The Dermott news., 1915-01-14
A Message to the
 Members of the s. l. A.

Wordsworth said The child is fath- er of the man Milton believed that "childhood shows the man as morning shows the day. And you ve all heard the trite saying just as the twig is bent the tree ! inclined. Now. We want our children to learn to think, to acquire the habit of concentration. so that they can turn. like the searchhght. upon any work that k necessary for them to do Concentration is the es- sence of education What is education for? Supposedly 1t Is to equip child for life, to fit him to use whatever abilities he possesses to the best ad- vantage, whether in personal develop ment or Tn the power to earn q living.
 Now, the school Is the "other room of the home IL is YOUR school, re- member What kind of education k your school furnishing2 Will it fit your child to become the kind of man you want him to be? If school helps to make your children strong physically purposeful mentally. faithful and whole some morally, the school Is the thing. But do not let these children be cheat ed out of Gods Hfe-giving sunshine See that they have good deal of Tee reation. 1t will be of immense benefit to them Rightly undertaken. eduea- tion will savor of the nature of both work and play work insofar as i;ac- compishes worthwhile things, play Ia that it is thoroughly Interesting and healthfui
 You have a splendid. well-eeuPped school building, large play-grounds. and faculty uneSeelied. Stand hy your teachers. encourage them when ever you can. Do not criticize il dis heartens them Most of you do not know just what it means to have near y sixty restless little bodies shut up in one room with you for several hours each day
 You mothers cannot help teaching your children; everything you do teach es them. everything you say teaches them A good recipe for educating your children Is, educate yourself Ebert Hubbard says Educated par ents have educated children. It takes work to get education. 1t takes work to use 1t. 1t takes work to keep 1t. Learning by study must be won. it's pnt bapJ,l jnu-p coy tn - Our children are only loaned to us. We must train them to do without us: that's the supreme tragedy of mother hood
 Emerson said that the keynote to the power of the greatest men is. their spirit ditfuses itself. Great men exist that there may be greater men. A man alone Is a leaf in the storm. We are strong only as We stand together, believe in one another. work for one another In this school-improvement work as in everything else, efficiency means conservation of forces The benefits of cooperation are SO far ap- parent that intelligent people do not try to live unto themselves alone Or ganization and cooperation are the things that have made this country great Organization means civihza- tjon America is rich. In India thou sands of people die from starvation each year, in India each man works by himself, for himself alone There is no limit Co progress where there ls cooperation. The broader and bigger the organization is ir faith I9 hope, Ia optimism along all liues. the more it will accomplish. Success in this work k ike success IA any other ine, there must be we,l-Iaii plans A eompre- henslye outlining ot the year $ wos6 helps to make if vtaIiy alive Use your skill. your talent, your ability. Ioa want no "kic6,r,. they wli pu, the skid under yoar organization. The basis ot c1mmorsensa i, to buoV that good men way ditFer yet in tbeir differences agree Expansion vjtho0, system means failure Napoleon power Iaf a his genus for system
 Lincoln sad T am no; bound To succeed. bat | am bound to live up to what Hght I have Live up to your light Like the poor, benlghtej hjn- doo. da the best you kindoo Choose what youll do and then get at it. you i. Win,
 And now a last word from kipling leave with you as a henediction:
 "Onk the Master shall praise
 And only the Master shall blame
 And no one shall work for money
 And no one shall ask fer fame
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