The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-06-18

matter, Is sell ~onseit, seit satisfae-
sloa ana d loelng u security IL
.llesens advancement ana acnleye,
msnt
Etaiopia Mentioned
Or George Il. Hsynss, &c iveling
the bacealaulea.e aauless at lus
kegee, sail. our eo4t4ol Of ma use
4Dont III has IS altered our erviroh
ment that We face situation taat
does violence Co our inner ives and
sets az at variance with one another.
W. have SO eompacted the poula
tions Of the ealsh that racial, class
and national conflicts threaten The
social order that made possible the
veiy science ard invention by which
| We have mastered Our material sur
roundings. While these products Of
science give Us the enjoyment Of
4 such peaceful scenes as the corona
tion Of king, they have also made
possible the hostile, hateful was-iika
aetisitle of men who have made
parts Of the world bowling hell.
soldieis Ia civilized uniforms but
trained b iahuman savag.ry have
\ poured out mechine gun streams of
lgaa, 81 deadly flames from bomb
ing planes, poison gas and liquid
H fire upon men, women and children
/ III Ethiopia, in Spain and in S. A.
For better day in this chaotic
4 wofla Oh turmoil and strife, the
world need today, in the first place
men and women who think. The
worll warts what / would call moral
thouehifulHess Not only is it
enough foF i man tp think He must
think ii terms Of his fellows.
e.e.ss.4.-y .aa.S..s.. llle
4sealg MA pse.. elaaaSN as
nle4lor uuta4de u tae pa.c VI W.
Il. q ne. neuu. we seua,ltta ntAeil5
N ILLS group tuat tne 50 caled ssn9
url0l' s0clely has hetu alu hot maze
the lnnla lo iu.ls1er muaern know
iaase. Inat marvellous phrase ol our
gteal Constitution, We tie leople
1or snree aaattsis III centats I'D
not lnc.ade Ilaak end breWn among
Inc peo4as Has maas a'f our own
group TO i Iargc lAtena have aecep-
cod tls dectrlne oi human, mental
ana mora lnlsrleli i. YOU aid /
as sluuents have the sublime lllv-
ilese u leaa these people along The
J road that hordes Of mannind are
marching. Yoa aid | snould help
them to shake off this lethai idea Of
inferiofity ana y grasp with no
and inpiration the nea conception
that pe5ple Of al! races and of all
age levels can continue to lea and
to grow during the whole span Of
life. Their minds and spirits lie
other men have human creative ca
paeties. There are no authoritative
scientific facts to unholl the idea
. that tliare are inferior IA es, men
tally III moyallg, white o. black, red
! or brown
!. DIR. Woodson's Cha lcnge
! Dr.. Garter edwin Woodson, com.
neneenlent 81 ecker At Iuskegeei
said: Education II the Ul.i-ed
i states Is still d saasmolic outburs
Z of the frontier Il Is vel that we
I ceased To regard education as .
4 mark of culture for the gentleman
i something - which tle commonei
4 should not aspire, but We have gons
4 81 far to tho other extreme q
y making ii utiitarian hat, like thu
& gentleman of yore, we have los
i eight of Che main obicctives Of ed
4 ucatinnthe development Of ths
Y poWee ssssss
\ @1hp educational u ~ .al
Y oped iii olr countf II praessssA
4 which does not hit the isits..e ever
= in supplying the needs of the aver
i age man.
y ITO remedy ous y esent situatiol
4 we should project the education b
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