The Washington times., 1919-06-08
Youth, the Giant Killer
To the Editor of The Times:


Dear SH-Wishiug yOu my liberty addressing
and hoping Mil this letter consideration
Before coming point necessary prefix
prelHa landed in this country about fourteen
RhH elementary education Italian, but knowledge at all
of English little after year sent for wife and three
children, WhOm had left Nth parents; four children
country Of these children the first
tHO boys (wiHs will graduate from high school academic
eourse) boy finished of his commercial
course; fourth boy the grammar school, B; little
girls 3B, and the youngest boy lB working
and hH making good had to struggle hard to bring the
family to this point
Nov the why addressing because
your paper especially your editorials which encouraged
me so much thai today ask yOu What I
boys? do not pant DhaaHtropc aid simply wish
thai you consider question of your
Sunday editorials will benefit and perhaps many
parents whO desire that their children to higher stHd
but afford it,
Again thank and remain your faithful reader,
51s DoOd Street. West Hoboken N
The letter that you read here is by the sort of
citizen this country needs is also the kind Of citizen that
foolish legislation would shut from this country the
theory that land not onequarer populated has too many
people in it.
This man comes to the United States brings up his
children sends them to the high school, works hard year
after year order to add good citizens to the population
of the United States. His only thought HOW HE
CAN Do MORE FOR THEM, how he give them
better equipment the country good citizens
What greater service could render to the nation
than this?
We select the story of David and Goliath the story of
the Jewish youth that slew the Phstne giant and make
of that story the text for to the question
reader asks.
Saul the ruler sent young David out to fight as many
rich fathers send their sons UNWISELY equipped In the
first book of Samuel, XVII Chapter you read:
And armed David Nth his armour and he put
helmet Of brass his head also he armed him with coat
of
And Darid gbded upon his armour ard he
Sayed for he had not proved And David said unto
Saul cannot with these; for have not proved Them And
David put them off him"
to undertake his fight against the giant with weapons
that he couldn't well Read the thryninth of
that seventeenth chapter.
The armor that Saul offered to young David and that
the young wisely refused knowing that he couldn't
it advantage suggests the so-caed college education
which very often education fooshness that many
rich give to their sons, thinking that they have equip
ped them for es struggle when really they have loaded
them down with disadvantages.
Young David the champion fighter of the Bible knew
what he wanted The story goes:
"Aud he staff hand him five smooth
the brook and them in shepherds
ne had even IN SCRIP and his sling mas in his hand and he
dreW to the PHiistiue."
David did not start out to meet the giant with great
military equipment of armor helmet and sword He took
the five smooth the brook and sling such az
the poorest boy might have he had them and then with
ONE of the stones he attended the business in hand
Verse 49 tells what happened:
And David put his bag, audo thence
and slang and the Phsne his forehead
the earth"
So much for the story of young David, who won an
immortal reputation and the first place among old and
young fighters in the simplest possible way
The picture that the artist Mr. McCay puts before you
here shows that the thing be done in the manner
by the youth of today starting out the giant Failure
MIR. McCay has labeled his five smooth in this
picture Honesty, Courage, Perseverance Sincerity Am
bition.'
ALI of these young man may have without going to
college, without having specially learned people to tutor
him. without having rich father to allow him years
Of dleness accommodating information that may may not
be Of use later
It pebble that killed Goliath. But it took
more than quality to send young David out against him
He had ambition that sets everything going The
friend who writes will do for his he plants
ambition in their minds than he would do if he sent them
first to fashionable boys school, then American uni
TdEstty, then to Oxford or Cambridge