Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-04


through effort nations'become great;
without effort nothing can be accom-
plished. In the progression of
nations, which is the ~contending for
new territory of progress, steps are
only taken by effort, therefore we
can by our efforts effect some pro-
gressive step and attain some great
ness.
A vocal solo, "Voice Of the
Woods" by Michael Watson, mel
ody by Rublnsteln, was then rem
dered by Miss Lyle O.. Harris, who
sweetly sang herself into the affec-
lions of the audience. This mum.
Der in the opinion of many was the
musical gem of the evening.
ga Girls Ambition" by Miss
Gertrude Granger, was the next of
the essays to be submitted for APP
proval. Miss Granger, who had
arisen from a sick couch to be pres
ent, surprised every one not only
by the strength and treatment of
her subject, but by the brilliant
delivery Of it as well, her clear voice
making every word audible, and
she scored a most striking success.
"A GIRLS AMBITION"
What is girlhood? Girlhood is that
tage OF life when the attributes OF wom-
anhood are awakened, cultivated, ana
confirmed, or it is that stage when the
faculties governing these attributes are
left unawakened, undeveloped, aud as it
were dead.
To develop the former precludes a
healthful ambition the realization OF
the latter excludesambition. Ambition
is a force, positive Oh good, negative or
bad. That which is most conducive to
the first is a thorough moral, mental,
and physical education the omission OF
either. robs noble manhood and true
~womanhood the omission OF all can
death, therefore our first ambition
should be to be thoroughly educated.
The ambition oil the average girl in
childhood is to have a good time,-the
dolly, the playhouse with it's multitudes
OF make-believes, the broken dishes, it's
china, the long since rejected cutlery, it's
silver, the leaves OF the forest, it's brus-
sells, the bark OF the tender slips. its
tapestry and hangings. This is right,
aud if the little minds are led along these
paths until such time as she enter school
the influence of a wise teacher and the
loving care OF The mother at home must
surely lay a good foundation for her
future usefulness. I.
The ambition OF the young girl should
be Ia make everyone happy, especially
her parents, the aged, and the poor.
She should cultivate q happy dispo-
sition and let tie sun shine into her life,
to light up and warm the lives and
future of those with whom she daily
associates. She should aspire to be some
thing-to develop some one toient for
the use of which the world offers q
monep value, with which she may pro-
vide the comforts and necessities of her.
self, her family, and those needing char
ity. Is not this ambition? Is it not the
noblest, the most cody Contrast it
with its opposite. The truly ambitious
girl will take for her star seli-reliance,
faith, honesty, virtue, and industry,
and willrely upon her own strength OF
body aud soul, and il she be willing to
serve no matter where her lot be east or
how dare the was may pppear,
''There's,always some sure way,
Out of the struggling darkness,
Into perfect day
The great object of all knowledge is to
enlarge amp purify the soul. She should
/, nave a thorough and wise education, an
| education which will make her strong
| and apt for the encounter and service OF
the world in which the scholar lives and
moves. ~
The preparation OF weli-cooked food
el,1,ld ~, M naano no 1aepisad ~.