The Nome nugget., 1942-02-23
Youth of New World to Study
 Inter-American Affairs
DIR. L. s. ROWE ANNOUNCES PAN AMERICAN UNION PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS
 OF 21 NATIONS MAY PARTICIPATE
Two Four-Year University Scholarships Offered AS Awards: Forum Slogan Is "Know Your Neighbor'

Awards Forum Slogan Is Know Your Neighbor'
 WASHINGTON - Students of twenty-one Ameri- can republics are invited to make study of Inter- American affairs part of hemisphere forum under the auspices of the Pan American Union, it nounced by Dr. L. s. Rowe, director general of the Union Two four-year university scholarships, each valued at S6000,000 offered for the best papers submitted after study and discussion. scholarship to be given for the best paper in English, the other for the best presentation in of the romance lan- guages of Spanish, Portuguese or French. Papers on the subject What nter-Amerlcan Cooperation Means to My Country must be presented to school officials by Pan American Day April IA 1922 All high school students are eligible.
 The announcement made by Dr. Rowe on the eve of his departure for Rio de Janero where in company with the counselor of the Union Dr. William Manger he attended the meeting of foreign ministers of the tWenty-one countries members of the Union, which opened in the Brazilian capital on January 15 1t is believed that the conclusions of the foreign min- isers of the American republics will serve as source of information for students seeking background mate rial for their discussion and themes The project has the approval of the Governing Board of the Union, which consists of the Secretary of State of the United States and the ambassadors and ministers represent ing in Washington the Latin American republics.
 Including the cost of the scholarships, $20000 is available as awards, equally divided between English speaking and romance language students Altogether 200 separate awards offered, three cash prizes being given in each State and territory in the United States Those earning the scholarships will be requr ed to study at least two years in a country other than their own
 Officials of the Union believe that intelligent dis cuSSlon and writing must be preceded by a knowledge of the countries and people which nations com prise the membership of the Pan American Union. For that purpose an lnter-American Forum has been been established to guide the discussion and to have charge Ot the competition among the students The forum has taken "KnoW Your Neighbour" as it's slo- gan, and variety of factual information will be dis tnbuted to schools, including the results of Inter- American conferences, such that of the foreign ministers at Rio de Janero In letters to leading edu- cators of the Western Hemisphere, Dr Rowe announc ing the forum, said:
 Of the tasks that lie ahead the strengthening and fortfying of the ties of Pan American unity appear of the utmost importance both to the successu con- clusion of the and to the fashioning of a lasting peace To this end against the day when the young people of the Americas will inherit the responsibility for directing their common destiny, the Pan Ameri- can Union is inaugurating Inter-Amercan Forum, in which students of high school grades in the United States and Latin America will study disusS and write upon the subject What Inter-American Co., operation Means to My Country
 The formal announcement of the forum and the competition to the schools of the Unted States follows
 Tn other times, forum discussions were limited to the sound of a mans voice, and to the size of the pubhc square Modern devices, such the press the telegraph the radio permit forum which extends to the boundaries of the Western World
 Here in this New World forum high school students of the Americas meet to discuss the issues of today and tomorrow. Rome had 19 public forums here shall be 36,00O joined that they merge into one crit ca analysis of todays problems, study the inter- dependency each country upon every other will provide bulwark of knowledge against decisions that must be made tonorroW--by those who must make them.
 For those proficient substantial recognition is of- fered Because of differences in language two she'd ues of awards have been prepared Papers written in he romance languages of Spanish, Portuguese, French, will be entered in competition with each other Papers in English will be judged separately