Roosevelt Pledges Faith
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Sees Great Military Pa
rade After Calling For
Defense Of Liberty
(Special To The Enterprise)
(By the Associate Editor)
Washington, D. C.?Contrary to my
usaal procedure in former inaugural
days of pushing aside papers, ink
walls, letters, books and the always
praeent dictionary on my desk at The
Enterprise office, in order that I may
tan on the radio, I was pushed along
with the 350,000 other members of
tha crowd here in Washington today,
until I found my seat in section C of
the Inaugural platform, which was
almost directly facing the Capitol
building and the Corinthian columned
platform, where I saw the President
and heard his firm, clear voice pledge
again his faith in democracy as he be
gan his portentous third term. I saw
this bit of history in the making.
The chill breezes sweeping in from
the Potomac would bring the ther
mometer down to 20 so the weather
man had warned us the night before,
but the sun was ?himnnr so bright that
one could scarcely bet ve is was that
cold. The blue expanse overhead was
broken by little flocks of fleecy clouds
and the cold atmosphere served only
to bring out with the fur coats more
colorful scarfs and accessories, in
which gay blankets predominated.
I found my seat about thirty min
utes before the ceremonies began, and
sat down with a blanket over my
knees bo be numbered in a crowd that:
is said to have been the greatest ever
to witness the inauguration of a Pres
ident. Than, figuratively speaking, I
put a blank record on that I might
faithfully record my impressions.
In the blue arc, high above the
statue of Freedom, which surmounts
the dome of the United States Capitol,
circled silver airplanes, which seemed
to be safe guarding the city. The ma
rine band was playing stirring mar-j
tial music. Almost in front of me but
overhead was the 1 resident's stand,'
erected on the steps of the CapitoL
And I saw that he would take his
troth with the world's destiny beneath
the dark blue presidential flag, rip-,
pling in the breezes, and- beGad
great shield bearing: the design of an
American eagle, symbolic of strength
and unity. I
I was only a tiny speck in this* sea
of humanity, but at the same time I
fefc an indescribable exaltation and
my heart swelled with pride as I
thought of the thousands of devoted
citizens composing this throng, which
though serious in mien seemed reso
lute in purpose. I felt a deep sense
of devoted patriotism, that I never
suspected I possessed before .. . an
intense love of my country and its
ideals of freedom and justice for all
rinses and creeds and an almost over
whelming desire to render some spec
ific and personal service in its de
fease. There was no loud talking or
boisterous manner evidenced. It was
awe inspiring to see that throng sit
ting quietly and patiently waiting for
the ceremonies to begin.
Having an inquiring mind that nat
urally goes with newspaper service,
I began to wonder exactly how the
people next to me felt, and if my
emotions were shared by the thous
ands around me. I found that the
two lovely women on my left were
young flrighsh women, who coming
ovmr to this cotmtry.hr August, had
experienced tea honors of blasted
bomeaand lost loved owes. They were
visiting relatives in Virginia. Yes,
thay too felt the solemnity of the oc
, caston, bad a deep admiration for
President Roosevelt and realised that
America must sacrifice to preserve
. beg democratic -ideals for the world.
Manpower along.with munitiona? Mo,
?i m* for tlism: the
dmft had not rebcbed the 36 year
? limit yet They ware ao^harming and
fmefous that I hit I ?*? fa the pres
ence at exiled royalty.
On my ifei* *** ? remdmt oi
? wwauigum, * ^gentleman, wno w?i
! Icijit?j1?IL-f' llMMllTiniT
I of ^khe Cabinet, Supreme Court,' Sen
^SSudtot m
wefeched her ^tMNHheot
sines from the White % House to the
Capitol.
b It was & little past noon when the
President made his initial appearance
on the Capitol's inaugural stand.
Thousands had waited in the sub
freezing temperature for hours for
this'event, and a shout went up and ;
there was great applause. The wild
cheering of the crowds that throng
about European dictators upon their
public appearances was conspicous by
its absence, for this was a serious
| moment. Veteran observers compared
it with the second Inauguration of
President Wilson against the back
ground of war. In every heart was
the dread that some fanatic might
seek to harm the President in this
triumphant occasion, which bore wit- :
ness to his being the best beloved man
' in the world today, despite the bitter
; hatred which some hold for him.
