| Show how about patriotism Happened to Patriotism That striking and chilling question forms the title of an article in the current Readers Reader's Digest The article is condensed from a speech made by Dr Max Rafferty Superintendent of S Schools at La Canada Cal Cal- And his opinion is that we have in effect been making patriotism obsolete He lIe says We have been so busy educating for life Ufe adjustment that we have Ilave forgotten to educate for survival Words that America once treasured as a rich legacy that once sounded like trumpet calls we have allowed to fade from the classrooms and the consciousness conscious conscious- ness of the pupils Liberty Liberti and Union now and forever one and inseparable We have met the enemy and they are ours Millions for defense but not one cent centor for or tribute In too many of our schools you can search for these towering phrases in vain He lie adds and this is certainly a matter of the uti most significance Patriotism feeds on hero worship but education during the past three decades had deliberately deliberately debunked the hero ro The quest of the Golden Fleece has been crowded out of our textbooks by the visit of Tom and Susan to the zoo In sum Bum if In hi too many cases our schools emphasize the trivial and minimize the vital Unless that trend is reversed the nation will face the darkest of futures in which h standards will wither swiftly away cheap material material ma ms considerations will outweigh all aU others other and we will have neither the will nor the ability to survive the attacks of a determined and dedicated enemy |
