Show GREAT characters OF THE PAST this month the united states pays tribute to two great national leaders and we are glad to see our own community and county I 1 join in that homage which so elo registers the underlying spirit of freedom wh which ich is still americas on the cover page of a current I 1 issue of the american legion I 1 magazine are portrayed george washington and abraham lincoln beneath the pictures is a part of that significant statement made by the late united states senator henry cabot lodge of massachi j before the legislature of his state on the hundredth anniversary i of the birth of abraham lin coln coin the statement in full reads I 1 that nat nation ion has not lived ilvain which has given the world washington and lincoln the best great men and the greatest t good men whom history can show j the birthday observance of these great leaders suggests the need for balance in theories being bof ed by some educators who coni con 1 i tend that the mod modern ern school should be too occupied with the forces of life which surround stu much stress on dents now to place past history it is true that the needs and understanding of today must be placed foremost but adult leaders should recognize recognise also that the world has always been confronted with problems and that a little reflection on these hese problems and the great characters who dealt with them contributes to fundamentals of character needed today |