The diamond drill., 1918-02-23

teach him the importance OF saving
accordingly.
A few years ago il was my privilege
to visit one OF our state penitentiaries
I'm company with several hundred boys
like some OF the older ones here, and
there 10 listen TO an address by the
warden OF that institution on "Why
Men Are Sent to Prison" In his ad-
dress he said that a large majority Of
the men in that institution were there
because early in life they had been
loafers and had developed the habit
OF spending more money than they
earned. Soon temptation came along
and because they were not disciplin-
ed they were not able to resist IL.
Gradually they became hardened uu-
Gil many OF them had actually com
mitted murder for money
The other day proud father said
to me, My boy has just passed a harj
course in mathematics and only two
or three others In the class got thru.
My boy has TO help me four or five
hours every day, while my neighbor'g
| boy who has all sorts OF time for
study, and who is just as capable. AMI
, when one OF these dads admits this IL
Is usually true, my neighbor's boy has
failed. Why is IT," The answer ia
simple. The boy who has to work al
ways makes good, while the other fell
low seldom does.
Another man said to me. and he Is
man of intelligence, II seriously
question the value OF these high
schools. They don't teach our boys
to work" This man forgot that the
boy OF fifteen years who has been per
feet in attendance has spent less than
one hour of every ten OF his life un-
der the influence OF the school For
every fifteen minutes he spends under
! the influence Of the school, he
spends nine hours and ten minutes
elsewhere We can't shift this respon-
sibility 10 the school II is our own
problem. On the walls OF every school
house in this county may be found
this motto: Being forced to work
and forced to do your best will breed
in you temperance and self-controls
diligence and strength OF will, cheer
fulness and content and thousanl
virtues that the idle will never know"
Nothing can be more certain hope
that my boy will acquire habits Of in-
dustry, thrift and obedience. for there
are too many human zeroes loafing
around this country already
What else do we desire of our boy?
That he lead a clean, moral life. What
can we give that will help him to do
this? The least we should be willing to
give him is the example Of life free
from anything that may serve TO jus
tify wrong deed on his part. And
right here IS where we have all fallen
down We are all guilty more or less
Not long ago ! was called into con-
ference in neighboring town with o
teacher and boy This boy had been
tor some time a disappointment 70
both the home and the school He
had been given repeated trials in his
school work, but with each trial his
record was worse than before until
some Of his acts bordered ON the Grim
! iral His father was brought in, and
when advised Of the condition said
Yes, | know about IT," He then re.
viewed the many things he had done
for the boy. how he had spent money
freely on him and had given him many
an opportunity. lie also said, 81 haye
told this boy many times not TO pat
| tern after me, but TO do different than
! have done" ALI. my dads there
the rub. Don't pattern after me, but
look 10 the man next door for an ex
ample OF right living" What would
we think If our wives should say 10
our daughters. Daughter. I want YOU
to grow up to be a true woman. cul-
tured and refined, sweet and virtuous.
but daughter. don't pattern after me-
Look 20 the women next door for
your inspiration" There'd be some
thing doing In our house II this sort
OF moral philosophy were beinr
taught 70 our daughters; but, dads
this Is the very stun we've been hand
ing out TO our sons right along.
DO We want our sons to be some
thing? Then let's be that thing our
selves. DO we want them TO do some-
thing? Then let us do that thing. ID
we want our boys to refrain from Gig
arettes, from intoxicating liquors,
from gambling? Let's leave them
alone ourselves then Can we do