CHILD OF TO-DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 173, 23 July 1936, Page 11

CHILD OF TO-DAY.

TRAINING MIND FOR PEACE.

BUILDING OF CHARACTER,

The need for the direction and building of the child's mind towards the ideal of lasting world peace was emphasised by Mrs. Kennetk Gordon, in a luncheon address to-day to members of the Auckland branch of the League of Nations Union. Jfr. M. Aldis presided.

A League of Nations, under no matter what name, said Mrs. Gordon, was essential in the preservation of world peace. This would be an answer to those who might say, "But there will be 110 League when the child arrows up." During the war, said Mrs. Gordon, the cry of "Save the children!" was heard across the frontiers 6f hatred. The call was answered, and millions of lives were saved. ' The children of to-day throughout the world were curious little beings, said Mrs. Gordon. They were full of curiosity, and not disposed to take things for granted. What should he taught to them? The age-old truth that the things that were best in the world were free; that any mere emotional reaction after the horrors of war was not enough; that peace could not he brought by these emotions—by the signing of treaties and the holding of processions, but it must be built 011 the strong and "radual develonment of character. The child of 1930 was rendy for intellectual co-operation.

How far was the world <rettin;r in the training of the child mind to set international peace as its jroal ? asked Mrs. Gordon. The Leatiie of Nations seemed to have failed in its ideals—but let that not he the end. r T.et the world say "XVp will start nsrain." «