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provided with special travelling facilities, invites all the States : (a) to consider favourably
applications from students’ associations for measures to facilitate interchanges of
students; (6) to grant similar travelling facilities to duly qualified teachers and scholars
going abroad in the interest of science; (c) to found scholarships for the purposes
indicated in paragraphs (a) and (b). ”
“II. The Assembly:
“ Being convinced of the fundamental importance of familiarising young people
throughout the world with the principles and work of the League of Nations, and of
training the younger generation to regard international co-operation as the normal
method of conducting world affairs;
In view of the resolutions adopted by the Assembly at its fourth ordinary session
regarding the encouragement of contact between young people of different nationalities
and concerning the instruction of youth in the ideals of the League of Nations:
Is of opinion that further steps should be taken to promote these objects;
“ And therefore instructs the Secretariat to investigate the means by which efforts
to promote contact and to educate the youth of all countries in the ideals of world
peace and solidarity may be further developed and co-ordinated, and to furnish a report
to the sixth ordinary session of the Assembly. ”
In execution of the last paragraph of the resolution of 1924, two reports (documents A.
10. and A. 10 (a). 1925) were prepared and submitted to the sixth ordinary session of the
Assembly, which adopted the following resolution:
“ The Assembly notes with satisfaction that most of the States Members of the
League have acted on the resolutions adopted by the Assembly at its fifth ordinary
session on the subject of the instruction of youth in the ideals of the League of Nations
and the encouragement of contact between young people of different nationalities.
It expresses its satisfaction with the report prepared by the Secretary-General on this
subject and considers that the report should be regarded as a first stage.
“ It therefore invites the Council:
“ (a) To consider the possibility of requesting all States Members of the League
of Nations and non-Member States to keep the Secretary-General informed of the progress
made in their respective countries as regards the various points mentioned in the report,
and to forward to the Secretary-General all publications on this subject as soon as they
appear.
“ (b) To instruct the Secretary-General to collect the information mentioned
above. This information should be communicated from time to time to States Members
of the League and to other States interested in the question.
“ (c) To forward the Secretary-General’s report, together with the proposals
submitted by the Chilian, Haitian, Polish and Uruguayan delegations to the Committee
on Intellectual Co-operation, and to request it to consider the possibility of summoning
a sub-committee of experts to consider the best methods of co-ordinating all official and
non-official efforts designed to familiarise young people throughout the world with the
principles and work of the League of Nations and to train the younger generation to
regard international co-operation as the normal method of conducting world affairs. ”
On September 26th, 1925, the Council adopted a resolution in conformity with the decision
of the Assembly. Subsequently, in January 1926, the Committee on Intellectual Co-operation
decided to proceed with the work and submitted to the Council proposals in regard to the
constitution of a committee of experts. The members were to be chosen for their experience
in educational work or as officials of important education authorities. The Council of the
League subsequently decided to constitute the Sub-Committee and appointed the following
members, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Intellectual Co-operation:
Members of the Committee on Intellectual Co-operation.
1. Professor Gilbert Murray (British);
2. M. J. Destree (Belgian);
3. M. J. Casares (Spanish).
Experts.
1. M. Luis A. Baralt (Cuban), Professor and author of works on pedagogy;
2. S. N. Chaturvedi, M.A. (Indian), “ Licentiate of Teaching ” at the University
of Allahabad, Director of a Secondary School at Lucknow, sent to England
by his Government to study Western systems of education;