There was a great deal of uneasiness
! despite pecautionary measures taken
; by those in authority.
In a short invocation' the Rev. Ze
Barney Phillips, Senate chaplain, ask
ed health and strength for the Presi
dent "to lead a united people out at
the valley of the shadow to the hill
of peace."
First the Vice President, Henry A.
. Wallace, was sworn in by the retiring
Vice President, John Nance Garner.
At 12:08 the four generations of
Roosevelts and this mighty throng
looked on, as the nation and the world
listened in, while Chief Justice,
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Iarles Evans Mugnes, reaa me oaui
it launched the third term.
Bareheaded, the broad shouldered
jsident swore in a firm, clear voiee
r the ancient Dutch Bible that had
ved him in this maimer twice ber.
I e, to faithfully executdhis high
ice. The Bible was opqmS. at the
h chapter of First Corinthians, the
h verse; "And now abideth faith,
>e, charity, these three, but the
atest of these is charity.'*
n selecting this verse the President
led that he thought of the first
erican settlers who came:to estab
, freedom and opportunity m a new
he speech that will go down in his- J
r as President Roosevelt's "third
iguraT was of vast import though II
nodal of Inspired Mjajhiint and
Iritg,: ^e reaffirmed his faith in I
locraey and as comnurader-in-1
f of the armed forces of these!
ted States pledged himself to JjMtd I
I country through the perils ahead.
It the crtnrhnfam of his 17 mfcvtfctj
silk hat at the multitude and drew I
nat ovation. ? ?. . - .1
be Residential pai^ jefairnadJo j
White ^?fi m triumph being]
?recfis no other'president ever had'
i before by the mJffibn men, worn- I
ind children lined up along the
-long route from the Capitol to
UbmU i iJftisten. ?
/erhead, the wings of 700 Army I
Navy planes glistened in the nm- ,
; aa they flew in tight formation, j I
! wtwt te to hmch at the
Wldta Boom and to prepare for the
{friends also. The lunch was served in
?J a room over? drugstore, whichhatf
m csnoOf ana frooi wiucii ? tu6 pfindo
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with the grim note of war replacing
the color of former parades.
.. For the first time a completely
mechanized battalion was seen; light
and medium tanks, combat cars/scout
cars, motor drawn light and heavy
guns, anti-tank and anti-aircraft gun?.
The six bands and the lusty Army
calverymen from Fort Meyer, Va., re
ceived the most applause. Impressive
were the thousands of olive clad sol
diers, who with their steel helmets
and Axed bayonets gave a somber
touch to the parade and were a grim
reminder that the man power is the
most valuable possession of any na
tion.
The parade was short?it had only
5,589 persons in line, and took only
one hour sad four minutes to pass a
given point. Officials answering, in
quiries about' this, pointed out that
this was done at the express request
of the President, who desired it to be
brief and . military.
Numbers of people collapsed on the
streets due to exposure from the cold
during the parade.
In the late afternoon the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at
separate White House receptions' for
the visiting State Governors and for
the Presidential electors.
Guests at a 5 o'clock White House
tea included Vice President and Mrs.
Wallace, the Cabinet, the District
Commissioners, women volunteers of
the Democratic National Committee,
and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Home Club frpm Hyde Park, N. Y.
Inauguration ;;Day. was concluded
for most of WKpfttmville group at
TTiifiniiiil "ttiaslii. where they
'thrilled to this orchestra's overture,
which feature^ Strains from famous
battle songs and closed with a thrill
ing rendition of "God Bless America."
Many of the Farmville visitors were
entertained at a dinner tendered by
W. C. Murray Saturday evening, and
at -a turkey dinner and a buffet sapper
by Mrs. Rountree at her-guest house,
the Rountree Club, on Sunday. They
attended an Open House affair given
by Congressman and Mrs. Herbert
Bonner on Sunday afternoon, at the
Roosevelt Hotel, at which Lindsay C.
Warren, Comptroller General, was a
special guest
[.Final Rites Held For
Rufus Clayton Shirley
Fhial rife for Bute Claytfe
Shirley, M, wkx dfed aH Sanatorium,
Thursday, following a lingering ill
ness, were conducted from the Wals
tonhurg' Chrfsfen Church Saturday.
