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dined. Informal discussion’ took place 
during the interval before the opening 
of the evening session. 
EVENING SESSION 
Over 200 attended the evening ses- 
sion in Town hall when Dr. Payson 
Smith was the speaker. The’ seats 
were ‘arranged in a semi-circle facing 
the wall oppesite the entrance. The 
Orpheus club orchestra, led by Miss 
Bella: Porter of the High school fac- 
ulty, was seated upon the stage at the 
left. Decorations of bunting, Ameri- 
can flags and the Mass. state flag 
adorned the stage. 
Following a 15 minute concert by 
the orchestra the invocation was de- 
livered by Rev. A. G. Warner of 
of Manchester. Superintendent. of 
Schools John C. Mackin of Manches- 
ter, who delivered the address of wel- 
come, ‘was introduced by Mrs. Beaton 
as the man “to whose codperation the 
success of the Manchester P. T. A. 
has been due.” 
Mr. Mackin welcomed the delegates 
“on behalf of a strong organization 
of seven years’ standing.” He spoke 
of the growth of the association from 
a membership of 50 to three times the 
number with a treasury balance of 
$300. He commented upon the social 
hour, which is always a feature of the 
P: TF. Ay meetings. . Here, he said, 
were threshed out the ways and means 
of cooporation between parent and 
teacher and the rights of each. “Of 
late years less has been heard of the 
rights of either, but more of the duty 
of both,” he said.. He welcomed the 
visiting association representatives— 
“for what you have done and what 
you will do.” 
Community's Obligation 
Dr. Payson Smith, commissioner of 
education, spoke on “The Obligation 
of the Community to its Youth.” He 
took the occasion to answer the 
May 25, 1917. 
charge, often put in an offensive 
sense, that teachers as a class are 
pacifists. 
“There is an obligation on all of us 
interested in education to announce 
at this time our principles and then 
abide by those principles. In these 
trying times we are all asking our- 
selves what part of the burden we, 
through the institutions we represent, 
should carry. The part of the paci- 
fist is not altogether ignoble. We are 
asked why teachers as a group are 
pacifists. Perhaps I could answer 
that by saying that we have an oppor- 
tunity to see boys grow up and to see 
what constructive things they can do. 
“Someday we may find a better 
way of settling our international dis- 
putes than sending our boys out to be 
slaughtered to correct the mistakes of 
the diplomats.” Tremendous applause 
greeted this assertion. 
| “Not A Child’s War” 
“Democracy is now being tested,” 
he said, “and the test is a world wide 
one. We will be found in our place 
doing our part. There have been 
suggestions from official sources that 
the program of public education be 
abridged during the war. Whatever 
the action of other states, we in Mass- 
achusetts shall not sacrifice our next 
generation for the exigencies of this. 
This is not a child’s war—it is our 
war. We should not add to the handi- 
cap of debt the handicap of an in- 
sufftcient education to the next gener- 
ation. England made the mistake of 
curtailing her educational system dur- 
ing the war. France is sticking to her 
educational program despite the war, . 
with the exception that more atten- 
tion is being paid to the study of Eng- 
lish and German so that there may be 
a better understanding in the future. 
‘“We should carry on education so 
we shall not create animosities with 
the peoples of other nations. We 
hope our children will see their duties 
and have a clearer conception of the 
meaning of democracy and under- 
stand that it is not a possession of 
ours alone. We must make them see’ 
we are all going toward the goal of 
universal democracy and ‘peace. In- 
stead of curtailing our program we 
should carry it forward and enlarge 
on it until there is no trace of-hatred, 
hostility nor enemity left.” 
The Family Skeleton 
Speaking of the obligation of the 
state to its youth Dr. Smith said, “We 
too, have a skeleton in the family 
closet—the teacher’s salary. Some 
communities are satisfied to pay $500 
to a teacher and in return expect ex- 
perience, skill, breadth of vision and 
of character. The more money we 
spend on education the more we re- 
