The Washington herald., 1919-06-15
Girls Who Won the Prize Frocks

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lied were at the beginning. But they
VIII take shape and form themselves
as tney go. and at last be suddenly
and unexpectedly realized.
OF course. I intend to 20 to collese
and prepare for professional work as
chemist. Just what phase OF chemi-
cal or electrical work is going to ap
peal most to me. cannot tell untri
have been in II awhile.
Then i wish to devote the time ana
knowledge so gained to the profess
sion, but using the money so earned
and my leisure in social service work
and experiment.
This last phase Is the real final
object. as far as the outer world Ia
concerned. I am unable to clearly
tell all the features of the plan. Com
ditions will change. and I will have
new problems to solve in order to
carry It out.
Briefly. believe that the life OF
every public-spirited and patriotic
man or woman should be three-fold.
First. there is their home life; Sec
ond. their work on their share in the
worlds work, and last. but not leas,.
titCi oStNAeS WOTlQ DfIIeTment.
This latter may be in many forms
One may be a writer, a speaker, a
teacher. a minister. or any number of
things which are. first and last,
largely mental and whose origlnai
aim is to better the world IN some
way.
The phase which appeals to me
in this way Is social service work
better homes. health and morals.
wish to investigate conditions
around me and find out the why's
and wherefores, then write about II
and organize work to do away with
these evils. have been greatly
shocked and impressed in the cases
| of some girls whom I know very
well. Something is wrong, some
thing can and must be done. The
world is slowly evolving upon a
better plane. 1 wish to take part
In the evolution of mankind.
But the ideal side of life, the
spiritual. becomes painfully hollow
without material backing-up, tust as
the purely material is repulsiye
without spirit. A purely material
person is more repulsfve than a
serpent. and almost as repulsive Is
those dear people who take all
things for granted and believe that
there is no room for improvement
in themselves because they are so
pious.
Therefore. one must do some
plain hard work. For this 1 choose
the very highly necessary and op-
portunity filled field of chemical
and electrical work.
But the person whose life is en-
tirely devoted to the outside world.
however. noble his work may be.
il he has not had or does not have
love and family and friends. he is
hollow and lacking. 1t is the love
of home and the desire to protect
and beautify the home and life That
is the keynote to all human pro-
gress. What is there that is really
worthwhile. that does not benefit
the home and individual? All that
does not is sham.
all that l desire. wish a sub
seen I am taking the first steps in
that direction by stabiIizing my own
home life. / am determined to win
on home ground first, before v.ntur-
ing away. Victories won on foreign
soil mean nothing IL the homeland be
in civil war.
1 am endeavoring to bring about
peace and unity in my own home.
That done, 1 can go away into a
wider field. And when I need it
most as a sustaining force and a
citadel to guard and strive for. a
home of my own will be given me.
1 must meet in the battle of life a
splendid man whom I will love and
who will love me and who will
strive with me for mutual good. I
don't expect married life to be a bed
of roses without thorns. but rather
bond of toll and struggle from
which death even cannot release us.
but which will be a Christening fire
which will purify our souls and
make us worthy to face the Master.
1 know that these things shall
come to pass because one may do
all that he will and have all that
he wish, IL he be but willing to
work hard enough and pay the price
and 7 am willing.