[So$ fev. W. L Bennett, assisted by
Rev. C. B. Haihhurn, pastor of the
Ffcrmvilley Christian Church, and Bev.
M. A. Woodard, of Winterville. In
terment was made in. the Farmville
cmnifcery.
Mr, Shirley,, a former Greece coon
out the county and harp, in Farmville,
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wnanf'aftinfia Kami xor several
years. He had been critically ill for
IpSMl . week* and his death was not
?>* Us ?Mn Mi*. 3MW
Smith Shirley a daughter, Miss Mary
and Brymn Shirley !cf Norfolk, Va.;
two brothers, G. M. Shirley, of Farm
ville, F. F. Shirley, of Griftkm, and a
sister, Mrs. R. D. H. Gay, of Wals
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The Nation's One and Only Third Term President
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By HUG6 & SIMS
(Washington Correspondent)
THE THIBDXSM BEGINS.
OLD PRECEDENt BROKEN.
WAR EXPLAINS IT ALL.
MORE AID FOR BRITAIN.
CAN THE BRITISH WIN?
WHAT ARE Risks?
PEOPLE'S OPINIONS DIFFER.
SUPPORTING TOUR NATION.
The people of United States,
for the first tdme>' in- their national
existence, have a President in office
for a third term. President Roose
velt's re-election last November set
aside a precedent that had been ob
served since the early days of the
republic.
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There are some Americans who
are afraid that the termination of
this precedent will mean, in the
long run, an easy road to dictator
ship. Not all of these opponents of
a third term believe that President
Roosevelt is after dictatorial powers.
Many of them credit him with the
finest motives but, just the same,
fear that the breaking of the aged
I custom will pave the way for others
I to do the same.
' The re-election of the President
' for a third term, it should be remem
bered, came about almost solely be
cause of the international situation.
Whether rightfully or wrongly the
majority of the voters believed that
Mr. Roosevelt was the best man for
the job, under the circumstances. We
do not believe that numyr?Cthe Pres
ident's supporters would "have work
ed for his third term if it had not
been for the European War.
Then, again, in addition to the
dangers which the people felt that
the United States faced, and the
desire to retain a man .who had
piloted the course of the nation in
its foreign affairs notable success,
the people were not unmindful of the
development, in other lands, of a
sentiment that fixed itr. Roosevelt as
the leader of the democratic peoples.
Consequently, it was admitted that
his defeat would, fre-gagardad witjh
safefiusfibh in~Serlm and in Rome
sftd therewa* no idea on the part.of
the people here to give the dictators
any satisfaction whatever.
?The President, and his opponent,
were explicit in their pledge to try
and keep American soldiers out of
Europe. There is nothing to lead any
one to the conclusion that the Chief
[Executive has abandoned this idea.
The measure now before Congress to
increase his powers, in order to aid
the nations fighting aggressors, is,
viewed, by his supporters, as neces
sary in order that the President may
have a reasonable chance of prevent
ing the war from involving the Unit
ed States.
.That the President is wholeheart
edly behind the British people in
| their brave battle has been evident
for many months! Nothing in the
campaign lent any support to the
theory that Mr. Roosevelt, if re-elect
ed, intended to give less aid to the
struggling victims of German ag
gression. The ."aid short of war"
slogan was accepted, in principle, by
both candidates and the foreign poli
cy of the nation was hardly a major
issue of the campaign.
The attitude of the President, as
we gather it, is that his country will
be inevitably involved in a hitler
struggle if the Axis powers win their
present fight against Great Britain.
Therefore, the only chance to avoid
the use of'a great army of youths to
defend this nation, and the hemis
phere, is to bring about the defeat of
Germany by giving to the British
every assistance that will serve to
strengthen her resistance and pave
the way for eventual victory.
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There are military experts in this
country who believe that if we sow
unlimited material aid to the British,
the British will win* the European
war. Obviously, if this is correct,
the youth of America will not get
into desperate battle, and the peace
of the world, upon which normal com
merce depends, will be restored. The
dispatch of soldiers to Europe, under
present conditions, with our fleet
tied-up in the Pacific, it is said, would
be a military gamble of colossal
risks.
