The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

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to the family. relation 90 the fut==s- Of whole
people. such other Ike number Of individuals
can bear.
/ own SIX Of the children that YOU educate am
prepared 20 extend cordial sympathy 10 some Of you
Country Not in Danger.
Seriously friends. it is idle for any man 10 talk
Of 6ss.iring Of the future Of this country feel
ing undaly alarmed about t. If he viii come in
contact with you here and with the forces that
you represent Fundamentally. this county IS
sound: morally no less than physically Funda-
mentally. m lis family life and IA the outside
activities Of It's individuals the country is bet
ter. and not worse. than il formerly was
/ This does not nean that We are % be excused
II fail 10 against r0ttenness and corruption.
II we fail 10 contend effectively with the forces of
! evil. and they waste their time who ask me 70
withhold my hand frol. dealing Herewith. But Il
/ is worth while 10 smite the wrong for the reason
that We arc confident that the night VII ulti-
nlately pTtyail.
! You who arc training the next generation are
training this country II is 10 be decade OF two
hence. and While your work in training the intellect
is great Il is not Teat as your Work N iIzinnG
| character. More than anything else want - see
| the public school turn out the boy and Qrl who.
when man aud woman. viii add 20 the sum Of good
J citizenship Ct The nation.
Views n LGymaD-
| II Is not my province nor would il be within my
capacity. 20 speak about your pedagogie problems
YOu yourselves are far better able 10 discuss them
But as a layman. Jet ne say one or tEo things
| about your work
One thing that would Ike 70 haze you teach
your pupils Is that whether you call the money
gained salary or wages does not make any real
difercnce and that if By working hard With your
bands yoa at more than II you work with your
head only. IL DOES not atone for u 10 call the
smaller amount salary. The term dignity Of Ia
b0r implies that manual labor IS as diEnihed as
mental labcT. as OF course il is
Indeed. the highest kind Of labor is that which
makes demands upon the qualities o. both head and
hand q aeart brain. and body Physical proves,
physical address are necessities: they stand On
level with intellect and only below ehsraeter Let
as show that We regard the position q the man Tko
wolks with his hands being ordinarily and IN good
.aith as important and dignihei and worthy Of
Consideration that Of business man or professional
man.
We reed to have ccrtsin readjustmcnt q values
IN this country. which must primarily come through
| the efforts Of Just yOu men and women here and
the men and women ike yau throughout this land.
Improper Hopes for Children.
Slmetimcs the kindeSt and most WeT-mssning
mother. Sometimes Kind and vegl-meaning father
also d. as much damage 10 the children as the
most thoughtless and selfish parent could by
bringing them mp TO feel that the saal q their
attainment should be the absence Of effort inzteae
of effort wen directed
I We have all of Us often heard some good but
unvise women say. Il have worked hard. ny
daughter shan't work. the poor woman not real
iziug that great though the q drldgeFy-
/ II overgcrk-is, slat Il IS not great the
curse # yapid idleness; and IL does not make any
difference whether the idleness Is that of the hobo
az one end Of the scale the gilded youth az the
other
Do not waste time in enrying the idlcr at either
/ end q the social scale. Envy Is not the proper
attitude toward them. The proper attitude toward
/ them is a gond-humorel but thOrU1ghgolng disap-
! p7oyal Of the or woman who Is 50 blind not
only 20 the interests q society e whole but 20
his OF her own real interests % believe that any
| thing permanent can be gained from q life Of
selfish and vscuous idleness.
IdIeneSS Poor Investment.
Such idleness Is the poorest investment in the
/ long run that can be imagined. and there IS no
sIrer way to forfeit all chance o. real happiness
than 10 set deliberately TO work 70 treat pleasure
as the only aim after which 10 strive.
Teach the boy and glrl 70 Work teach them that
their proper duty is in the home their duty 20 one
another and toward their neighbors.
Then teach them more; teach them 10 build upon
this Foundation the superstructure Of the higher
life
want 10 see our education directed moro and
more toward training boys and girls hack % the
farm and the shop 50 tha; they win D. first rate
farmers first rate mechanics. n 20 work with the
head and 70 work With the bands. ard realizing
that work With the hands is Just as honorable as
work With the head.
In addition. ] want 70 see q training that viii
make every boy every girl leaving the public schools
leaving the schools OF the nation. feel mpelled 20
carry himself or herself that the net result. when
his or her life has been lived. shall be addition
to the total Of decent living and achievement
for the nation and have them understand that they
are going 20 amount 20 much IN the big things
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things
50 my plea is not that the homely duties are all
sufficient, but that they Necessary base upon
which 20 build the sspersructHe Of the higher life
Our children should be trained to do the homelY
duties in the first place, and then In addition, 70
have It IN them 50 10 cauy themselves that col
lectiTely we may vel and ftly perform the great
and responsible tasks OF American citizenship