~ hundreds of thousands of boys aid 
girls with their heads crammed full 
_ of knowledge, but with nothing in 
_ their hands. We should have longer 
_ school hours and ‘should add courses 
_ in manual training, gardening, physi- 
cal training and the like courses, 
which will take up the time of the dav 
without unduly tiring the child. In 
the city of New York with 600,000 
school children over 30 percent are 
_ behind their classes. This is due to 
physical defects which could be cor- 
rected: diseases of the eye, the nose, 
the ear and the teeth. This lack of 
efficiency could be corrected by hay- 
ing a thorough physical examination 
once a year by a specialist in child 
life. In one incident that came under 
my observation in Philadelphia 384 
school children were treated for de- 
fects which made them backward, and 
in 383 the defects were corrected. 
“Why has Germany, with one ally 
stood off the combined strength of 
England, -France, Russia, Italy and 
the other allies for two years? Be- 
cause of her greater military pre- 
paredness? Only in part. Her 
greater military genis? Only in part. 
Better military organization? Again, 
only in part. Germany has_ with- 
stood the world because of her won- 
derful industrial organization. Ger- 
many has trained her people in the 
conservation of her natural and in- 
dustrial resources. She has trained 
the hands of her people as well as 
their heads.” 
Among aids to educational effi- 
ciency Dr. Turner advocated the 
establishment. of a family reading 
circle for the purpose of reading 
aloud certain books. He suggested 
that every family should have read 
aloud four books, “How toa Live,” 
“Efficient Living,’ Side-stepping” 
and “How to Live Quietly.” 
In New York City, Dr. Turner 
said, $1,800,000 is realized annually 
from the saving of the garbage which 
was formerly thrown into the harbor. 
He said many cities are lighting their 
streets and heating their public build- 
ings from the profits secured by con- 
serving the garbage waste by modern 
machinery. 
“The food waste in 15 cities in the 
United States in one year would feed 
Starving Belgium,” said Dr. Turner. 
“The waste food in the whole coun- 
try if collected for two‘years and con- 
verted into oils and fertilizer and 
sold would pay the National Debt.” 
Dr. Turner predicted the exhaus- 
tion of the coal supply in the United 
States in the next 100 years and de- 
clared that sources of water power 
must be conserved to meet that 
exigency. 
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A community waste condemned by 
Dr. Turner was idleness. ‘Churches 
must adapt themselves to the needs 
of the community, “he said. “Don’t 
complain of the way your boys spend 
their time unless you give them some- 
thing better to do. Social service is 
the greatest need of our time.” 
Dr. Turner spoke of the effects of 
-the European war. He declared every 
country would recover financially, but 
the physical and mental effects upon 
the people would not be overcome in 
200 years. Unless Capital and I,abor 
in this country could be made to co- 
operate, he said, no betterment of in- 
dustrial conditions could be looked 
for. 
“T want to see America keep her 
place in the sun,’ concluded Dr. 
Turner. “I want to see her lead in 
all things for the uplift and better- 
ment of humanity. If we live up to 
the traditions of our fore-fathers she 
may do so. If we regard these great 
resources of ours as held in trust, not 
for ourselves, but for those who 
come after us, America will always 
lead. All we need ,to do is, ‘watch 
our step.” 
The annual election of officers was 
held at the opening of the meeting, 
the following offices being filled for 
the ensuing year: President, Rev. A. 
G. Warner; vice-president, Rev. C. A. 
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Flatch ew secretary,. Kh.) P= Youngs 
treasurer, E. W. Baker; dir tors, 
Clarence W. Morgan, Harry T. Swett, 
Edward Height, William Hodgdon, 
Ellery H. Rogers, William Cook, 
Arthur Walker and George MacFar- 
land. 
Rey. A. G. Warner prophesied for 
the ensuing year the best year in the 
history of the Brotherhood. The 
speakers and subjects arranged for 
this winter point to the best of pro- 
grams. Refreshments were served 
after the address by Dr. Turner. 
MANCHESTER 
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wilcox have — 
returned from Franklin, Vt., where 
Mrs. Wilcox has spent the summer 
with relatives and Mr. Wilcox the 
past two weeks. 
Paul Maillard, gardener for several 
years past at the estate of Mrs. Chas. 
Stedman Hanks, West Manchester, is 
tc leave Manchester in the near 
future,. much to the regret of his 
many friends and fellow members of 
the North Shore Horticultural. so- 
ciety, of which he is a valued mem- 
ber. Mr. Maillard has. a position at 
the country estate of Joseph Leiter, 
in Virginia, about seven miles outside 
of Washington. 3efore coming to 
the North Shore he was at the gov- 
ernment reservation in Togus, Maine. 
MANCHESTER, MASS. 
