The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06

lust what Is needed to make US
more useful citizens. Sometimes
these facts e.t lost sight of in the
everyday lie of the school-room,' bui
when they are brought to our alien
ton they are not without effect
Training for coed citizenship Is al
ways present in the schoolroom.
In society the effect of our lives
determine OF. characters, and we
are accordingly judged as to our
rights to be called good citizens.
! The chief ruler Of land, as pre-
sident or king, has the same right
to be called citizen as any o:her
person.
The chief rulers in the patriarchal
form OF government were the judges.
The people became dissatisfied with
the judges ana wanted a king like
other natives, SO God let them
choose a king. The result was a
fallen kingdom and the people car
ried away into bondage, all because
the kings were selfish. This illus
trates the principle that good citi-
zen must be unselfish.
We become part OF everything
with which we associate and every
thing that we do, everything that
we say, every impression that we
make, will have its influence wheth-
er good or bad, and will perhaps ef-
feet nations yet unborn.
One of our duties as citizens of
Columbia, of Tennessee, and of the
United States is to uphold the con-
stitution which ever protects our
rights and liberties and shelters us
from injustice. To do this requires
a knowledge Of the constitution.
Good citizenship requires good
heart, wei trained intellect, know
ledge of nature, science, and govern,
ment, high ideals, and patriotism.
AS citizens Of the state we enjoy
states rights, which see, that our
surroundings arc kept beautiful and
sanitary, thai our public roads and
railroads are kept up, and that our
life and property are protected. !.
The boys and girls of to-day will
become the future citizens of the
state. A state under ordinary or
natural conditions will be what it's !.
people make it. The people com.
pose the state and it will be good or
Dad, great or ignohle, according to
the conduct Of it's citizens. The
boys and girls OF to-day will not only
become citiZena of Tennessee bur OF
his great UliCn of States. In this
lnion our sta.e has borne a glorious
part in thu past and her character
n the future will be what~her sons {
md daughters make it, If we are
GOOD citizenship we will be more cap. 6
bile Of keeping up the past fame l
md renown oLr state has won. C
Our responsibility as American /
itizens is . obey The laws cheer c
ully, study the government, use our y
influence 20 set the oes. men nom- Il
mated and elected, to pay our taxes
'illingly, aud to be energetic and k
INDUSTRIOUS ard thus by our PRO il
RESS promote the PROGRESS of II
ne country. These are the duties "
hich every good American citizen b
ives to himself and to his fellow fl
tizens. .o
In many respects the government al
Our county CT city is closer = Us II
IAN the government of our state, A
i'd the government of our state is th
oser to rs than the government or ns
II nation. We must not be mislec 81
this, for all of these governments TO
e but the Earts of great whole. 81
oh Of them helps us in it's own ed
~. We should show our interest tn
each, our loyalty to all. AS Ten NJ
sseans we should feel a just pride m;
our noble state. But we should no
YER fail 10 remember that the peo-
of the United States are one sta
ople. We should be proud, aDove mt
else, that We have the privilege Gu
d honor of being American citi- fol
Is. Ike
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