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The drive to implement our de
fense program, in order to produce
vast quantities <rf munitions, equip
ment and fighting machines, is bene
flcbti to ti? jtidjlll of the United
States, regardless of whethef}^. the
material is reserved for our future
use, or sent to the British. In the
flaftiiaiii Ultt Ofli
For New Church
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The Farmville . Baptist Church an
nounce that it will begin Worship
services in its new building this com
ing Sunday, January, 26th.
To marie the beginning of the use
of this newly completed bufldiiig a
special program has been planned to
include the whole day.
At eleven o'clock the chunchservice
will begin with Dr. I. G. Greer, Su
perintendent of Mills 'Home, Thomas
ville, N. C., bring the message.. Dr.
Greer is . well known and widely Joyed
throughout the state. He is a capa
ble and interesting speaker, send the
church is glad indeed tp have him
"initiate" the beautiful mw building.
This service will be greatly augment
ed by music given by the local choir.
At thrfee o'clock the. church bell
will ring ? second time, announcing a
service in which the former pastors
of the church will be recognized, and
at Which time the widely known Ken
nedy Home Choir of Kington, N.
will bring the program of music under
the-capable direction of Mr. Pat Al
derman, also of Kinston.
Again at seven-thirty the congre
gation will convene for a third time,
to hear once again from their gifted
choir, and to listen to a sermon by
Rev. J. T. Duncan, of Murfreesboro,
N. C., formerly a pastor of this
church.
To all the friends of the church,
we extend a hearty and cordial invi
tation to any and all of these ser
vices. This is to be a great day in
the history of our church and we
shall be happy indeed if a host of our
friends come to worship and rejoice
with us.
Rev. Buford B. Fordham.
Pitt Prijict
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Possibility ?f Establish
ing Sanatorium in Pitt
Talked Here.
Greenville, January 28. ? The Pitt
County Boat?i of Health held a called
meeting j* tfee,J3it^ of Greenville
Municipal Building on Tuesday 1
night to diahumi with <theBoerd of *
County Commissioners and other in
terested citizens the matter of a .tu
berculosis sanatorium for Pitt County.
Members of the Pitt County Board
of Health present were: Supt. D. H.
Conley, D. T. House, Jr., Dr. M. T.
Frizzzelle and Mayor B. B. Sugg.
At this meeting were the following
members of the Board of County
Commissioners; D. T. House, Jr.,
Chairman; B. N. Hodges, G. S. Porter,
G. S. Pittman, and Dr. P. P. McCain,
Supt. State Sanatorium, as a specially
invited guest.
Other organizations represented
were: The Pitt County Tuberculosis
Association, J. H. Waldrop, president;
Greenville Tuberculosis Seal Sale,
Mrs. James S. Fickldn, chairman; th6 -
Pitt County Medical Society, repre
sented by Dr. P. P. Brooks; The Pitt
County Welfare Department, J. T. .
Futrell, Superintendent.
Dr. J. W. Williams, Martin County
Health Officer, and Dr. N. Thomas
Ennett, Pitt County health officer,
were also present.
In speaking of the necessity of Pitt
County having a tubercolisis sanator
ium, Dr. McCain expthmed that the
State Sanatorium could only take
care of the early cases of tuberculosis;
that the advanced case; that is, the
case spreading germs to other mem
bers of the family, would have to con
tinue to, stay in the home unless the
County bnilt its own sanatorium. \ v
Ha stated that on acnonnt of the
large negro population-iq Pitt County
1 i km . otna.
UUU riH (JUU1U/ OUVU1U HBIV*
tori am of at least 40 beds and sug
gested that the division of beds for
the races be 16 for the whites and 24
forth* negroes.
It is anfemtood that the meeting
was harmonious from beginning V>
end and that 'everyone present felt
that a local sanatorium for the ad
vanced case of tuberculosis was the
only solution to the tuberculosis situa
tion problem in Pitt County.
Plans were laid for oanjrtng Infor
mation to all ire dtixens of Pitt
County as to the seriousness of the
tuberculosis situation, and in rids
way, arousing their interest and (tap
part for a local tuberculosis sana
torium.
