The Washington times., 1919-01-13
Let Parents
Take Courage
By DR.. w. A. McKeever,
zone OF the Nations Best-known

Sociological wrfter..l-.
N 1oW is the time, for panent,
M everywhere to take courare
IL through the efforts of their
sons at the recent great bat
tie front they have been fried sn6
not found wanting. As never hs-
tore the recent struggle was a test
OF the individual soldier. The pIory
or winning the war belongs TO him
more than to anyone else.
The real heroes were the hovs
from the shops, offices stores
farms and factories. The sons of
the butcher. the baker and the can
oiestick maker distinguished them
serves equally with. the sons of the
banker. the lawyer and the states
man. The artifieialism of cast ana
social rank was shown up in the
trenches. -. NAs
"hat i especially wish to i'm
press upon the great mass of mar
ents is this: When the world has q
Dig piece or work to do IL must de-
peho upon your sons and daughters
70 perform it. They are the salt OF
the earth when the earth needs
saIt: They are the light OF the
world when the world needs more
OF the hght which humanity can
shed into dark place.
In sense the war was an effort
10 prove that caste Is right, that
the superman element OF human So
clety should rule and that the chill
afen OF the common man are to be
MIS- pawns and puppets The. enemy
sought to prove also that 'there is
peculiar. genius type which has
the best right to the best things in
life. That also failed.
The best things belong OF rIxht
to the great crowd whom we must
continue to depend upon to re-cre-
ate the world through its Industry,
TO regenerate society through its
spiritual, purposes and to repopu-
late the continents with its splen-
did progeny.
Take courage. therefore, in ap-,
plying yourself to the task OF
bringing up that boy and girl Of
yours; society is now quickened as
never before in its consciousness
OF their potential worth.
Resolve that your boy and girl
shall have an education. n the
pinch OF poverty forces them out
OF the public school, try to have
them take some work Ia a night
school.
Only a small part OF real educa-
tion is to be obtained from text
books and recitetIons. All must
learn to do by doing. Do net ac-
cept, the idea that the schooling OF
your boy and girl has stopped sim
ply because they may not be at
tending the schoelroom course OF
instruction.
Brighten up a corner in the
house. Place some good books and
few magazines there for your
boy and girl to read evenings. Ask
librarian nearby TO make out
carefully list Of titles.
When your boy and girl 60 out to
work remind them that they are to
watch sharply for points that will
give them an honest advantage and
win them promotions. Have them
watch the employers, watch the
other clerks or workers, watch the
people whom the trafric brings
there-all this to learn.
Thus life itself is the greatest
school for your boy and girl and
the real teachers are those asso.
ciatcd with them. Thus they may
acquire good, effective speech:
quiet, positive manners: quick,
alert methods OF doing their work;
kindly and sympathetic ways OF
dealing with people.
Again, l say. cheer up. Common
Parents, your boys and girls are
the salt OF the earth. Stay by them
I'LL they win the glory that belongs
to them and their Kind.