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Show Post-War Education Education for after the war is just as important, if not more so, than education, for the war. The educational program of the American Amer-ican youth has been interrupted by the sudden sud-den change in world order. The industrial demands for more and more workers offer the student an opportunity to get employment employ-ment and experience. Limited requirements and good wages blind young people to the fact -that a -sound education holds more value for them in the long run than temporary tempor-ary employment. They are forsaking their studies to become workers in war plants and industries which are short of labor because of inadequate man-power. Seeing everyone else obtaining the, benefits of higher salaries creates within them the natural desire to get their share. Of course, we have a job to do and it must be done at all cost. Being idealistic and patriotic, youth is plunging into the task with all the vigor, determination, and courage which is so characteristic of the American people. We can be proud of this spirit, but at the same time, we must realize the far-reaching result of such action. They have arisen to this crisis like true men and women, but will they be prepared for the post-war crisis to follow? If their education edu-cation is cut short now, will they show the judgment and wisdom of true men and women when the time comes to restore world order? That is the far-reaching result for which we must be far-sighted now. Looking Look-ing into the future and fortifying ourselves to meet the momentous, inevitable problems to come, are our duties not only to ourselves, our-selves, our country, and the whole world, but to our posterity, and world posterity. America will undoubtedly be the nucleus about which all the other nations will center and draw their governmental ideas and economic systems. The people of the world will be depending upon us to supply them not only with food and materials with which to rebuild their countries, but they will also have to depend upon what is now the youth of America, who will then be the men and women of America to give them advice, culture, cul-ture, and encouragement. For this reason the youth of today must sacrifice their immediate wishes to become part of the actual war program in order to be fully prepared for the victory program. They must try to see how much more important im-portant it is to be able to meet the situation then, than to take part now. Then they will realize that staying in school until they are well-educated is the best course if they want to do the right thing when victory is won. E. J. |
