The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-27

whole story of what education ought
TO be. The one stands for internal de-
velopment, the other for external cul'
ture. Growth without polish means
running TO the wild, Polish without
growth means grinding down 10 the fine
point of nothingness. The two must go
together. Growth must not be re-
strained, but trained, and the training
rightly done, Is polish.
Boys are expected to grow. True
growth springs from within and must
be deep-rooted. FTuitage must ever
depend upon rootage. Concerning boys.
primary asset is in the undeniable
fact that they want to be men more
than anything >lse in the world. This
manward impulse in the life of the boy
must he trained and utilized. 1t is u
great pity for a 10y to- be hurried into
manhood. II means that he grows fas'
ter than he ripens. Nor must he he
held back unduly. The wild complex
| life of the world is Gagged up in the sys-
TEN of the normal boy. To repress ii
too much is to seal up dynamite for
future explosions. TO train and direct
it will mean triumph and character.
TO crush the fighting instinct in n
healthy boy is to grow Il coward. IT II
is allowed to run wild, you produce a
bully. Tame and train it, and you have
the strong. self.controled man.
THAT our daughters may he as cor
nerstone polished after the similitude
of a palace. What u noble and beauti-
full sentence! How poetic, rhymthmical,
D -. Ia, o. a.
nerstone was the most beautiful part
of the building, and the most highly
ornamental. 1t gave tone and signiii-
cance to the remainder of the editice.
II Joined together the two nSA't prom.
inent walls where the greatest weight
of the building rested upon ii. What
a lesson this teaches us about the great
place which woman is divinely intended
to fill in the social and domestic struc.
ture. After all has been said true wo-
manly character is the cornerstone of
civilization. The home is the God'ap-
pointed sphere of woman, where she
shall rule as a queen, whether the home
be Il cottage or a mansion. Indeed the
cultured woman, sympathetic ana low
ing. may shine with such tender grace
and compelling charm as to transform
cottage into a palace.
THE Greek women of the ancient
days of art, understood that simplicity
was beauty. Outdoor life and perfect
health lent each maiden an arm and
brow of marble and a cheek of purcst
rose. With instructive grace the girl
draped herself in one color, white, in a
/ |-;. fn1 IN ha n
one straight line. line with one flow
er at the throat, a red rose. Can you
imagine anything more charmingly
sweet, more exquisitely beautiful? Add
to this physical idea of grace, the scrip
tural conception of the moral bueaty of
woman and YOU have the perfect pic
ture: Whom adorning let it be the hid
den man of the heart, in that which is
imperishable, of the meek and quiet
spirit which in the sight Of God is of
great price
ParenthOod Noblest Calling.
"The nobest profession in the world
is that of parenthood. No other task
may be compared with that of properly
rearing a family. This occupation de-
mands all the finest powers of head,
hand and heart; so fine is this that
when the Creator would draw out the
most perfect capabilities of n human
soul, He places u helpless babe in the
arms of a mother.
"The homes of the country make it
what it is. The center of power for
building up the nation in virtue, knowl-
edge, religion, and prosperity, lies in
l : Ia lao Of ha
is the child. Because this is true, the
home is the generic center from which
ominatcs the influences that rule the
world. Whatever strikes at the home
deals a biow to all that is good. The
growing life of the child should be made
the cue of all housekeeping. Supreme
care should be taken to maintain in the
home an atmosphere in which the phys
ical, intellectual, and spiritual life of
the child may freely develop. And in
this work the home and the school must
cooperate.
THE closest bonds of fellowship must
be maintained between the teacher and
the parent. In one of his oratorios, be
cause the soloist's single voice is not
equal to the sublime thought, Handel
asks the full orchestra with drum and
flute and trumpet and a score of string
ed instruments, to lend volume of sound
and borne upon the tides of melody, the
single human voice is swept triumph
antlv forward. In the same way, let
church, parents, pastors, teachers,
friends and all increase the tides Of
wholesome influence, impart intellectu-
,,,,s,
ual instruction and encouragement, the
pupils who are striving for preparation
for the life here and hereafter"
After the sermon, Or. Porter gave
the benediction, in which he implored
divine guidance for the young people
for whom the commencement is only
the beginning.