The Mankato free press., 1917-03-23


standpoint, saying that the father
should treat his boy like another man
and not like baby. The father should
take an interest in the boys place and
also in the school work Of the boy
The father may be an upright man in
his own living, but he should not
neglect to give the boy his comrade-
ship. The father who said he was too
busy to do this did not realize now
much that comradeship meant to the
boy.
Miss Minnie Hubbard rendered a
violin solo and was promptly called
upon for an encore. She was accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Gerlach.
"The Kind of Boy That Father
Likes" was the subject of an address
by Guy d. Smith He said that in con-
sidering the kind of boy that was
wanted the main idea was what ki19
of man was to be made of him. The
main object was not to make the boy
a wealthy man. Character should come
first. 1t was not to make the boy sue
cessful politically, though that was all
right if it came. Nor was the object to
Smith despised dude and social
slave. He did not want his boy to be
seeker after ease. No real man want
ed to be carried along fowery paths.
while his companions strove and
struggled Mr.. Smith said he wanted
his boy to do well, whatever his
speciality was. That was part of the
object.
Mr.. Smith said he wanted his boy
to be a man, man among men, and
a man who was his own boss. He
wanted his boy to be a man who
would stand alone, and one who would
fight for. justice and Righteousness.
Such a man would earn and keep the
love and respect of all who knew him.
He said he wanted his boy to as
sociate with other boys and be one
of the gang. At the same time he want
ed his boy to think so much of his
father and mother as to be willing to
ing and what sort of boys belonged
to the gang. The boy needed the gang
to make a man of him.
Mr.. Smith said he wanted his boy to
be generous. He was sorry for the
boy who went around all the time
with a chip on his shoulder looking
for trouble and fearing that somebody
would step a little on his rights. He
would rather see his boy take a liber
al view and give up little.
He wanted his boy to be loyal and
patriotic to his home, to his state and
to his nation. He wanted his boy 10
say America first, now and always
A burst of applause followed the
utterance of this sentiment. He want
ed his boy to be brave and courage
Gus. He was raising his boy to fignt
if necessary, to fight for himsef, his
home and his nation.
He wanted his boy to be too clean
minded to listen to smutty stories.
He would have him refrain from the
use of cigarettes or tobacco in any
form.
AT play he wanted his boy to play
hard. Some time he wanted him to be
ready to work hard. Some boys were
not even allowed to shovel their side
walks. The farm boy was unfortunate.
He had to work hard and develop his
resources.
Miss Eleanor Rogers gave a piano
solo, accompanied at the piano by
Miss Anna John Another solo fol-
lowed in response to the prolonged
applause.
Address BY E.. w. Peck.
E. w Peck, state secretary of the
Y. M. C. A. spoke on BOYS, Young
and Old-Their Worth" Mr.. Peck
declared that good blood and good
no guarantee Of success. A good
grandfather was no guarantee at ALL
He remarked that fathers were likely
to think of the quality of the family
blood and expect too much of their
sons.
Speaking of money, Mr.. Peck re-
marked that money was liable. to be
a curse instead of a blessing in the
hands of one who did not know how to
use it. Money was by no means all
that boy needed.
The speaker declared that the right
kind of dad Should be companion
to the boy He should not expect the
mother to do all Of the training of the
boy. The boys Interpretation of life,
On which his whole future rested,
should be shaped by the father as well
as by the mother. The father who left
the training of the boy all to his wife
was a mean lazy scoundrel.
Mr.. Peck said education was not by
any means all that a boy needed. He
cited an instance of most highly
educated man, who after getting
quite a number of degrees, was able
to earn only So day.
The speaker said the father should
look out for the companionship in
which his boy was spending his time.
The boys associates should be ad-
mitted to the parental home. The
mother should not keep her sons
companions out of the house because
they were liable to spoil the mahogany
furniture. The boy was more import
ant than the, furniture. If the house
was so fine that it would not do to
let the boys companions into it, the
house had better be sold, and an.
other obtained, that was not too good
to be used for the boys benefit.
Talk On Home Loyalty.
DIR. Milo B. Price, president OF
Pillsbury academy, addressing the
gathering on the subject, Home 10y
aty," spoke of the vital necessity Of
the proper kind of love and affection
in the home, between the father and
mother and between the parents and
children. Where this affection was