The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11
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rather from the lack OF it. and as eQu-
ally Inefficient.
The greatest need OF The present day
mother is the ability 70 properly direct
the activities. interests. lucllna;ious and
ambitions or th"!r daughters. The pres
sut day girl seems 10 b. ob$"ssed by The
desire, craze. call 1t what you will. to
take a tabloid course in first aid: TO
rush from an lnr"hpicted course in that
to An equally superficial course in stem
ocra:hy, T. wrlfarS work anything
;nat SENS To Promise 4 maximum o.
puh:Icl;r with q aluminium OF effoTt--a
tabloid course in truth, with the regret
table r..Su!: that instead OF !lttlnS them
70 credi;ahty or even partially I'LL even
the simplest OF these positions. they
only gather 4 smattcring OF som" pro-
fcsS:uns and \. knowledge or none AZ
present there is such need tur :, Ii
g',Il;. - Fable efficient workers l. ny
professions that any girl should 'ad
to I'LL. but this ability AMI this sffi ICY
are not acquired by tabloid m"ihuu.'.
Equally as many rush Into these so
called war tim" marriages. with the.
same heedfessncsS. and il doesn't re-
ouIre much foresight 10 rcal!z" that
many will he doomed 10 fac" financial
Problems if not actual mental and NOR
al ones. and uuquesti"nthly some will
suffer great bereavement.
w. cannot. nor do We desire to force
our children int" making unhappy mar
riuyes. but we cali prevent them from
making iuudhardy ones. We cannot con-
troll circumstances. but Wa can try t"
educate our Children 20 meet them I'm
derataudingly. ami successfully cope
with them.
And We may have II train our chill
Iren that swords must do wha, arb
triIticn cannot. but We can ais" inspire
them with the courage that grelt
causes are only achieved Ivy arcat sacri-
flccs, and great characters meet them
urwaverinCiE.
Not all heroes march 70 martiA
music: not all .heruines are binding
wounds or serving Soup behind tho
lines These are the ones the world
applaud$ and makes much Of. It's
vastly more difficult. perhaps requires
even greater courage and Sr'htcr
strength OF character to keep the HON.
fires burning: 10 cndear"r I" inspire
moral truths. when Stomachs are empty
and bodies inSufticien,.y Grad. Its so
easy ~ say. BE good il You would be-
happy" It's much easier and presents
ne considerations 10 be good when for
tune smiles The really great heroine,
arc no, the ones that history records.
although they have played their par,
81 we'll Its thr mothers that out nj
the tir"sS and the bitterness. and Sums.
a:ni,l&; poverty ard prration. have
raised u higher level ami evolved out
.: such surroundings 4 higher type or
manhood anil wnnHrh""d. Titcs" are
III" really grca; women. There arc
many such. who spend ih"ir lives I'M
unrtrrd un-rwnrdd and unknown.
After all. til. "ar: Of living" lies. nov
in ;nr fact that W. have lived. that We
have gained ST. much in wealth. in honor
or in fame: that our fame or our name
has endured or been rnSraven on p:t-
lars -: stone, or on III" shifting sands
.; time: but only 8" far as We have
r,rde nit those near 20 us or dear 70 Us
:haSr about US, and til"S" who's" liTr~
~. touch IN our world. cnnsnrt--"nl"
81 far US VIZ have mad" their lie worth
lii. living shall we fully realize IN -
entirety and IN its depths. the ART -
living"