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19 CHILDREN IN 25 1SARS
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' SAllentown, Pa.?Mrs. Edwin Trapp,
42, recently gave birth to her nine
teenth child, he eighth girl Four
teen of the children, oldest a#
whom is 22, living. Mm. Trapp was
'Ihaariad when abb was 17. 0
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Board of Directors
Farmville Chamber
of Commerce Meets
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At a regular meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Farmville Cham
ber of Commerce and Merchants Aa
sociation in the Farmville Funeral
Home oil January 14, the question of
the Stagger System for electing the
Board of Commissioners for the
Town of Farmville was discussed.
{Under this system, only two or three
members will be elected at each elec
tion, resulting in the retaining of
ait least two old members on the
Hoard/of Commissioners. No resolu
tion was adopted but the question was
raised with the hope that the busi
ness men, clubs, organizations and
other citizehs would -diicuss the mat- j
ter so that if the people of the Town
desire such a change it could be af
fected by the present legislature.
At the November meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce a resolution
was adopted requesting the Board
of Commissioners of the Town to in
vestigate the commercial light rate
and the. possibility of a white way.
In pursuant to this request the Board
of Commissioners of the Town inves
tigated the rates and the secretary
read a letter at this meeting from R.
A. Joyner, Clerk to the Town Board
of Commissioners, advising that the
commercial rate had been substantial
ly reduced and that , an investigation
was under way to determine the cost
of a white way for the" future.. The
Secretary advised the Board of an in
quiry concerning the location of a
furniture factory.' He was instruct
ed to invite the inquirer to visit
Farmville.
L. W; Godwin appeared before the
Board and reported on the situation
of the East Carolina Railroad, stat
ing that in his opinion the campaign
launched by the merchants of Farm
ville, Fountain, Pinetops, Maccles
field and Snow Hill had been of great
value to the Railroad, but due to the
loss of Imperial Tobacco shipments
and of fertilizer shipments through
crop control, even greater efforts on
the part of the merchants of said
towns would be necessary. A meet
ing was called for Tuesday, January*
28, to which the representatives from
Farmvilte, Fountain, Pinetops, Mac
ctesfleld^iitd Snow Hill all to be In
vited amLplanH.made for 1941 in con
nection with the Railroad situation.
The advertising committee was re
quested to workout plant with G. A.
Route for the completion of the
pamphlets. "Facts About Farmville"
and. begin distribution of them as
soon ah possible.
FarmviHe Boys Get 6th I
& 7th Straight Victory
I , FarmviHe vs. Stokts
The boys continued their winning
ways by taking their sixth straight
win from a. strong team from Stokes.
It was the home boyB night. Although
the Stokes boyB kept fighting until
the final whistle, the result was never
In doubt after the first few minutes.
Lester Turnage opened the scoring in
the first few seconds of the game
with a long shot frpi the corner, and!
Braxton sank another long one to put
the boys ahead 4-0. Stokes then got
busy and sank three free throws and
a field goal. Then Rouse dropped in
a long one from way out and the home
team led again 6-5. After that the
final score was 40-23. Bobby Rouse
led the scoring with 18 points.' Brax
ton, Parker and Turnage divided the
other scoring. Paul Parker and Bill
Rasberry were outstanding on de
fense. L
The girls lost the first game of the
twin bill, but they were in there
fighting all the time. The fiml score
mw 28-17 in favor of Stokes. Doney
Jones scored 7 points to lead the
Farmville girls, * ?
Farmville vs. Walstomburg
Wednesday night brought the teams
another brace of victories. The girls
won their game after a har^ fight
Cornelia Knott, regular guard, was
out because of sickness. The final
Score was 16-12. iUlKan Harris had
a very good night and scored 14 points
to take the scoring honors. J
The boys took a 28-14 victory from
Walstonburg to avenge an early sea
son daCeat. The local boys, failed to j
play their best game. The score was]
12-9 at the opening of the fourth]
quarter. The first half of that quar-l
tyr saw the hoj^ hit their jrtride and
rtm their lead to 28-12. That 11 pointl
scoring spree, brought a close to
tyumvilleV scoring and Coach Harrelll
rsinv in a whole new team. Bobby
1 ouae led the setting with 9 points,
but was closely followed by Paal Par-]
Iter with 8, who took fioor honors fori
t ay frigate meet Chicod in a douM.1
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?Tha^tttaSs ?f a|
Sp; ?*! litr "V '
s?wwwiiifejz i? .? -ijnittH'????Vi3lKBI
The Tobruk Defenders
Yield to British Assault
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Australian Unit Leads
Final Drive; Famous
British Regiment and
French Forces Aid In
Smashing Defenses of
of The Italians.
