The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-24
HEART TO HEART TALKS-By Charles N Lurie

like to take an interest in dads busi- ness. Put him in charge of a part of 1t and let him run it for himself. He'll
 make mistakes. of course. Who ever
 tried anything without making mis- takes? But in doing so he'll learn. Suppose dad were called away sudden ly and the affairs of the business de- volved on the son? How else could he learn more than by doing things for himself?
 Learn by doing" is one of the dicta
 of the educators. It holds good outside Of the school walls as we'll as within. And the girl? Why not train her to take her mothers place if necessary? Most little girls and many of larger
 growth find their greatest pleasure in playing house."
 Give them a chance at the larger or ganizat ation and see how well they'll run It. If mother is one of the great ma jority who do their own cooking let her leave her own kitchen for a day or for a meal and let her daughter prepare it. She may surprise you by her ability. The wealthier mother might let her daughter superintend the work of the servants and thus learn familiarity
 with the routine that will stand her in good stead when she has household of
 her own.
 You may or may not be player of
 golf You may may not think it 8
 good game to go chasing a quinine
 pill over a 1O-acre lot" as one cynical observer defined the game. There are
 some lessons to be learned on the links, however, by players of golf or non-players. Here's one of them.
 In his book on golf Jerome D. Travers, the famous golfer cites this as one of
 the causes which bring about the "slicing' of ball-that is, causing it to go far to the right of the proper line of play. As
 remedy for looking up too soon he ad- vised. of course, keeping the eye on the ball.
 And that is what must be done in other "games than golf. It is especially
 needful in "the great game called life." m which the highest prizes go to the man
 full swing and an effective follow through"
 Analyse all of the 'education'' given
 in our schools that which Is rightly so
 called and that which does not deserve
 the name. It's aim is training the pupil
 10 concentrate ms attention on the sub
 ject in hand-in other words. to keep
 the eye on the ball. In direct proportion
 to it's success in attaining this end is 1t
 successful
 Of less importance is the amount of
 learning which is imparted. the ac-
 cumulation in the mind of facts which are all printed In books and which may
 be gathered from the books whom needed.
 If you know how to read you may find
 the facts for yourself in the books. But
 to understand and apply them--that is the thing which ought to be taught in the school and in the homes and Ia neg |lected 50 much.
 That may be called learning to Keep the eye on the balI' in life. And a great part Of 1t, in life as in golf. lies in not looking up too soon. 'Boidness, boldness. and stili moro bold ness," said the French general. But . better rule is "Concentration, more con centration. and still more concentration' If you look up too soon in golf you s'top" your ball or you ''pull'' 1t or 'slfce'' lit instead driving 1t straight forward. And in life if you look up too soon you fall short of your goal, whatever 1t may |be. You must "stick on the job'' until the stroke is made, until you suoceed In
 fhe eo1 aim whloA aodns- te .tl1e neEt.