Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-30

I believe in girls. in the women Of q
great tomorrow. and that whatsoever the
gfrl soeth the woman shall reap.
I believe in the curse OF ignorance. In
the dignity OF learning. and in the JOY
Of serving others.
I believe in the wisdom as revealed in
human lives as well as in the pages OF
printed books: in lessons taught not so
much by precept as by example: in abii-
ny 20 work with the hands as well as 10
think with the head. in everything that
makes life large and lovely.
believe In beauty in the house, In
the class room. in the work room and IN
the influences OF Gods great out OF doors
believe in laughter. In love, In faitn'
m all distant hopes that lure US on
believe in the present and its oppor-
tunifies. IN the future and it's obligations.
and IN the divine Joy OF living. here and
hereafter"
CRevisiOn OF Edwin osgOod Groves
Teachers Creed" 70 apply 10 girls. BY
AIRS s. X. Stevenson. Iowa City. Iowa-l
CHAT.
The college commandments are about
over. teachers and pupils are out Of one
sort OF harness at least and some OF the
latter after years of hard study and II
may be hard labor. have received their
diplomas and have gone out into real life
all the better prepared TO meet IL be-
cause they have had the years Of mental
discipline and culture Some have faint
ed BY the wayside and have conditions
attached to their certificates Some have
even dropped out of the race and are now
making excuses 10 themselves or their
friends for net keeping up with the vast
array.
Then there ere the thousands Of under
graduates Some have gone home with
all sorts OF plans for making the money
Tor the next year. do hope that every
one OF them may succeed. yet sometimes
when I see a young man or woman sue
cessful In their plans for the summer
campaign against Hard Times I begin
70 fear that the subtle temptation Of that
early success may lure them from their
original determination. that they may
continue in business instead OF returning
70 school In after years that success
may be repeated but the time for getting
a collegiate education may never. come
again. and an education Is the one thing
that fails not in times Of war or CONNER
cial panics. in distress of mind, body or
estate.
The summer OF frivolity that some may
enter may entice them from the simple
life and Minerva's court-Matrimony-
may also claim some that are now fill
ed with enthusiasm for a well rounded
life. After the giamor has passed and
she. or he. settles to life's realities. there
comes a realization OF how much more
could be accomplished II the trained
mind could be brought TO bear on the
problems. and as the ideal grow upward
the one selected in early youth drops be-
low the horizon.
Then comes the indulgent parents. the
home has been lonely. the school routine
hard. why not let the suppliant stay at
home next year This yielding this balk-
ing az hard pull means more than mere
" today. and is indulgencies; life COM
mences at the cradle and every shirl-
Ing OF duty or indulgence OF whims.
makes a bad place. a missing cog in
ilfe's machinery
Now see the other side: There is 50
much need OF the trained worker. the
leader who really knows how to do
things. See that your one talent as wen
as your neighbor's ten Is not folded in
q napkin. Lead in social matters. show
tie girls and boys who did not have
your opportunities that there are ways
to amrse ones self and entertain ones
friends without rssOrting TO cards or
dancing In civic affairs where are the
debates. the questions OF Improvements
that were met IN your elassrOoms7 Let
the trained man lead his less fortunate
brothers and sisters. not along the line
Of the least resistiess nor Of selfish aims.
but ufe's betterment Don't be obnoxious
in your efforts TO lead, sit awhile and put
II the word Of advice at the right mo-
ment- BE not 3 "buttinski-" Think or
the Sunday school needing teachers and
helpers With humble hearts. for the more
you learn the more you win realize your
Incompetence. take hold and do your very
best
know that many say that when they
try 20 DO good that evil befalls their
plans. but we cannot see very far ahead
and our disappointments are often Gods
appointments
''TrfbuIation worketh patience" II we