Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-08
Lives of Benefited Children
Will Be COuzens' Monument

mental health of the children Of today
| is one way to promote general improve
ment in the nation of tomorrow, says
| the Charleston Evening Post, while the
Fargo Forum thinks the Senator Is
Enthusiastically inspired by the ever
| increasing viewpoint OF adults that
they owe something to the future ana
| that no greater service can be rendered
to that future than to see that the boys
and girls of today are equipped for the
| tasks of citizenship and the home"
I'VE do not know of any single move
ment," asserts the Nashville Banner,
that promises more benefit for the
community than does the child-health
work now in progress. The
whole plan of preventive medical care
is splendid in conception, and Senator
Couzens has, among other fine Things:
done much to accelerate that work"
The Charleston Daily Mail, believing
that 1.-The child is either a national as
set or a national liability" holds that
zone of the notable features OF modern
civilization is the attention which Is
being paid to the child"
"The fact that he stipulates that all
this money principal and interest, shall
be exhausted in 25 years. shows that ne
has no thought of merely creating an
indefinite advertising of his philan-
lIlG kcIleIdlIOIlS, IE~
marks the New York Evening World.
He knows that this amount can be
wisely spent within the period fixed. It
means an expenditure of not less than
S7OO 900 a year Marvellous improve
ments in the lot of children can be
made with that amount. BY
helping them to health. opportunity and
happiness he serves the next genera
ton. Nothing finer or as fine has been
done in a long while"
Linking his plan with that Of julius
RoSenwald in recent benefactions, the
Louisville Courier-Journal states that
here are two wise men who are not
ensnared by the delusion of perpetuity:
they want to do good while the doing Is
good" The Adrian Telegram observes
that "he embodies no pet plan in his
bequeSt. binds his trustees to no set
program" and the South Bend Tribune
concludes that Senator Couzens' pur-
pose and the safeguards which he has
established against widespread misuse
OF the money unite to encourage conf
dence in the project"
Mr.. CouZens could not have found a
happier use for SO generous benevo-
lence." in the Judgment OF the Jackson
Citizen Patriot. To bring greater
health and more abundant life to many
children is truly the height of kindli-
ness. And. better yet, MichiganS
senior Senator does not contemplate
the formation of new organization
with numerous secretaries and workers,
but mostly the aiding of responsible in
situations already organized.
This generous man desires to help all
children and not to limit his beneh-
cence to scattered individual cases. Es-
tabliShment of such a fund may prop
erly be called noble act"
"A rare appreciation OF the oppor-
tunities of great wealth" Is commended
by the Springfield Illinois State Regis
ter, with the added comment: His
philanthropy will make it possible for
many of the youthful generation to
take a more representative place in
society and realize the ideals of good
citizenship to a degree otherwise unat-
tainable. 1t stamps him as one of the
real nobility in our citizenship" The
Bay City Daily Times thinks the Sena-
tor has done great and good thing
in q broad and unSelf1Sh way"
Referring to the limited period for
the Grand Rapids Press
says: "On its last day. II the services
it has made possible have proved them
selves, he or others may determine to
carry them on. If they have proved
failures, no legal hand win reach out
to force their Wasteful continuance.
They will stand or fall by their service 4
to society within the next quarter CEN :
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