places of inter-
| est, Of the National Nights observed
| the discussions by groups, students
| assemblies, and other points of inter
! est. It's motif Is "That Brotherhood
| May Prevail" She closed her talk
with quotations from Henry Emerson
| F'osdick.
| The musical feature Of the assem-
bly, was rendered by the Misses Jes-
sic Milton. Ruth Lancaster. Barbara