. St. Nicholas [serial]. individuals who constitute thepublic. Thats elementary, but well worth keep-ing in mind. Indeed, I think the very thing thiscountry needs most to-day is to get right downto the elementary things, like a football teamdrilling in the fundamentals, as the coaches say. Education is the foundation on which our na-tional life is built. Your school work is important 1038 THE WATCH TOWER to America. Dont think of it as drudgery, some-thing you do just because you have to. Think ofit as your part of the big American job. Startthat way this month—and stick to it! THROUGH THE WAT


. St. Nicholas [serial]. individuals who constitute thepublic. Thats elementary, but well worth keep-ing in mind. Indeed, I think the very thing thiscountry needs most to-day is to get right downto the elementary things, like a football teamdrilling in the fundamentals, as the coaches say. Education is the foundation on which our na-tional life is built. Your school work is important 1038 THE WATCH TOWER to America. Dont think of it as drudgery, some-thing you do just because you have to. Think ofit as your part of the big American job. Startthat way this month—and stick to it! THROUGH THE WATCH TOWERSTELESCOPE General Dawes announced that he couldsave $112,000,000 in a year by managing thegovernment business at Washington on a budgetbasis. One thing that makes government busi-ness expensive is that the offices always like tospend all that is appropriated, whether it is nec-essary or not; then, when that is used up, it ispossible to get a deficiency appropriation tocover any deficit. General Dawes is simply. Wide World Photo PRESIDENT HARDING CHRISTENING THE RARITAN running Uncle Sams affairs the way a big busi-ness house manages its concerns. All the de-partment heads and staffs cooperated readilywith him. Probably they were glad to have someone take hold and bring order out of the chaos. It was a great pleasure to read of the visit ofKing George to Belfast for the opening of thefirst Ulster parliament. I read his fine speechwith joy and hope. Later, it was pleasant tolearn that the kings ministers were ready to backhim up; and the news that Lloyd George, DeValera, and Sir James Craig were to have a con-ference and try to get things straightened out wasgood news indeed. When this number of is read, the result of the conference willbe history. Perhaps the long struggle will beended; perhaps not. But in any event, it willhave been proved at least that English leaders and Irish leaders can get together in friendlyfashion and try to talk things out. Even


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