Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-19
TEACHERS HEAR
FINE SPEAKERS
AT INSTITUTE

81 2AN ~ " IA
Taking "Modcrn YOUTH as his
theme, Cameron Beck, personnel di-
rector of the New York Stock Tx,
change, and one of the most popular
lecturers in the country, gave Il
splendid address at the opening scS-
sion Of the Imperial County teach
crS' institute ut Central Union high
school this morning.
Giving the businessman 5 view
point on youth to the teachers, he
declared that if he were to change
his vocation it would be to become
an occuliSt so that he could change
the glasses of adults in their out
look on modern youth.
He declared the modern youth
wants to serve, and needs only the
support, sympathy and cooperation
of adults. The speaker mentioned
specifically the senior class at Holly
wood high school for their unsclfish
efforts to help the needy.
Pointing ont that We need to be
more concerned with our privileges
than our rights, he gave interesting
sidclghts on the hundreds Of boys
employed in the stock exchange, Of
whom he said u per cent are en-
rolled in an extension course.
He emphasized the fact that the
leaders of tomorrow are the pupils
of today and that upon the guidance
Of the teachers depends greatly the
type of leaders that will be produc-
ed
Declaring that leadership demands
a price that all who acquire 1t must
pay. he stated that the success of
anv youth : life does not depend en-
tirclv upon the teacher, but largely
on the youth himself. lie urged the
teachers to encourage their pupils
TO desire leadership and offered
four-fold platform to act as Suloe
marks on the road to success. Ihcse
are: a plan for everything; a pur-
pose for everything; perseverance
and \ desire for righteousness.
Paul Harvey. former publisher OF
International Interpreter, gave an
interesting and instructive talk ON
China anI Japan, under the tl'''
..Thc Inevitable Adjustment.
The adjustment he referred to IS
the establishment OF better rela'
tions between Japan and China,
now considerably strained over de-
leIopmcnts in Manchuria, and cen
tcring chiefly around the trans
Manchur.an railway, built by
Japan.
ContrarY to the general opinion,
lie pointed out, China j. not denscly
populated, the population gathering
mostly in certain centcrS, leaving
vast areas practically unnhahlted.
The mair reason fer this j. lack OF
aruper transportation facilities.
Japan eu the other hand, though
dcnscly populated, ha, opened up
her iut,riur country with splendid
roads me! uilNa-, ahd l.> 'nr"ur-
aged ;l mpdru meas- .t 'ran>p"r-
Iution.
The Manrhuriau railway, he said,
has turned that province into tn
garden spot Of tine orient. It IS as
r-scntia! - the commercial welfare
IF Japan Is the Panama canal IS t"
Is. and though we could expand III
the canal were taken away from
Us, Japan cannot do 50. She feels
entitled To the free usr Of the rail
way and naturally rcscnts any at
tempt - curb this.
In opening up and developing
Nanchurla. Japan has displayed
business acumcn and willingness
70 adopt all modern means Of trans
portatiol, communication and has
made use Of the sciences to help
Acr progress. She has proved herself
capable of maintaining her place in
the political and commercial hemiS-
phcrc. CHINA, on the other hand, has
rntil recently, shown little desire
10 adopt modern methods.
Traces Progress
He traced the progress shown by
Japan ha,k k to the opening of her
ports by Commodore Perry and de- f.
clared that China needs the same |
encouragement and assistance given .
10 Japan, if It is to develop as it /
should. China also needs Japan 5 /
help, ho said, and predicted a 4
closer Understanding between the /
two nations, with Japan leading /
the way for her sister nations.
The present Scmi-crisis will lead ,
- conferences between leaders of !
both countries, the speaker said,
and thcs, should result in the ad-
.iustmcnt Of their present difficult
ties, thereby inaugurating a new era
in the O:ient.
II. G. Coe, county superintendent
Of schools presided at the session
which was intcrspcrsed with enter
tainmcnt numbers including sclcc
tions by tn" high school orchestra,
directed ly Miss Margaret Collins;
. America The Beautiful sung by
al present, led by W. W. Roblcc
and a Jananc>c nun her by pupils
from Tia" Silsbcc school. Rev. Harold
f.. Baker Of the First Methodist
church gavc the invocation.