Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-11-28
IS THIS THE TREND OF THE TIMES?

(By Gunnar BJornson IN MlnneoCa MdscOC
There is no doubt that saving of humor''
has saved many a man.
To be able the bright side of things to be able
and appreciate the silver lining of the dark clouds
is, if not saving grace, at least saving talent.
But, if we admit, must, that there is saving
sense of humor we admit that there is saving
earnestness as we'll.
That life is real and earnest brooks contradiction.
The trend of the times in which live is to substi-
tute saving of humor for saving of truth
From nearly every quarter the cry that the
youth of the day is not measuring up' in kind and
quality with the youth of the past.
This is all a dream-the youth of today, when it
quality is we'll equipped the youth of any
time ever was.
The trouble is with the youth.
The trouble is with the parents.
The parents have ceased require of their children
that they obey that they work. and that they spend their
time home-that is say the average town and city
parents have.
There are people going up and down the country
preaching some silly sentmentasm about amusement for
the young folks.
If anyone dares to question the tenets
of their hair Drained humbuggery he she is put down
ignorant back-number.
These people are agitators and the consequence is
that theories gain publicity and their ideas
cupyng the center of the stage for the time being
The result is that at present the superficial thought
action the average parent the direction of
ment
Amusement has come to occupy the first place in the
consideration of great number.
The teaching profession-the vast majority youths
brought up under this very condition with it's false
phasisis filled with advocates of the SYSTEM
it'll UubO of
humor" has become destroying passion for play.
The schools all the land suffering from this
amusement epidemic.
1t has invaded the home and the community life and
it responsible for the general indifference the part of
the average youth for aught but that which
Another problem to be taken into consideration in
turned the bringing of their children to the public
schools.
If the parents are of religious turn of mind, OF
belong church, they expect the minister and the Sun
day school take of the religious training of the
child
; The minister who probably seldom comes in contact
with child and the Sunday school that the child
for week, expected to see that the
child has good and sufficient religious training
Beyond the furnishing of clothing and food the
age parents think that their responsibility fol
rearing their children does not extend.
Home to the average boy and girl, is place to &C
to when they not go anywhere else
If there is work to do at home supposng that
there homes that require work of their children
boy the girl expected do it is generally trec
from play to 'tackle the job"
And why should they work? Is it not preached tt
them from every quarter that the community merely
lists for their amusement?
The question is not how to get the young people t.
do some useful work but rather how to make ole
folks useful catering clowns.
And then there those who blame the young folks
for all this
Nothing is absurd.
The young folks simply the ,ctims of this condi
tion-a condition for which their parents responsible
The parents listened to the mushy sentimental