River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-10-02

OUT Whatever form 1t may take, it
must be done with the view of getting
their view. Otherwise, little rejuven-
alton will result from the contact.
Second, person should be OPEN
minded to ideas and suggestions from
the stratum of society below him.
Captains of industry are becoming
more and more cognizant of this fact.
The most successful merchant know
encourages suggestions from his en-
pioyees in every possible way. His
superior elevator system was worked
out by lad of sixteen. And whenev-
er any employee is found to be espec-
tally talented, he is absorbed into the
company. 1t is needless to state this
business is dynamic.
Third, a person should strive to as
sociate somewhat with people other
than those of his own occupation. A
physician who can talk of nothing but
medicine; a farmer of nothing but
crops; and d teacher of nothing but
method, finally comes to be a bore to
himself and to everybody around him.
Fourth, person needs to have
playtime or hobby that is quite for
eign to his regular work. This idea
has given great impetus to athletic
clubs, etc. This is especially exem-
plified in the growth of women's clubs.
They have revolutionized the topics of
conversation in "womens sphere"
Time was when woman who talk
ed of anything but household matters
was considered masculine; but now we
seldom meet the over domestic woman
who can talk Of nothing but the sesur-
ing and management of servants, and
when we do, we flee from her as from
a pestilence.
Fifth, person should try to make
few new friends each year. Other
wise through death and change of To-
cality, his circle will be sadly depleted,
like; an unrepaired wardrobe.
Sixth, person should associate with
the opposite sex. I think sociolog-
lists will agree that when the sexes
are segregated for any considerable
time, they seem unable to create any
thing beautiful. Everything is ugly,
or at least, commonplace.
Can you imagine anything beauti-
ful IN poetry, music, painting, sculp-
ture, architecture, the drama, or gen
eral literature as being the product of
person isolated from the opposite
sex?
last time inquired, they were max
ing threshing machines. You will per.
ing threshingmachine S. You will per-
haps say they make threshing machin-
cry because the state obliges them to,
but | declare to you that if each man
was told to make what he chose, it
would be something equally ungainly.
Times without number in the past,
prisoners have been allowed pen, ink,
paper and twenty four hours day,
but what have they contributed to-
ward literature? Bunyan gave us
Pilgrims Progress" but in point of
interest / cast my vote in favor of the
threshing machine.
So with the cloister; it has given us
much data of historical value no doubt
but what has it given in the rejuvinat-
ing arts? What has it given that con-
tains any dash, any go, any aesthetic
value, Little that can recall
| Seventh, a person should devote a
reasonable amount of time daily to
the reading and discussion of<current
literature. Read the classics, too, but
let current literature be in the ascend
ency if you would defy the ossifca-
ton of the intellect.
Eighth, a person should translate
some of the ideas gained from these
various sources into action as related
to some community or organization.
There is nothing like feeling that we
belong to some group in particular.
Sometimes, in the city, we come to feel
that organization has been run into
the ground, that society is too highly
organized and is making too great
drain on our vitalities. However, it
is comforting to degree to learn that
the very remote or isolated farm
makes still greater drain on the HUI
man mind from the very monotony of
it all.
But to return to the grand old wo-
man of the Northwest. | have it from
a reliable source that Miss Sanford's
fiance was killed in railroad wreck
on his way to their wedding. In all
probability, this shock, this break in
her life, made Miss Sanford what she
is today. Doubtless disciple Of En-
erson, who held that death, divorce,
disaster and all those forces which
break up the family, and which we
so dread, are but larger opportunit-
les to serve mankind.
"For the man or woman who would
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