The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-30
Sees Much
Changed World
After War
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Organize the schools and colleges
so that there will be full and COM
plete understanding of and an
adopting of our way of life by the
young people who are to become
the citizens u tomorrow. educate
and train them into greater ca
pacity to live and enjoy life and to
serve their fellowmen.
Brotherhood of Man
DR.. Melby apparently feels very
deeply that the future society, II
it is to bring peace to this war dis
tracted world, must be built upon
the brotherhood of man. And that
includes the Germans and the Jap
anese," he said in effect if not lit
orally. I'VE have got to live with
these people and we had better not
hate them too much" he advised.
We must fight the aggressors who
have destroyed the peace of, the
world but after they are defeated,
we must yet teach that mankind is
in fact great brotherhood and the
peace that is set up eventually must
be based on that clear understand
ing. not on hatred and resentment
and feelings of selfishness and re-
venge.
DR.. Melby made an eloquent plea
for a more liberal support of the
states educational institutions and
particularly of the state university
Montana has been liberal in SO
many ways he said, but with
YOUR state university you have been
downright stingy" He said he knew
men and women on his staff who
had sacrificed very much because
of lack of facilities but who had q
great love for their work. He said
some had advocated that less money
ought TO be spent on education dur
ng war times. The schools are our
first line of defense" said DR. Mel
by I say that more money should
be spent on education in war time
more money for churches, for Y. NJ
G. A. work and similar activities
Now is the time to sacrifice fol-
| spiritual values, was his thought.
Asks Support of University
| DR.. Melby made an earnest plea
/ for the support by the, people ol
the state of their university. Give
rs your support and it will Their
be our job to develop as good 8
university as it is humanity possible
to do, was his promise. And in the
building of suitable university fol
the great state of Montana, he
pledged that the young people en-
| trusted to their care would be
taught the American, the democratic
way of life they would be given {
Christian education, and they Woulc
be imbued with an undying faitE
IN the brotherhood of man.
AS stated in this column lasi
week, DR.. Melby was here as the
featured speaker at a meeting Of
the Libby Commercial Club. The
program had been prepared by the
/ highway committee of the Club
Walter Neils chairman. The forma
program had been preceded by ar
excellent dinner served by Miss
Flora Martin and her home eco.
Monies class, in the junior high
auditorium. Afterwards the gath.
ering adjourned to the New Genera,
school building for the speaking
There the meeting was called tc
order by President James Christie
who turned it over to Mr.. Neils al
program chairman. He in turr
called on Supt. A. A. Wood, being
an educator to introduce the speak
er of the evening. This Mr. WOOD
did with brief but appropriate
words. There then followed the ad
dress by DIR. Melby, and the un-
animous judgment was that it wa.
a thoughtful and a mastery adj
dress
Young Musicians Entertain
As an interlude in the speaking
the high school vocal octet sang two
or e.three lovely selections. They
were followed by the clarinet octe
and then number was given b.
both octets, all Of which were vel
done and were much enjoyed. Dur
| ing the dinner, several instrumental
selections were given by quartz
of young musicians.
Another speaker was All F. Wink
Ter Of Kalispell, chairman of thu
state highway commission. Mr.
Winkler's talk was SO important tina
it is reported more in detail else
/ where.
The closing feature of the pro
gram was the showing Of film
Empire on Parade, in natural col
or, and showing developments along
the line of the Great Northern rail
way This was loaned to Mr.. Neil.
by the Great Northern. During
the introductions, Mr. Neils ex
planned that after the film had beer
promised to Libby it was learned
that the date had to be changed
The film had also been promised
for a showing in New York Cit,
which conflicted with the changed
Libby date, but when this became
known, Great Northern official.
obligingly postponed the New Yorl