New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Give Modern Youth a Chance, Plea
 Made by Dr. Sternheim to Rotary
No. Need of Business Men

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 ct the truth Of the situation is that what the world needs today is not more business men, but more pot1se more scientists. and more philosophers. Business men may not like this, but it happens to be true.
 The second element is the pro- olem ot giving the children chardc- ter, and the development of char actcr must come through exercising Of the virtues, ot mercy, compassion, kindly consideration, broth erly at- lection, sympathy with fellow men, and unscllish willingness 10 sacri- flee for others.
 The third requisite is giving 10 our boys and girls the ability 10 think. They do not inherit this cA- copt by accident. for thinking is If a low cbb in our day and hour. James Harvey Robinson says it is time we commenced 10 think about thinking
 The next important element is religion, but not religion in terms Of doctrines. and crcods, as We haN" 1t today. but re licion in terms ot ethical concepts. which is not 2 matter Of one sect calling tho other sect names, but of giving 10 our youth q living. pulsst- ing ethical concept, instead of dognatic stone.
 There is q current fu1lacv in America that high school students in modern youth.
 "Eclicion is no moro dead in 1928 than it ever was. but our boys and girls today refuse to be like sheep led to the slaughter. They don't want the poisonous, deadly socta- rianisin; they revolt against that rahd clement and Jelnand the right to practice their religion in their own way. They want to find their own God in their own way.
 They are iichling the religious into''ranco that IS rampant in our world today, They are demanding the right tu cypress themselves in their own way. It is 8 blessing ina, we have more individuality and less uniformity. '"-
 'l lntiI that individuality is con r'dcd in schools, church and homo We may expect revolt
 still nor" requisite Is tolerance. Tn" recognition Of the theory Of unity amidst diversity, ct individual ltN as opposed to uniformity. [ nj formltN is on" of the greatest and CraNest dangers Of our American life.
 "Thc next requisite is {, wiling ress to ConCed0 10 our youth free dom Of speech. If VIC conccde # 10 them we may get II into the Eamut of our social life in the tomorrow. Dean Chattlee Of Harvard rightly describes this problem as the most vital one for solution in the dawn Of the goth century, before ve can hope 10 make any progress.
 Love Versus Hatrcd
 ''rhc final requisite and the cop lnc stone to the whole structure is to give 10 our children a concept or love Ncrsus hatred. What VIC do is to trll them that while we screncly proceed 10 hate each other in prac- tiCc--scct against sect, creed against creed. class versus class, nation yer Sus nation, and so on indefinitely. An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory in this respect and youth 
 As matter Of fact one Of the | charges hurled against youth is that 1 lt IS cold and hard this is another | lhcl. Youth is atfcctionatc and kind. and great many of the worst | .raecdits of our modern life arises rom the compromise which youth 'iA kcs with it's family because it is and kind.
 "The challenge of modern youth o us today is that we recognize heir spiri'ual progress Youth noeds alth in its own vision. We need before their vision. because hey see far moro clearly than we io.
 T r"pcat-Nouth needs faith in its ,Nn vision. We need humility be- ore their vision
 President \. II. Scott who was in harso Of the meeting announced hat loca! Rotarians will meet at 80 o'clock next Wednesday eve- ling and drive 10 East Hartford where they will assist in the forma- ion of an East Hartford Rotary ,luh.
 Decorations last evening were in 'recn and white. cmlolcmatic Of St. 'atrick's day. There were about 60 people present