Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-15
Help Boy TO Be a Man.

ful Activity is useful II It promotes
well.boing To raise corn As useful
10 make wool into cloth Is useful. TO
convert wheat into -four is useful. to
dig a ditch or a cellar. or 10 lay a.
cellar wall is useful To assist IN
the distribution of corn. WOODEN goods,
-four lime. cement, eggs, butter or
cheese is useful
II is useful 20 please pooplc-to
please them through the art OF music
or painting or sculpture or architec
ure
1t Is useful to add to the comfort In
he country. Il il useful 10 do that
which will increase the yield OF corn
and o,ts and wheat and clover which
viii conserve soil fertility and check
,he raveSes Of Insects
Whatever promotes human happi
hess. human convenience. human
health human comfort hulan pgo.
crcss in right living and ri-h' link
ing, or whatever dmiuishcs The mis-
takes. The sins. The sorrow. the sal.
tering. the Inconvenience any OF 'hc
ms oi lifc-Ls useful
But the real utility of an art must
Dee determined hy its eject not upon
The individual himself bur upon th,
race rh, useful net must Iret i1.
youtb tto human ace
Amy ac'Nfy whereby one gains
what amor beer loses l- NOT useful ac
uNIy can b. Whatever name YOU
please. ramul.ns. stealing spfcuiat
iue. promotue 90 o.. probable result
ot iho transaction Be- ma one shall
sct what uuo.h.r lose, without giving
an equivalent FOR it the activity De-
NOT u.oul ono, DO i harmful
This speculative spirit The desire
To- got something .or nothing .omc
'h.ug Tor Joss than % is worth. or 10
.,l something or more chan b. is
WORTH bic plrit is fho root 90 more
.,Il than strong lrua D. is more
common frau mons drink
B"y % horse that rs worth 800 and
uu $40 for him why uo,el So feed
hIm and rID.u um and ua'u h.m
that Do, i- worth 5000. then .,u him
.or 5000 ,Vhy uotI co., bus hof-c
900 Illinois al 500 aud scil them 10
New York 90 $500 each the difference .
being sufficient 90 pay for fuu.p ora .
lion and skin and risk In handling .
Such transactions trc NOT only lpri'i .
mate. but useful VorvoF,r. education
ls necessary a. preparation for deal .
ing 900 hor-c- bur Do may nor ho exact
ly tho kind OF education needed FOR
preaching or teaching
Help Tho boy 'o discover what things .
are useful and help him 20 discover 4
himself-to md 90 what line OF use .
full activity he lis best adapted and .
then encourage him 10 ~ himself In .
the best possible manner for The &C I
tivity OF his choice
II is the recognition OF the necessity .
~ educating The young people in such
manner as will give them tho desire
and power 20 do useful things ilnt IL
the cause Of many OF the recent and
proposed changes In our courses OF
study
II Is this that is putting domestic
science into so many Of our schools
II is this that has almost forced com.
mercial work into so many OF our high
schools II Is thls that has populariz.
I'd manual training and II is the rec
ognition OF this same necessity that In
nov forcing agriculture upon The at
tention OF educators
Having defined the meaning OF use
ful activity am safe In taking ground
that all education should relate Itself
% the doing OF useful things
Be not half men De whole men
Make some little corner of the world
richer. wiser. better. happier or less
because you live and learn
and eNpoud wisely
Activity In earning makes han
man. wisdom in expenditure makes
he Other half Frank Han