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THE MEXICAN VOICE
March 1940
WE\ CAN DO WITHJPIIESE still without shape, is the public office field. It will not be very long before politically-minded groups and Individuals will attem-, to appeal to the Mexican vote "i.i the city, county, and state, clean-Americans may some day ;-”?prise certain smug factions o" . t are certainly not trying to -av?rt such a possibility. Mexican candidates for public office In certain fields will offer a very uncomfortable and close 'Competition
The second field that will very likely gain more ground Is the teaching profession. It will not be long before the value of Mexican teachers in the Mexican districts will be appreciated. Now enough pressure can be put on some séhool boards so that selections
Mexican population in the United States, it is almost indispensable that we put Mexicans in charge of the work done with them. I feel that workers in the social field who are working with Mexicans know where and how to act in certain situations because of the basic and intimate knowledge of Mexican behavior, tendencies, or psychology. People have to discover that -honey is hot a cure for all ailments; that pastor oil and cod ■liver extraction ^re not doses given people as a punishment; that the comfortable future does not depend on a comfortable present, but that a . comfortable futuro depends on a very hard, sacrificial, and busy present. No one outside the group can ever fully know or understand why Mexicans or Americans of Mexican extraction react
of teachers will not always be from one group. Appointment of teachers of Latin' extraction will be good diplomacy^ :
The third field, and the one which I am most interested at the moment, is the social service field. Under the present social and economic conditions of the
CONFERENCE RALLY santa ana
Abraham Lincoln and Benito Juarez Preserver of the Union," and Glo-
p^layed a great part not only for their countries but in being.chosen the theme of th«i second annual Santa Ana Pre-Conference Rally, held on Sunday February 11 through the combined efforts of the Santa
Ana Mexican Youth Clubs.
Highlight of the day was the Patriotic Speech Contest won by Judy Gutierrez of Glendale. Her speech "To the Memory of Lincoln" was excellently presented. Even though her voice was soft and low, her perfect nuances and dramatic presentation commanded attention. Alfred Rivas won third with "Lincoln
to certain things in a certain puzzling or disappointing manner. The field is challenging, at times disappointing,. at times enthralling, certainly never a paradise, but neither is it always the opposite. Social service is the field of opportunity for both the professional and the people in general.
ria Alvarez, second with Lincoln-Juarez." Other entrants were Manuel Ceja, "The Martyrdom of Lincoln," and Bob Frias "Lincoln-Juaraz-, the Pride of North America
In the' Ping-pong Tournament run by Pete Partida, Bob Reta took the honors in the boy’s division, and Tillie Arias in the girl’s division.
Mr. J. A. Smedley, founder of the Toastmaster’s Club of America, welcomed the gathering wit*h\several character sketches of Lindoln. Joe Frias presided over the meeting.