Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-05-29
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character of the educational endeavors o
the county.
Such, in outline, were the material asset
of day whose vaster spiritual impor
could not help but be apparent, in som'
measure, to even the least discerning o
minds. Not the mighty concourse of PEG
pie or the many interesting events in which
they participated or witnessed, made Friday
the splendid affair that it was; but thai
indescribably impelling unity Of spirit which
pervaded the very air and seemed. as il
by sort of sympathetic reaction. to sci
up in the heart of every individual the
harmonious rhythm of a Common Cause.
There is something magnificiently in
spring about great system of any kind
But especially does its power of appeal
take hold upon us, when we are conscious
that it represents the growth of holy pur-
pose, through long periods of obscurity
against uncounted obstacles into an insti-
tuition whose towering prowess is aligned
on the side of human betterment. That
is why Fridays demonstration. expressive
in living terms. of the aims and ideals Of
Montgomery County's system of public
education. brought an exultant thrill to
every responsive heart. a deeper insight
into past accomplishment and a broader
and loftier outlook upon the morrow.
The thoughtful child of that day needs
must have glowed in spirit as the latent
sympathies of his social nature were stirred
to their depths by the magnetic impulse
of genial contact with thousands of their
kind Before the school had represented
that aggregate something to whose make
up he had but vaguely realized that he was
contributing factor; now a larger. more
inspiring world unfolded be fore him and the
RELATIVELY of his own Importance dwindled
in the grand status Of affairs in which even
seemed to the school. Then came the
struggle for adjustment and the working
out in the perpexed mind of some theory
that would re-establish the manly belief
in his own personal worth. And he rea
soned that while he was little. yet was he
mighty. For, what though the school were
the unit in this broader relationship Who
made the SCHOOL, The answer was clear.
He and his companions single boys. sin
gle girls after ALL He was comparable to
a spoke of a wheel within a wheel. This
gave him comfort, courage. And all through
the day came the virtual proof that his
young mind had seized upon this cardinal
notion; and that he was living up to all
that implied. Scenes of loyalty, self-sacri-
flee for the larger good of the school, utter
ances Of lofty sentiment, deeds Of chivalry
were the order of the day. Each child
found opportunity in the battle Of intel
lects, in the arena of sports, in the drills
and games. in all the demands on manly
and womanly department to express the
finest and best in his nature, to be all that
he would like to be. Ii was case of
mutual interchange of good the child gave
of himself to the day and carried back with
him OF the common supply.
Nor could it have been upon the child
alone that this lasting impress Of good was
left. To the teacher who had worked
through the days and months, not only of
the current year, but. perhaps, of many
years, must have come moments of uplift
as she beheld stretched before eager eyes
the handiwork over which she had so CON
scientiOusly labored. For. here was the
working out, in tangible form. of many Of
the aspects Of those ideals for whose in
culcation she had striven, often amid I'M
known hardships in the quiet and CLAM
ourless seclusiOn of her school. II she had
ever become discouraged. ever despaired
Of ultimate accomplishment. here, indeed,
might she read the answer to her self-prO-
pounded queries Of what is worth while.
From these scenes must she have gathered
new hope, new courage. gained new con-
ceptions of standards and principles to
which she would. hereafter. strive to attain.
The Pisgah sight which gives the initial
impetus to nearly every worthy human
endeavor, reverts. for its psychology to
the inspiration OF moments characterized
by great emotional stress. And these mo-
ments must have come to every teacher
who was there and atune.
To the public at large. Fridays panorama
revealed, in kinetic FORM the mighty po-
tentiality Of moving force into whose
real nature and scope it, sometimes. has
had but faulty insight and which it has
often had still more faulty appreciation.
To most people ideas Of Education, in
general. are but little more than mere abb
stractions. Even parents, as attested time
and time again, are without the pale Of
the living sympathies Of the school and its
onward march Of progress. Yet he must
be cold. indeed, who witnessed the various
departments Of activity. on Educational
Day. unfold their fascinating energies
before him. without some glimmering per-
ceptiOn Of the magnitude of those silent
and unseen forces which work. Oftimes in
restricted and obscure environment, to the
results which he beheld
Let him who has fully awakened to the
cause and the call. remember that officials,
teachers. children may never hope to attain
the splendid ends to which they aspire
unless the popular mind, having gained
an accurate knowledge Of the past, shall
project itself, with renewed faith into the
hopes Of the future.
Mills Charged With killing Lowe.