Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-02
1 A COLUMN OF PLEAsANTER THOUGHTS.


the concerning community building syndicate?
Ism inspiring and doesn't faith in your town and
the who compose it?
Aercus has been bit slow in getting under way
the things that vital her welfare and growth But
you that the the that the racehe
got there dependent heeadershP and activity OF
its men and having hundreds of the substantial and
consvatvey progressive type who always do things when they
make up do it. often good while for them to
get minds made but depend they usually
right once they do decide and THEY GET THERE
This building project right because the men
behind They have the will which there
way THERE CAN BE NO SUCH THING ASFAIURE TO SUCH
And what is the motive behind it? patriotism; that's
all Not who putting his into the syndicate expects
profit making sacrifice for his He
going dollar he believes but he isn't counting ad
No prodt' Well there many among the subscribers
to the enterprise who will consider this profit enough indeed
Isn't fine take day and have word of criticism
for anybody anyhng9 Criticism has place. The world has
always bes by evsand probably always will behat need
correcting But this good old world filled with beautiful and fine
and wonderful things that always with and that al
ways enjoy but will And it is far finer and better thing
build up than down And that what the Recorder
strives at all times to do although occasionally comes contact
with conditions that require tearing down But today
eyes shut to these unpleasant thing
Commencement graduation day. with all its ancipatory
joys and troubles but month away the young woman IKE
matter of and his graduating class is little
fringe decoration But the sweet girl graduate
and needles from the day the invitations ordered from the
to the delivery OF the last one OF them on her list And ever
of clothes has been mountain which barrels OF tears have been
spilled
the public school system democratic their makeup The
daughter equal footing with the bankers daugh
And the when she tries to keep that equality
of footing when clothes evening But
thank goodness all this great country sensible girls graduating
classes of which already planning graduation
either by silent acquescence by public accamaon have taken
one St DTge are Being discouraged And was there ever bet
time for the elimination of all kinds OF Extravaganza
doesn't take costly raimen make the girl graduate look
slmp
made preferably is enough
Let two engage political argument Seldom is either
convinced On the contrary Each more than ever GER
tain that he himself, right
Women consider such arguing weakness of Their belief
that futile correct Why this so is explained by the French
He says the convictions created by
onng argument But by four other methods these are Ama
ion Repetition Contagion Prestige.
One person simply by affirming his opinion does influence
other The and his declaration the greater Its
Repetition opinion occasions makes
vncing This well known to all experienced writers of advertise
person tends to be by many him
hold opinion 1t form Of imitation But imitation must be
easy The thought easily graped That's why ideas which
little support and those who present them are SAID
Prestige fourth influence sometimes personal sometimes
acquired Many books have such They thought
who they attempted read them this
day would bored The the merit of idea
Questionable the prestige is lost
Many used all this popular
ment That argument false For the political convictions of the
highly educated formed exactly the the
convictions of the uneducaed, says lie Bon
1t is the unique distinction Jewish people that this day
this of the they observe the anniversary of the hand
ing down of the Ten Commandments at Mt Sinai
Never there time than the present tor
reraihcaton by all peoples of this universal constitution
The Commandments delivered amid thunder and light
and who will but heed hear above the of
Voice calling the eg peoples of the world to
turn to tn basic principles of the Decalogue
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt steal
Thou shalt
Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work.
In four edcts have perfect moral foundation for
wide and political of which speak
60 much but of little has been done though and
half since the destructive processes end