The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-30
Editorial
of the Day
ARE YOU MISSING THE BEST
THINGS?
(From Chickasha Expressl

store home, read the neWSPeR0
and possibly the fiction pages Of
magazine. play game Of cards q
20 10 the show, spend an evensns
occa sionaily at a social -fupctiun,
70 TO bed and get, up the next morn{
ing TO go through the sarae rou&ant
o gain.
or perhaps you are a lawyer, a doc
tor Or q mechanic. Your daily pso}
gram is practically the same a. tmv
described for the business nnn-s
continuous grind Of duties connect
Ell with your employment. some HRh}
diversions, session of sleep and
thcn 20 through the mill again.
isn't essentially different II You are d
woman although the monotony may
ne still more pronounced. The orm
nary life IS made up principally Of
strenuous efforts TO connect with the
necessaries the greater part Of the
/ Day. followed by the pursuit Of things
thlt are supposed 10 furnish pleH-
sure and relaxation.
Such Is the system into which most
Of US naturally drift. but may II
/ not be we'll Tor US to pause hong en-
ough to inquire whether this mode
of living really is the best We can
! give ourselves? Isn't 1t possible that
| we can have larger and happier lives
even without having more of the ma
tcrial things that are commonly sup
posed Ia be essential TO human hap-
piness ana wcll-being? Isn't II pos
sible Hhat we nra missing lot OF
he good things which cost little orX
nothing but which would make our
lives infinitely larger and better.
\ low evenings ago one OF the
biF@gcst men in America gave an adj
dress in Chickasha. He was Ey-
Gov. Rrumbaugf, Of Pennsylvania,
known to possess one OF the master
minds Of ghc nation. There was no
charge for admission but not more
than handful Of people heard him.
Mr. BrumbauGh discussed topics Of
vital current interest, in way that
was thoueht-proyokne. entertaining
and insprlngS 4 few weeks ago
Former President Tart gave lecture
n Chickasha but only a small AUG
!encc heard him. This mar OF mas |
sive lnclleC. whose career has been
such as can come to only few IN +
this world. eminent as Jurist. law
yer and statesman, possessed no at
traction for the majority OF the pes
pie of ChicIossha. TO come IN touch
with the personality Of such man
Is q rare privilege anu TO hear him IL
mental s.imulant but only few
: OF our people We're sufficiently inter-
cstcd to hear him Other prominent men
with messages that were of vital in
terest. have had similar experiences
here.
Only in cxceptonSl cases can a&y
OF us plead that We don't have timc
10 90 10 hear such men as Mr. Taft
, and Mr.. Brumbaugh the truth is
. that we have time for anything that
We want TO do and We needn't Yy
10 put over any flimsy excuse Sn
= ourselves. The reason is that we
are nd. in.emsted in their messages
and we don't want to hear them. This
merely means that we are neglecting
and missing opportunities for the en-
largement and enrichment Of our
minds, acquiring points OF view which
, we cannot have il we keep ourselves
| immersed wholly in the daily grind
of work and the pleasures we allow
ourselves In times OF leisure In b
2 word, we are overlooking opporun3.
, lies TO add to our ment2l POSSESSIONS
and thus make ourselves better men
and women. with larger capacities fG
! usefulness and happiness: We dalib-
at.I,~ efx sr.x ~
things necessary for the highest 0es
! velopmeut Of human banEs thereby
p nliowing our minds 90 become fluhtg
! from disuse No matter what oueV
vocation may 10. no b constantly hi
need OF mental stimuliuts To spsr i,ini
into thinking etout matters othed
than those with which his busanes
u or profession brings him into CON.
D tact, and such men "a tlpse mention.
y ed above have the ability and the
personality to stir even the most
: sluggish mind into activity. Regard
less OF how much he In pfspering IN
=, business and how much he il accu-
B mulating IN the way of worldly goods:
the man whose mind isn't growing
9 daily Is on the road 10 the most plia-
able sort of poverty: no amount OF
. wealth can compensate for N sliriveiel-
d up soul.
: But It Is not only the greet lecturer,
with an inspiring message. Who can
: enrich our minds. In the books
d which you have in your home ana In
tho public library are volumes thar
viii serve tho sinc purpose. What
are you rcadng7 The plea Of mo
re- ;imc to read" Is no more valid hcre than
in the casc OF thvsc who make the
Or same excuse for not going 10 Ice
i, lures. Dr.. Elliott. Turner president
In Of Harvard university. has declared
that anybody can become wcl-ciu-
~ Gated man by devoting fifteen mlnu,cs
IN dlily 10 the rirh. sor, Of reading.
Of Who can truthfully say that hs
doesn't waste moro than that much
tlmc every day7 Il is no; enough q
read. the main thing h TO read books
,ha, will contribute 10 mental growth.
\ diet OF fiction or current lAeru.
ture can. never takc the place o!
solid though provoking books where.
in tho brightest men and women. the
greatest scholars and thinkers. give
us the results OF their studies o,
tho problems Of science. history and
philosophy. How long has Il bren
since you read a book that was reelly
worth the time you gave Il?
Have We rillcn into the ruta o'
daily duties and the common run Of
pleasures and divcr'ion7 Mpt of us
have, no doub; about that. why not
turn about and come cut OF f,7 WIN
should We MillnllN atarNn nnr mind.