Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-10-07
Address of Div. Supt. of Schools
Before the County Institute
September 80. 1921.

Ol Tie LdulSS liOuiC JoIti ii''A 'iS
appeared a story under the title
of Congress and the President
The writer discussed at consider
BILE length changes III the rela-
ton between Congress and the
president and changes IN the
relative functions of the two
houses of Congress. With your
permission l wish to quote the
next 70 last Paragraph.
"Changes, Developments, ex-
tensions of power, transpos1tlons
OF it, a constant balancing to
meet new needs and new ideals
with new usage and new adjust
ments-all these are in order for
the United States. By processes
of adjustment and adaptation
even Congresses and Presidents
can manage to get along. Even
the Constitution is by no means
an iron rod. It is as flexible and
as adapta BILE as the need and the
will of America. 1t is not alone
the American Constitution that
makes America; it is the Ameri-
cans"
Let me repeat it, fellow teach
ers, 1T is not alone the Amer
lean Constitution that makes
America; it is Americans" Using
a House-that-J ack-built phrase.
we teachers are the Americans
that train the Young American
to live in the house and under the
Constitution that our American
fathers and forefathers built at
time when building nation
meant sacrifice and hardships
which tested and tried men, maxi
ing them heroes of whom we are
justly proud.
My fellow teachers, we are
about to open another session oil
our schools. We are about to-
enter on another period Of train
ing III which period we hope to|
contribute something to theI
training of Young American man
hood and womanhood. We areI
facing a very difficult task. Bel
cause we are passing through a
period of depression and adjust
ment following the World WarI
our task is doubly difficult. WarI
invariably tends to a lowering oil
moral standards. While it brings
out the finest traits of characterI
IN sacrifice it sets in action del
grading influences which require
wears to overcome.
Let us lace our task then with a |
courage worthy Of our profession
and set about to train the rising
generation for citizenship under
our Constitution, citizenship oil
which they and we may be Justly |
proud.
The State Board of Health of
Indiana given i'll part as its
Greed Of Childhood".
Every child has the inalien-
able right to be loved; to be train
ed wisely III mind, body and soul
to be protected from disease, from
evil influences and evil persons;
and TO have fair chance in life
The responsibility rests upon
every home, church and school
to train its children wisely i'll
mind, body and spirit.
Tile question is sometimes ask
ed as 10 the aim Of education III
America. Many answers are
given. 1t has been suggested by
a leading American educator that
these answers might be sum med
up under the following. The
aim of every American school
should De to develop God-t fearing
patriotic, self-supporting Amer
lean citizens. II the school can
help 10 weave these aims into the
fabric Of character of each child,
1t. will have served it's purpose,
LIVE LONGER NOW
! The average life of man is at
least four years longer than it
was rs years ago. So says the
secretary of the A merican Insur-
ance Union, basing the state
ment on death statistics of lnsur-
ance companies. Better and
more sanitary living conditions
and progress in the medical scien-
ces lave prolonged life, lie thinks
in spite Of the many dangers Of
our modern civilization.
| This is very encouraging
fact on which to base our physi'
cal inspection Of school children
!! Tie West Law, which has nov
beromelTu1ly effective, requires