El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-15
ORR than 300 boys and girls.
MI whose ages range from II
IS WHAT EVERY

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sands Of your readers who have
younger brothers and sisters. They
realize that elder brothers and sisters
have the lives Of the juniors in their
direct control; that Il they act hon
orabIy at home. in the street. in
school-everywher and every time
their younger brothers and sisters
viii unconsciousIy initiate them.
That, II on the other hand. they mis-
behave and set a bad example. their
younger relatives, sure as fate. viii
90 and do likewise"
] This message has come TO me from
the director OF a splendid Orsaniza-
ton in one Of our public schools It
/ IS built raound larger message.
which I give you here
AS we SOW, so shall our younger
brothers and sisters reap.
Constant honesty-cheerful ODE
/ dience-ready helpfulness-if prac-
! ticed by US in our daily lives. viii
/ surely be initiated by our younger
] brothers and sisters
] Let Us lead the way"
! Ever since the days OF Cain, who
] took the life OF his younger brother
/ because OF his overmastering jeal-
! ousy Of Abel, men and women have
! been destroying. Not always murder,
]
l the Indignantly OF murder-the de-
1 struction OF ideals-the death OF
soul.
Which OF Us has not caught himself
I using on some occasion the very cruel
phrase with which Cain evaded the
! issue OF his guilt: Am I my broth
er's keeper2"
There is no evading the issue
you and We are the keepers Of our
brothers and sisters. The world leans
"a nd aH=H Hm
Youth must be taught and trained
not an by precept, but greatly by
watch the Children.
Children are born imitators. we all
know that From the childish inn
pulse TO dress in grown up clothes (
and play lady" or policeman or
Indian, we can read a sermon for I
ourselves. The little play actors are I
copying the externals Of what they I
see-but the baby mimics 90 further. |
Recently, I went to visit friend /
who had a tiny three year old girl /
The child came and sat in front OF I
me with hat and veil an gloves on !
she held parallel to the ground and I
jerked about as II it were the driv-
ing wheel Of an automobile.
Use aunt Lii" said the baby
Then she got Up and ran around the I
room in a STAGGERING, crooked course
methods OF steering q car. The baby
knew better than 10 drive straight
when she was initiating aunt LII
And II II were possible for her to get
her hands On the steering wheel Of a
big car in motion, think where she
would guide It
Now in real life, children do get
their weak, unframed little hands on
the steering wheels Of their lives.
How shall they guide them straight
away from the dangerous bitches and
precipices at the sides Of the road,
If their only model Of guiding is the
erratic. insane zest for speed and
whilrlinE around corners on one
wheel we have let them see2
The first ten years OF a chtld's life
are determining factors IN his moral
as well as his physical nature Il
baby nature accustOms Itself TO lies,
lies become as natural and perhaps
as acceptable to Il as the truth is TO
a child who grows up in 4 more de-
cent environment
A Dangerous Thing.
Habit IS a tremendous and danger
Gus thing. Repeat an act often
enough and II becomes habit
Gather together q set OF habits and
you mold q character. Destiny itself
depends on character.
Even a fairly vicious man or WON
an who IS willing to take his fling"
.
own sad folly viii hesitate to dras
down with him an innocent soul who
did not know, did not understand.
had no way OF recognizing the doom
for which ne was heading when he
Joined his fortunes to those Of the
evil doer.
Everyone's younger brother and
sister has for long years OF youth TO
Join his fortunes 10 those Of the older
member Of the family. Environment
atmosphere, standards OF living and
attitudes toward life all envelope
title child. The child is not indie
1endent-it cannot choose where 10
8 born, how II lives. or the air that
It These are made for L
conditioned for it b. its elders
II is a sober and serious piece Of
business to recognize that you pointed
,ome one the wrong way that you
lrove a ship on the shoals and
wrecked It. isn't it,
1t has all been said for Us simply
md finally beyond evasion: Verify
say unto you, inasmuch as ye did
{ not TO one OF the least Of these,
"a did Il not TO me"
We SOW and the little brothers and
listers who would themselves loving
= after US reap. Blindly. dev; eddy
nd boastinE OF the strength and
.ower Of my sister" or my broth
r" the little tots follow US We are