The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-29
1OOK SENSE OF Duty
CULTIVATE " TO THE ExTReMs
LIMIT pr YOUR ABILITY.
n q. thr Nobress. Most Manly and n
the same Time Most womapiy 81
QusIIti~s-The Real Bssis OF Edu-
cation aud Success.

cation and success
Teachers and parcais a-e asked to
consider the statement that a sense Of
duty IL the foundation OF real educa-
tion and the basis of success What
ever has been achieved OF real impor.
lance In the world has been based up
on n sense OF duty. Religion itself IL
founded upon duty. and Its main teach
ings deal with questions OF duty--thc
duty OF men and women toward each
other and toward their Creator.
ChiIdren's minds will be strength
ened. their work made easier and their
ambition stimulated II they csi be
made To feel toward duty that II IL
not repulsive. but that II offers an OPP
portunity for achievement. an oppor-
tunity for every individual to prove his
worth and that he deserves TO succeed.
IL duty can be strongly developed In
the mind of young child, the effect
Will remain through life and make that
child's existence useful.
Parents should impress upon their
children-and young people should I'm
press upon themselves the fact that a
sense OF duty is the noblest. most man.
ly and at the same time moyt woman
~ OF qualities.
The average small boy thinks that
there is something ''so,t'' about dutl-
full boy. He should be taught that
what made Washington fighter and
Lincoln great among his fellows was
nothing else than a sense OF duty to
their country
What makes fireman brave Is n
sense Of duty. \ sense of duty Is at
the foundation Of every effort made to
provide for children, TO meet the obi
cations of life honestly.
The German philosopher F'ichte. MS
admirable moral character as the
world has known, exemplifies as per
fcctly as any the beauty of life in
spired ny a sense OF duty. and II Is
life which may be well studied by
those enga~ed IN shaping the charae.
Ter OF the young
The very kpynetc OF his philosophical
System was based on duty "Unscre
Nol' ist das vrrs'nnlichte Material uu.
snrr i'il,cht SAID lie.
HIS idca-thai our world Is but the
m1.rrlai lCnrag OH OF our duty
taUgl1. and what Is moro, he practlced
81 nt hp preached
9c'ne'er wi.n nrrficra hrs
paachings thoroughly Is woeh enny
uf e OH tr k."i. ~ nettpr hlw 30.
qHaa Hes D.ttrt A.a rcr prlc-
tired lii> beliefs When he was poor
atl 2 sorug tutor 20 set goc OK
ample . every teacher As tutor he
nau v,Is. but hc knew that his
duts III. ,at lhid intrusted To him was
tie tnir: ,ims lie knew also
that every child is really formed ia
character ara morals by the influence
OF Us plrt'Ht>
Ficlttc Nepl journal devoted To the
attitude 81 AS employers toward their
child his pupil Every week he told
them the mistakes they had made and
held thra accountable for spelling the
child through tiattcry too much kind.
ness. III Judged severity OF In what
ever way Strange 10 say. the parents
actrally pat up with this for two
whole years, So great was their al
>uition for the young tutors moral
character
ilrty welt ingrained IN the soul will
kte. niia the right path IN easy
f.arS aHd IN l'art times Flchtc IL
quoted here because no man better
tlau Hc proves the power Of sense
Of dui} IN small things duty guided
him ind il guided him a, tile end
IL WAS just past he half century or
his ago and had been gloriously sue
ccssful IL had heon called 10 the
chair OF philosophy at Berlin, and no
teacher Of truth hnd ever been moro
loved or more admired ON certain
DAY he WAS 90 lecture. and he had cho.
sen 'Duty" for his subject His cOuu
Try WIS ~ war and threatened with
Invasion and absolute annihilation OF
her liberties
Fichtc. who had talked much OF the
little duties OF life. talked on this day
Of mans duty to his country The
sound ut drums calling for conscripts
frequently interrupted his lecture. He
told the listening young man TINT enci
mans duty Is To lcud his individual
and life 60 his country In
time Of danger II was a marvellous
address. and Il ended well.
For NJ the cinSc l,c said "a his great
crowd OF admiring students. This
course OF lectures viii be suspended
until the end ~ the campaign We
shall resume them IN free country or
lie IN thc attempt to recover her frc,.
lom"
Flchtc left his lectur6 platform 20 III.
list as simple soldier aud. Slccdlcss
% shy, his students followed his exam
pie iu crowds That was al the be
ginning Of ihc campaign 81 1873 but
he example Is good enough 20 hast up
W now and Cor mluy hundred years
% come h year hti lgpd ifty two.
he died ~ wiurh lhr FOYER while
airing Tor thosr oi!lieiri among others
'or his own wiir. who had gone 5~bh
hc army us nurse