A LEAD BY FRANCE
Esperanto In Schools
“France lias given the world a lead by. introducing Esperanto into the curriculum of all State schools,” said Mr. Nelson Hill, D.8.E.A., at the weekly meeting of the Karori Esperanto Society, lhe next generation of France would be imbued with a desire for world peace and a feeling of friendship for peoples of other nations, he said. .. There was a large attendance at the meeting. Mr. Erwin Bernfeld, who conducted the classes, said that the high standard of the replies in the examination papers showed that the students were making excellent progress. Culture Circle Meeting. “Esperanto unlocks the door that keeps nations apart,” Mr. William Smith said, at the weekly meeting of La Esperantista Kultura Rondo.de Miramar. “This simple auxiliary language completely smashes the language barrier, and it is ’ very gratifying that many international bodies are introducing the an guage to facilitate relationships bcjond their frontiers.” . . Essay's written at the previous meeting of'the circle were discussed. lhe proceedings were conducted in Esperanto. Mrs. Bertram Potts was hostess.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 2
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174A LEAD BY FRANCE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 234, 1 July 1939, Page 2
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