The Caldwell tribune., 1903-05-30
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V0ene Rannells' GraduatiDg Ad,lressI

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aS, aHupt, 1no,, will soon leave home. W V
az look forward with pleasure /,
sa,s, sHe slme when we may plan for our
selves. But the experience of 9th 9th
s's tells US We will often wish fo
home. 4s ;" oe a
:. we, WE learn from history that tn,
tsmlly is the Oldest institution
o; oome historians say we ought tc
give credit to the Semnites f.,
founding the nome institution: 9th.
ers to the Romans.
At different periods of his tory we
.no that 1t was the rise of woman
ltom her servile position and the
sIernness of the father that strength.
e.;e' eGeo the growth of the family in
The seed for this institution was
probably sown in the Grecian soil
IL II, sprouted but did not mature,
woman was treated kindly but was
tnought to be inferior to man and
tor m this reason kept in seclusion
ms low position generally as
signed the wife in the home had a
most disastrous effect on Greek
morals.
In Sparta the boys, while chill
dren' became the property of the
state. Being without the boundary
OF the household they knew nothing
OF mothers influence.
The men were led to seek COM
Panlonship outside the family circle
Through their association with each
other the germ of hospitality grew.
Yes, they were entertainers, but
Greek society needed something
more than entertainment.
1t was in Rome that the fruit for
the family institution ripened. The
Romans of early times were a strict
moral class. Woman, though un-
der the guardianship of man, was
~% %SA$ASoo ACoNCClGus
The father was strict and often
very severe, but this severity made
noble citizens. 1t was the stern
character of early Rome that made
her great; as it was the irresolute
character of later Rome that caused
her downfall.
Thus we see that in Greece the
Children were neglected: the mother
was taken into no consideration,
In Rome the moral standard of both
father and mother was raised. But
it was in the Chivalrous Age that
for the first time the whole system
was directed toward woman.
Another rise toward the compile
lion of the family institution was
made in the feudal family. Here
the children were considered; here
the father was honored; here the
mother became the idol of the
home.
In speaking of the Puritan homes
Macauley says: 1--WE dislike the
'ullen gloom of their domestic bab-
ts." To some extent we may
agree with Macauley, but is it not
rue that this rigid discipline made
hem men of strong minds, gave
hem good judgment and sterling
character.
We should be grateful for the
secured to us by The ted
Gus process of time. Speak of
home now and if we have time for
contemplation the imagination i'm
nediately goes to work on a kalei-
lescopic view of an enchanted place,
always our own ideal of perfect
happiness, study of all earthly
bliss. Did it ever occur to you
that the home is the nest in which
Ill life begins and goes forward to
Ill its possible uses?"
Every mode of life may, to some
:xtent, be espied in every home.
Che father has some business occu-
patton which enables him to pro-
tide for his family. The children
It home are storing away that
which in the future will be help
ind a pleasure to them. While at
lone the boy learns the lessons
md receives the discipline which
him to reach the greatest
height of his ambition.
The home is a social unit with |
which we may associate in the
,roadest sense the abstract terms,
owe, truth and honor. 1t was the
Of such a home that
our Saviour to point us
oward heaven with these beautiful
words, Sin my Fathers house are
many mansions"
Our home is the great factor in
'ur nations future, for, are not the
hildren of today the citizens of to-
morrow? MAJ tin Luthur said
The prosperity of a country de-
,ends not on the abundance of its
evenues, nor on the strength Of its |