The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-04
BY MARGARET E sANGsTER


People who don't know smile at the
gravity with which g.rs take hold
of what may be called the machinery
Of school life. People who know, fee
about the apparent triyialities just as
you Go, Dorothy. The class flower
has a message for every girl in the
class, and a meaning. and many m
il helps girl to be true and generous
loyal and faithful
II does more than this. for, If she
carry it through life as her spec'ai
flower, it will often give her a lift
over hard place, and often aid her Ia
be gracious and sweet and full OF
unobirusive tact as a flower in the
right sp6t always is.
know a mother who chose a flower
for every child who came ID her. and
so gave to one the thought of the
lily, brave and chas;e AMI pure; t.
another that OF the rose, lavish and
rich and beautiful: to another, thai
OF the violet. modest and unselfish an
servieeable, and to another that of tbs
palm. strenuous and versatile and
sturdy. The lily had been her class
flower in her girlish days, and hel
children while in her home we're to
her what her class had been in close
hess and fellowship of love.
You must choose a flower. Dorothy
on which everybody can agree. Also,
in a similar way, select an emblem.
This may be a jewel-tint, as ruby,
jasper. emerald, or diamond. You need
not have the stone. but you may
have the splendid color. and think
what il signifies.
Once you have, as a class, selected
your class color, and your class flower,
and your class motto, you are, so to
speak, socially on a working basis
When you have a meeting or a func-
ton, you will decorate with the scheme
that is inclusive of your flower and
your color.
Very subtly, in a way hard to de-
scribe and impossible TO explain and
define. your bit of ribbon, your little
inexpensive brooch or pin. your lovely
daisy. pink, daffodil or pansy. will in.
spire you to what we call esprit de
corps, will give you a sense of COM
radeship, and will make you careful OF
clsss honor.
) high ideal of honor is one OF the
most excellent and most indispensable
things in your outfit, both in your own
character and in your class life. Some
girls have low ideas OF honor, and
constantly violate its ethical code IL
IS possible for a girl to be candid and
frank. to plume herself on telling the
exact and literal truth, to be so accu-
rate about little details that she fright
ems her friends into silence when they
try to tell stories in her presence, and
yet, it is equally possible for the same
girl to do dishonorable acts, and speak
words.
May illustrate? II ever you 20
away on a VISIT and are admitted AS
a guest into the home. for instance. OF
a schoolmate, a high idea OF honor
would prevent you from even limiting
at any little root OF bitterness, or
rause of discussion in that friends
Dome. All that passed under that
roof would have for you certain
Equally in your class
life. you will. il your ideal OF
honor is high. feel disposed always TO
iefend the absent. always to take the
part of the weaker. and always to
Imootb difficulties out Of the path of
he girl less fortunate than yourselves.
CHAIN is as strong as its weakest
ink. If your class chain has any
where loosened link, farewell to the |
lass spirit in perfection.
If your class flower is a symbol of
purity, end your class emblem OF con
fancy. your class honor will preveh.
'our making work hard and disagree
bile for a teacher whom you do not
Ike This always goes without say
ng. does it not?
What did you ask me. Dorothy oh
o give you some specimens Of a good
lass motto.
Well, fancy few clever girls can
onjure up mottos Of their own. but
will make suggestion. A motto
must be brief. covering a sentiment
vorth remembering. sort " infinite
iches in little room affair.
1t may be in Latin or French II the
lass prefer. but on the whole. Eng
sh Is a good enough medium for mos
urposes. But if the French be as "a
niliar as English. or the Latin
hrase that hardly needs translation
here IS no valid objection to the for
ign tongue. "Semper idelis - n.
Noblesse oblige" may be understoo5 ,
y every girl who has gone throusi, ,
he grammar school.
Each for all" or all for each. -, :
good class motto.
The greatest of these Is charlie . !
'mes from the Bible. which is q
'easrry Of short and noble sentences
In honor preferring one anotber I,
good motto.
Bear and forbear," is a good and r
thy legend '"u