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According to latest news flashes,
whopping Australian shock troops (a
famous British reginfect and "Free"
French" forces led Britain's Army of
the Nile as it smashed into the inner
xlefenses of Tobruk Wednesday to
mop up survivors of the thirty or
more thousand Italians under seige
there for 18 days. ' y
A Reuters (British news agency)
dispatch from Sydney said Australian
army headquarters had been advised
that the Libyan desert stronghold
had been captured, but in mid-after
noon London military quarters still
1 asked confirmation.
Dispatches from the battlefield said
the British had driven to within three
miles of the town at sunset last night
and "today operations are again de
veloping satisfactorily."
"It may be well that while I am
speaking Tobruk and its garrison are t
in our hands."
The British high command an
nounced Tuesday night that Austra
lian troops and a picked British regi
ment, supported by tanks, had broken
through the outer and inner ring of
forts about 25 miles in circumference.
Part of the Fascist garrison sur^
rendered within the first 12 hours of
the attack, which started at dawn on
Tuesday, and the British view was
that the rest were "bottled up" with
out hope of escape.
The desert city, 80 miles inside
Libya, was reported smashed to rub
ble by bi? guns of the British fleet
and by bombs of thfe Royal Air Force.
Observers described the naval bom
bardment as "ground-shaking," de
claring that "shells rained on the
town at a seemingly incredible rate."
The 9,232-ton Italian cruiser San:
Giorgio, beached iin Tobruk harbor,
was reported "a mass of flames."
Many prisoners, including an Ital
iangeneral, wer captured.
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Never Rush A Child
' Through School*
; Some years ago, well within the
memory of experienced teachers,
we discovered the gifted children
and began adjusting the school for
them,- or, perhaps, adjusting them
to the needs of the school We made
some mistakes at that time, the worst '
being the practice of speeding the . ,
bright child through school as fast "
as he could make the grades. .
In those days many. teachers; of m
authority seemed to' believe, that
learning the facts of the course of
study was the most important port-of
a child's education. They hurried
the children along, urged them to do
more and more and helped them to
pass tests that carried them rapidly
through the schools. In vain some of -
us pleaded that the texts were not
all of school life; that children need
ed leimp-e; that it would be better
to enrich the child's experiences end
broaden his course of study rather -
than to hurl him through the grades.
This is the harvest time .for those
speeded children. They are out in
the world making their way now and
at a . recent conference of educators ,
they reported directly what their ex
periences with their speeded educa
tion had been. They hadnt liked it.
They found themselves unsuited to
the life into which they were plump
ed by the hurrying process. They
lacked the pioae that comes of ex
perience; they lacked the maturity of
judgment and action; they lacked the
social viewpoint of their classmates.
They would have done better, in their
judgment, had they taken more time
and proceeded more deliberately with
the matter of growing and learning.
Speeding children through life is
against nature and she will have none
of.it, punishing the'children who, by ;
ho will or wish of their own, violated
her decree.; ?
Experience with life, its people
and its ways. will educate children
and the brighter they are the jnore ,
experiences they may enjoy, and the.,
more varied they can be until they
discover their particular field .of in
dustry. But they are entitled to .
their full time for growth. Better
allow them to have it Enrich the
school, broaden the children's ex
periences, and-give them time.-rl4jd
ger Dispatch.
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ROBS "HELPING MOTHER"
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New York.?Joseph Bellavia, 16,
who held up a grocery store with a
toy pistol, weepingly explained to
prtice tM.he dM it
motiuar.^who was expecting her see^ V <
enth chlid, would no* have to go
charity bospUai.