Geneva, April 18th, 1925.
To National Sections.
Dear Friends,
I. International Schools. It has at last been possible to find suitable accommodation for our International Schools; one of them will take place at Thonon on the French shore of Lake Geneva, in the second half of August. The second in Glücksburg (Germany), near the Danish border, from September 30th to October 13th.
The first notice has gone to the printers; please tell me how many copies you want for distribution. The notices are printed in three languages and contain particulars of both schools.
Will you kindly give notice to the Press immediately.
II. Suggestions for the work of Miss Rathbone. You will see in our April News Letter that Miss Eleanor Rathbone (as representative of international women's [organizations]) has been appointed an Assessor of the Sub-Commission dealing with Child Welfare, constituted at the last Assembly of the League of Nations. Miss Rathbone has asked whether we have any special suggestions for her as to recommendations for discussion there.
I have informed her that it is the general desire of our sections that textbooks, especially those for the teaching of history shall be revised and that useful exercise (gardening, arts and crafts, repairs of breakages, etc.) be substituted for military drill in schools. I further mentioned the warning our United States Section sent to the representative of their country at the London Conference, not to endanger the welfare of children by the terms he agreed to; and suggested that in future the Sub-Commission should address such an appeal to the members of every conference dealing with economic agreements.
Have you any further suggestions to make? If so, please let me know soon, because Miss Rathbone needs all the information we can give in order to prepare for the first session of the Sub-Commission which is called for May 20th.
III. Military Drill in Schools. Several of our sections are working hard against military drill for students. They are anxious to know how this matter stands in all countries and whether any results have been reached yet by our sections or other pacifist [organizations]. Will you please tell me all you can about it?
IV. Executive Meeting. Only seven sections have replied so far to my circular letter dated April 6th. I am anxious to draft the final Agenda of the Executive Meeting, and must therefore ask you to send me all suggestions for it as soon as possible.
Very sincerely yours,
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