Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-14

ing the 300, 600, 900 children we could
determine today the qualities, atti-
tudes. attributes and characteristics
of the generations unborn. Hamll-
car took young Hannibal before the
altar of Baal and made him swear
eternal hatred to Rome. The child
grew up nursing I'M his bosom this
hatred. If hatred can be taught then
love. friendship, justice can" De
taught also.
"National jealousies, racial and re-
l;gious hatred are products OF
teaching rather than inherent quail
tiles. Childhood is unprejudiced. we
getN with the child the unvarnished
truth, childhood is susceptible botn
Of precept and example. AS we grow
Up year by year we become more
preiudiced because we see prejudice
around us and lend ourselves to IL
and because the generations of the
past have been taught an equality
of patriotism based more upon ha-
tired of other countries than love OF
native land and definite, concerted
and persistent war should be maze
bv school, home, church. and the
press against bigotry, intolerance,
rational jealousies and racial and
religious hatreds.
"Omnipotence created the nations
with individual languages, manners
and customs and modes of home
life. In the creation there was no
idea of the relative Importance OF
national existence. Even the small
est, most obscure laboring earnestly
for the good of its people is entitled
TO as much respect and consideration
as the most powerful nation. They
were not intended to be little fish
es' and big fishes" that the big
fishes might swallow up the little
ones.
1.-THE World Federation of Educa-
ton Associations is a sort of league
bringing together the teachers OF
many lands. Giving them chance
to sit down together and break bread
and hold conferences with each 9TH
er, making education worldwide
and the workers in it comrades.
Correspondence between school chill
dren of different lands, books on
travel, the proper teaching of geog-
raphy. the deletion of textbooks and
Objectionable material of braggddo-
clio and Simon-pure chauvinism Will
help. Moving pictures portraying
the child life of many lands for use
in the schools, giving the homie life,
the school life, mode of dress, plays
and games will make comrades OF
the worlds children, develop n
friendship and good WILL relieve
them of suspicion, prune their lives
of jealousies and racial hatreds will
do much to relieve the suspicion
which exists today between the peo-
pies of different countries. Nations
were made to cooperate and to lay
their gifts upon the altar of civiliza-
ton. We should teach invention and
discovery, and the contributions
that have been made by the differ
ent countries, even the smallest
lands, have sometimes produced
great benefits and results for the
whole civilization. Aristotle is not
alone OF Greece; nor are Raphael
and Angelo alone of Italy: nor is
Gutenberg the sole property of Ger
many; Shakespeare OF England;
Pasteur of France: Washington and
Lincoln of America. Art, music, in
vention, discovery are not confined
within national lines. Like the SUM-
shine and fresh, free air, they can
not be cornered, controlled or APP
propriated to the exclusion of any
individual or nation.
Education cannot do It al. nor
can it attempt to. but it can do its
share and none of the great educa-
tional forces should shirk RESPONSE