Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-28
What Would You Think of 1t?

| without uOublt dlLAOSl every CSli u
est father and mother among the read
ers of the Kennebec Journal will agree
with Us that one of the greatest prob
lens confronting us is the fitting of
our sons and daughters for the work
which they are expected to perform
| in their generation. All of us know of
ting forth to our children the dangers
which confront them at all stages of
their existence, and particularly in
what is known as the age of Adde'S
| conce, that period of their lives from
| IA to is years of age as a rule. in
which the average child is overwhelm-
ed by his or her conflicting emotions,
and misunderstanding of the impress
sions and the passions which he or
| she may feel; that glimpse of life to
come which leads to an abnormal
thirst for Interpretation of things
which they do not understand and
which should be presented to them III
a matter of fact way, and which a
false modesty prevents i'll the average
| teacher or parent. II is one of the
| Wrongs which we are inflieting, day
| by day, and which has come down
to us through all the ages. of putting
off until the morrow those things
| which we ought to teach our children
today.
Considering these things, how many
of us would fail to agree to the in
estimable value of proposition look
ing to more healthful teaching of
these things which all must learn if
they attain manhood and womanhood,
and often through most bitter expert
ence, owing to u false conception and
misunderstanding of nature and her
moods 1t has been suggested by men
who have given thought to these
things, that it may yet be possible to
establish, in every community or asso-
| citation of small communities, a sys-
| TEN by which competent, educated,
morally clean, physically wholesome
young men and young women may
| stand in the employ of these various
and the leading-up to a clean and
| strong conception of the requirements
| and necessities of maturity. Young
men of mind and character, of ath
| letic tendencies, of a knowledge of
| agricultural science. who could repre-
sent, by counties, the broad field of
Maine, and extend a wholesome in
| huence over the coming activities OF
our country boys and girls. at the
same time they were demonstrating to
| them the advantages and the attrac-
tons of agricultural life and it's pos
| sibilities, would seem to be most need
ed.
We believe that if such thing
could be properly presented to the peo-
pie OF Maine, it would be given earn
est consideration and support by peo-
pie of all classes, and especially by
those who have more than a compe-
tence of this worlds goods and who
are looking for opportunities where
they may bestow some of their accum-
ulation of money in manner to do
the most good to the coming genera
lions and. at the same time build a
lasting monument to themselves.
What more lasting honor or splendid
tribute could be paid to the memory
of man of means than for success
full citizen of the coming generation
to say: Il am one of his boys. He
made it possible for me to get bet
GRASP on. the future He laid the foun-
datiOn upon which my education was
builded. He gave me start in life
on the right road, and to him I am
thankful, as will be my children
Is not this topic worthy of consid-
Grafton. and of talking over together,
attempting and in some measure sue
ceeding, in moulding public opinion
on social and moral questions in this
age Of overturning and cleansing OF
civic conditions? If a man of charac-
ter and standing in your community
who had given such a topic careful
study should approach you on thi!
question, would you not be willing t.
listen to him patiently and tolerant
- ly? Is here not field of broad prom
Use that docs not conflict with any 0
" the various movements for the uplif
of our citizenship?
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