Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-16
YOUNG MEN ON THE FARM.
They Are Destined to Play Con-
spicuous Part i'm Great Depart.
ments of Human Endea-
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menJ OF AFFAIRS OF CUuTCU anu state.
They are to be the future financiers,
educators, moralists, statesmen. In
these great departments of human
endeavor the young man on the farm
is destined to play a conspicuous
leaders came from the humble homes
in the rural districts so in the days
to come will the country boy hold the
key to future preferment.
The recognition of merit and the
exaltation of probity and honor do
not necessarily imply that the young
man must leave the farm and take
up his abode in the town or city.
More and more the lines of denmark
alton are being obliterated The
farm and the forum need not be dis
associated, neither does business
acumen nor intellectual supremacy
demand shat agricultural pursuits
must be cast aside. 1t is becoming
more and more a fixed belief that
farming is of itself one of the great
est industries in our complex civil
ization. Opportunities are afforded
for the development of many sid
ed character. 1t takes careful bust
ness conception to rightly conduct
farm operations. 1t takes a knowl-
edge of soils, of animals and of the
vegetable kingdom. There must be
an intelligent application of natural
laws. The greatest chemical labor
atory in the universe is out in the
fields and meadows and here the
husbandman may commune with ma
ture and read the story of growth
and fruitage from the open pages
of a universal law.
There are great problems to be
solved by men on the farm. This
requires craftsmanship. Govern
ment finds its best opponents among
those who are obedient to the be-
hests of rural activity. The great
centers of population are congested
with vice and anarchy. Degradation
and despair go hand in hand. Crime
finds its most intense development in
segregated communities. The things
that debauch, contaminate and de-
grade emanate from an environment
that stiles hope and stimulates vice.
To counteract these unwholesome in
fluences and to overcome these enc
mics of Christianity and civiliza-
ton, there must be somewhere a peo-
pie to whom the government may
look for support and to whom civic
righteousness may appeal for a vim
dication and such condition is
found in the homes of the sturdy
yeomanry who populate these fer
| tile prairies in this great midwest
ern empire Here abound the traits
of character that must dominate the
hopes and aspirations of free peo-
pie. 1t is a great thing to live in
the midst of such an environment
and to be an active participant in
the civic and social achievements
that spring from a loyal devotion
to all that is highest and noblest in
| life and character.
In order that he may be able 70
meet the responsibilities that such
civilization imposes the young man
must qualify for service. Citizen
ship is too sacred to be discredited
by lack of preparation or lack
of interest. . No young man can af-
ford to participate in things that de-
bauch and degrade. Habits that are
formed in young manhood may be-
come benediction as the years come
and go or they may become a terri
BILE handicap. Honesty and sobriety
are wonderful asset for any young
man. Those who persist in sowing
wild oats may rest assured of the
harvest. Conduct that will not hon
or parentage nor appeal to the ten
der sensibilities of womanhood is a
grievous burden. Mistakes in boy
hood and early manhood may devel-
op into woeful hindrances thru the
passing years. No young man can
afford to be anything other than his
very best. The cultivation of the
mind and heart. the formation of
habits Of industry and frugality, a
just conception of the relation tow
ard those about him and a firm re-
solve to make himself worthy the
goodly heritage bequeathed to him
by the fathers and mothers who
toiled and sacrificed so unselfishly
will enrich civilization and promote
the best interests of the human race.
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