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Show T ' ' ! ' 4 ' _ I tb tbV V iM { u ) . N 'Ny Ny ' + l N .JI JI . J.JI J ' j I I . ; Vi4 : 4 tf * q i iry ry ryP P 4a a aAmerica 'I I ' ( ' < M 1 1t -t t - - ff l " < 1 1t ' /t/ t / t1 / . 1 f ft H America ThkFor Qipes Ives parter Thk For Free Education EducationAs Education , ' As wo we approach nnother another Thanksgiving Thankflgiving 8 s sasn saSOriFWe < WMn asn ( ) ) We 'We ' thinlc think of the them.any theIuiny themany m.any many Iuiny , . , many thmga things for fot which thos6 those of us forth fortiinate fort i & t " enough , to live liven in ii W ! r 't t { ' 'tthe r the American Americas ca can can . , , give glve thanks First First , , we are thankful to our fote-fathere fote fathere tote fote- fote fotefathers - . fathers for Thanksgiving Day itself , thankful to those Pilgrims who whoset vhoset .et et set . apart a day of gratitude immediately after their first harvest harveat in in1621 1621 Thanksgiving ThanksgI.vmg ThanksgIvmg . Day has come to invoke in us ns a spirit of proto\m.d protom.d proto m.d md prol'oland prololand protom.dappreCIatIOn prol'olandappreciation profoundappreciation ' \ . appreCIatIOn . - It ItIS is set aside at a time bme of year when even the season lendi lends itselfto itself itselfto itselfto to the setting The air is 18 cnsp crisp , the pumpkins are npe ripe , the turkeys turkeysplump turkeysplump turkeysplump plump ItIS It is a time hme when friends gather before the fireplace fireplnoo and andwords andwords andwords words flow freely wlien when stories stones are told It is an ea-sy ea sy easy - thing thmg to be begrateful begrateful begrateful grateful to our forefathers for giving glVlllg us this tIus day . While 'Vhlle Vhlle ' we are grateful to those great pioneers for ThanksgivingDay ThanksgivingJDa ThanksgivingDa Thanksgiving Da Day ) , , and for other things tlllngs , we cnn can be grateful to tnem them this year in par par- particular particular particular - mankind-the mankind the ofmankindthe of mankind the in- in instItution institution in institution ticular for one of the outstanding achievementt achievements o - - stitution of free education On One & of the deepeii deepest doo deepestand st stanI and anI ! firmeit flnnest firmest flnnestof firmestof of o . . the thefoundatIOn thefoundation thefoundation foundatIOn stones of the freedom which the nations of the Americas Amerlcbs Americast t < ( iijoy llJOY nJoy today to toda 1a < ) w Baas ' " as laid lmd by our forefathers forefather's ' .just just dust . as soon Boon as they could get getmound get.uound getuound uound mound . < to it That was the provision for free schools so that the peo poo people . ple pIe might be able to exercise their intelligence mtelhgcnce to preserve prPserve this democ democ- democracy democracy . - racy These great men knew kpew that a true democracy couldnot could not exist unless un- un unless un unless - less I its ts people were educated . . Did our forefathers make the right choice when they decided that thatt thatthere thattliere t here there should be free schools for alll all ' ? Has this freedom of educationbeen education edtieation educationbeen edtieationbeen been successful T f ? H G Wells , the eminent British Bntlsh historian IDstOrian , in wit-ing wit ing writ- writ writmg - - . mg ing about the United Umted States had this to say Bay . f . lt "In In " " ' ' In tlie the first place its population is almost entirely literate . , . .schools schools . schools , , colleges , andumverslbcd anduniversities and universities umverslbcd are scattered , abundantly OTer over the theland theland theland land There are great endowments for education educa.tion . and educationalenterpnses educational educationalpnterpnses educationalenterprises pnterpnses enterpnses There are proba'bly probably ' more highly educated people in theUnited theUnited the theDmted Dmted United States than in any other tingle single country whatever . . . . " What has free education meant to us usT usTWe , ? w i We are free to choose our own religion , make our own laws . We Were We'ire Weire \re re 'ire ire ' \ ' governedwIth governed with our consent We elect our pubhc public officials andhave and andhave andliave have freedom of ofspeech speech and andof of the press We enjoy ellJo.y ellJoy . the right of privateownership privateownership private ownership We choose our vocations and have the tbe right nght peaceablyto peaceably to assemble assembleWe We have been blessedwltb blessedwith blessed with wltb these rights ngbts , andwe and we are thankful for forthem forthem forthem them But , in m having these rights nghts we are also blessed witha with witII a great re- re ref1pon responslblhty re responsibility - sponsibility sponslblhty f1pon < ; lblhty , and andone one which vitally vltallv affects us all all-that all that all--that - - - that of main mnin- mnin main- maintaining mnint8.l111ng maintaming - taining t8.l111ng t8l111ng taming . and promulgating promulgatmg the institution lIlshtuhon which khicll Inch made them possible- possible possible-- possiblefree possible possiblefree possiblefree - - - free education We ltl aie ate e also thankful for that responsibility , , for itgig itgi\ itgi itgics it itgn gn gig \ cs es us the opportunity OpportUlllt ) to decide for ourselves what our future sball shall shallbe shallbeIn . ' be beIn e In a great many manycountries man ) countries countnes of tlie the world fnedom fnpdom fredom ( has been lost and andII andhas andhas has been replaced by slavery slav ry and tyrann tyranny } ) It is 18 possible that manyfuture many manyfuture manyfuture II IIhas future generations of people in III those countries countnes will grow to physicalmaturity physICal physICalI physICalmatunh physicalmatunt matunh matunt ' in III ignorance Ih'11orance Ih11orance ' Is it because hecause there was not enoughintelligence enough mtellIgence intelligence intelligencein mtellIgenceIII I III In those countries countnes T ! ? What is the hope of those people poople ? ' I I II Allof All ofus of us have the great responsibility of keeping keepmg the Amenca6 Americas Amenca6I Amenca6fr Americasfree Aroencasfree free fr < > e of ofIgnolance ofignorance ignoiance Ignolance ignorance so that we will willnot not fall victim to the fate of those thosenations thosenations thosenations I nations All Allof of ofus us must use this Hus intelligence mtelhgence which whichour our forefathersplanne(1 forefathersplanned forefathers forefathersplannp plannp planne(1 planne1 < ( l \ we e should have , not only to preserve our own OW11 democratic way wayI wayof wayof wayof I of life hfe , but to help enlighten enhghten the people ofother of other nations-to nations to nations - - to showthem showthem show showtli them tli cm the way wayWe wa > ) ' We 'Ve Ve have a great obligation , andwe and we are thankful that it at is { ) ours urs- urs ursMehm.Tolles1H - Meh j1lel Mehm.Tolles1H MehmTolles1H in . 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