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Show 50 I llttttmiiew teachers of Europe. The teachers (it tireat Britain and Germany and France and ltaly are nhscrving this day and nhserred it before we did. but I think we have plenty of nppnrtunity tn take this matter tip. The American Sclienl l‘ettee League is wnrking for the present with the teachers in the United States. lllll we hope, that this will he the nucleus of an luternatinual School Peace league. \Ve hope that the teachers who assemhled at the lnternatinnal Congress of 'l‘eachei‘s where the resnlutinn "1h passed that the teachers of those countries should nhserve the 13th (if May and teach the principles of intermttinnal justice and peace, will join in a general movement tnr an lnternatinnal Sclionl League of Peace. of which this will he the American branch. "‘6 want a Great Britain branch and a French hrztneh and a Russian branch. and 50 on. $0 l say tn ynn teachersiand 1 always feel at hmne when I am talking to teachers hecause. althnugh l am nnt in the school return at the present time. 1 was a teacher fnr a great many years! that I feel I am talking tn purple whn are really and truly inter- ested as mueh as l am in this 1 n'eitieltt, and people who want tn carry it on. \\e hupe that (‘\t‘l}' teacher in the Country will join the American Selinnl Peace LL‘Itf'ttC. There are no dues, and you will find as you go out a manual (if this l'eace League giving a list (if nflicers. the mtnihe til the eninniittees. the object of the League. the ennstitution. and a hrief hihliog‘raphy of the League. if )‘(Jtt look through that. yen will be able to pick out literature that will make you a thorough student of the peace llll'JVt‘lnClll. and I hope every teacher in Chicago will do that and I hnpc they will join this Ileaee League. I hope every teacher here at this meetingr will take One of thuse manual: as run :40 out. and an applieatinn hlank. You will tind indicated on the applieatinn hlank where V011 mar send it so that it can he reenrded. and. as Mr, Mead suggest edd hope Chi- men will he the place where the first hraneh of the American Selim] l'eace League l> nrg‘anized. (Applause) Cir-\nmiw lit-:Ais: \\ e have been iavnred hr the youngr ladies, and new we are in hare the pleasure tit listening to the boys. (Applause) (The Sherwood School lltws' Glee Cltih then rendered a selection.) CHAIRMAN lizars: "'0 have one more speaker this tnnrniner and then the young ladies will lead us in the closing sung. l have now the pleasure of introducingr Miss Mary .I. l‘ierstm. (if New York, who will speak to us on peace wnrk in the sehonls of New York. (.\p- plause,) Peace \‘Vork in the Schools Miss MARY .l- l'IIZItSUN. 1 want tn pay my trihttte tn the lllinnis sung. l think it would be a great temp . inn tn me tn live in lllinnis sn that I might sing it as one til the lllinnis penple. l shall certainly carry that message heme with me tn the, runner penple there. In 190.4 the 'l‘hirteenth Annual l'eaee Littllfq'l't‘s's was held in Boston. In New anl: there was a wnman whose name should always he mentioned whererer penple meet in the cause of pt ee. She is no longer with its, hut we whn knew her and met her tace to face can never forget her, and her name should he engraved and will he engraved when the time mines fur purple to extul the workers 01' peace, Mrs. insephine Shaw I,\V\\‘t‘ll. Her name will tell yuu her place in the histnry lit the \\'tlt'l\‘. She was a respnnsive woman, and when the stigeestinn was made tn her that there should he a meeting‘r fur yuung penple. withntit asking any further questions she said, "(in ahead, I am sure it must he i", t." eununittee nt‘ live was lurmed. and niil_\' nne Hi the ennimittet- had any idea ul what was wanted, and that tin;- a very hazy idea. .\ll she had had in mind lu (ltl was In give the idea «mt and let ntht-r‘ carry it thruneh. hut it was thrnwn hack upwn her and it flt‘\'()l\'\'ll upnn her tn cunvert the lilt'tlillt‘t\ iii the liuard (if l‘itlllt‘ltlintl from the superintendent dnwn, and )nu \\ll‘l have tn deal with such men knuw that that is nnt an easy task, 'l‘he untcinne vii !l all was that in the hall iii the llnard nf lidneatinn nne lllilllslttltl six hundred huts and girls incl, appointed as delegates ill)!" the grnnps in the >t‘lwtd‘, taeh hi} and girl representing nn an (H't'l‘e |