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S energies The Rotarians could get speakers some of whom might also speak in our schools She felt that the Committee on Celebrations could be helpful if they could get two or three speakers or a film and furnish transportation for the speakers One of the sources of speakers would be students at M I T. , B.0 , or Harvard and she felt also that the French Consulate would be helpful She said it meant a great deal to the speaker if someone from Lexington would go and get him or her and see that he or she got back home instead of simply giving the speaker directions how to get to Lexington She said that she thought the Committee should confine its activi- ties to getting a speaker for the Junior and Senior High School students but that if we went into the problem of getting speakers for the lower grades, we should work in conjunction with the particular teachers in order to be sure to get someone who could interest the children She thought it was better to get either some- one from the country concerned who could speak reasonably good English or someone from the United States who had lived in and made a study of the country rather than just to get someone who had made a tour of the country and gave his or her impressions. She thought the Committee on World Affairs at 10 Arlington Street had some good films and mentioned particularly, "World Without End, " "This is the Challenge, " and "World Understanding " These would be on the work of the United Nations in general but she did not have anpsuggestions to offer about films on France in particular. Miss McIntyre said that she knew the art classes in the schools designed the posters for United Nations Day and she thought it would be helpful if our Committee would choose two or three and have them displayed. At the invitation of the Committee, Mrs REPORT FROM Pigford, representative from the League of Women LEAGUE OF Voters, told us a little about the activities last WOMEN VOTERS year of that League in connection with United Nations Day. She said that the League had made no plans for MRS. PIGFORD this year but that they would be glad to help us in any way we wished. She offered as a suggestion the dissemination of United Nations literature, a dinner and a speaker, perhaps a square dance, also posters and the display of flags She pointed out it was difficult to integrate the adults and children in such a program After Miss McIntyre and Mrs. Pigford departed, the Committee had a long discussion We felt hampered L. becauseseveral questions needed to be settled by the