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I sincerely hope that due to our mutual efforts, the high aims of<br />
the International Olympic Academy will be spread all over the world<br />
for the sake of mankind.<br />
FAREWEELL SPEECH BY PROF. JOSEPH RECLA<br />
Ladies and Gentlemen<br />
It is with the greatest pleasure that I have assumed the honour<br />
to speak at the closing ceremony of the Third Session of the International<br />
Olympic Academy, as a representative of the lecturers. We lecturers<br />
who had the opportunity and pleasure to present our talks, wish<br />
to thank warmly the management of the International Olympic Academy<br />
for this distinction.<br />
We are all united by the Olympic Ideology, which, I think, can be<br />
expressed in the following five words:<br />
HARMONIOUS EDUCATION AND HUMAN OUTLOOK<br />
You Greeks can be happy that you possess the Mecca of classical<br />
gymnastics and of contemporary Sports in your land.<br />
My good friends our sojourn in Olympia compels us to transfer<br />
the Olympic Spirit to the daily life of our societies; we feel this duty<br />
out of our friendship for the International Olympic Academy on all<br />
occasions and everywhere.<br />
We, the lecturers, from whichsoever country we may come, will<br />
make every endeavour to struggle for this idea which encompasses the<br />
integrated man. We will devote ourselves during the rest of our lives<br />
to convince others to adopt it.<br />
In my capacity as the Principal of the Physical Education section<br />
of the University of Graz, and in the name of the 14 students, I feel<br />
a heartfelt compulsion to express to the management of the Academy<br />
our appreciation and thanks, We thank it for its kind invitation, hospitality<br />
and participation in this unique event. In recognition of this I<br />
should like to offer the Management of the International Olympic<br />
Academy this small flag....<br />
I am persuaded that the Olympic Ideology is to day probably<br />
the sole ideology which can educate all mankind.<br />
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FAREWELL MESSAGE BY Mr. K. R. KRISHNAN NAIR OF INDIA,<br />
REPRESENTING THE PARTICIPANTS.<br />
Distinguished guests, learned Professors and dear friends.<br />
I consider it a great privilege and honour bestowed upon me to
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