Show iDU education CATION al the second annual meeting of the Ivy wyoming oming educational league a thousand copies of the towner sterling bill 1111 were distributed among prominent citizens ol of the state with appeals to support it the league endorsed the towner sterling bill with the statement that in its opinion it would strengthen the rural and grade schools of 0 the state provide funds tor for teacher training americanization physical training and the removal of illiteracy A bulletin ot of the league calls on all its members to aid in securing a vote favorable tor for the towner sterling bill to the united states chamber of 0 commerce merce in its referendum on educational matters this Is but a sample wyoming is but one state ot of forty eight and a small one in population at that but wyoming shows an alertness and up to daleness which Is anything but small and it thus joins the vast majority 0 of states their educational associations their fraternities and other organizations in doing what it can do impress upon Congress that the country wants the towner sterling bill the country does want it the people are hungry for more education better education they demand better schools better teachers better courses they have a right to ask their central government for help aid and support of their own educational programs the people realize now as never before with the world war so short a time in the past that education and only education can prevent similar conflicts that through education comes peace plenty pros and happiness and that where is ignorance is always misery the towner sterling bill Is not a cure all but it does commit the nation as a nation to education to a wise policy of participation with the states in making children into citizens worthy to bear the franchise and thus the states into bodies politic worthy of 0 their star in the flag of all of them |