Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-21
beautiful. WORD
PICTURE IS DRAWN
Prof. w. 3. Ward, Noted Eduta-
tor, Delivers Masterpiece at
Normal School Tuesday

Prof. w. B Ward, noted educator,
who has applied himself so assidu-
ously during the past ten years at
teachers institutes and Eastern Nor
mai, defending the progressive prin-
ciples gradually being evolved in this
the dawn of a new era, and whose
brilliant lectures have so largely
contributed to the success of the ses-
sions, delivered Tuesday what is con-
ceded to be a masterpiece in his word
picture and Interpretation of the sub
ject, observations" a part of which
was:
at is not rebound that counts, but
reaction. Things worth while are
things that face .ight. I like to live in
4 house that faces south and east, for
sunshine end good cheer Which way
does your subjective house face
"a girl is q better sweetheart,
better wife, better mother and a
more congeniaL companion if her
house (subjective). faces south and
east. She always looks for SUNRISE
Are you looking for sunrise or sun
set? Al great democracies face SOUTH
and east. Germany's rivers flow
north anG northwest. Gne has been
gazing at icebergs 9..d q setting sun
for 1000 years. AS a consequence, her
sun has nearly set. Things worth
while must go to the south-the
greatest river on the face Of the earth
happens to flow south. It might have
reached the ocean within few miles
had it chosen to flow north, but rather
become icebergs and useless stream
it took it chances on being lost on>its
way to sunshine and palms.
''In Kentucky, our houses must face
the south and cast. The sheriff cannot
save or reform the l. w. WIS or Boil
shevil1i, but the teacher cen. If Ken
lucky is saved. Kentucky must be.
saved through schools and other in
stitution. Gazing at setting suns viii
not save us. Kentucky is largely ru-'
rsl, and there, is where our. men OF
vision, power and conservation should
work. The cities viii care for them
selves. Out Of rural Kentucky is COM
ing our future leadership, philosoph-
crs, poets annd statesmen. You ask
ne why? Only this: Somehow genius
chooses to hatch 1er progeny out IN
the sticks and among the solitudes of
rural life.
'Great men and great leaders do
not grow III automobiles or beneath
glittering glare of the Great White
Way. Nature schools are wisest. 1t is
from this university, reinforced by
mans institutions thai the beacon
lights of civilization have ccae. It is
from it they must continue to come;
and finally, the secret of it all, is
happy soul and receptive mind; and
as the girl, who was to be married at
Is, who was pretty and sweet ard
young, but when ready for her we'd
ding received the sad news that her
intended was dead, something snap
ped in her cultured brain that rem
dered her mind abnormal, but harm
less, and she always thought that ev-
cry day was her wedding day. Her
parents, being sensible and Sympa-
thetic, kept her supplied with clothes
IN keeping with her notion that ev--
cry day was her wedding day. and
when 20 years had passed, she was
as pretty and sweet as at Is. because
of the fact that every day had been
, wedding day and the years were.
cot able to take hold of her features
Qr sadden her heart Let US all meet
each day as we would meet our we'd
ding day