The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-15
SONS AND FATHERS

This is Father and Son week 1t is signal week many
homes II time Of ntroducons and renewed acquaintance
and dawnng congeny and good fellowship It belongs
her and the Boys Mother and Sister unconpainngy
seats Father and the boys won't keep their copanonsh
they put hats coats and 20 out to
dinner with lot Of other fathers and boyeach little shy
ana no eno proud ana all eager Tor the warm gIo" OF understand
ing and friendship that the week ordained foster They will
have good dinner and talk their problems Sometimes
gray ater WI mold the stage ana urrow ms forehead
oyer the problem 10Y and just as often youth with pish
greatly 10 the arnazemen Of Dad ne IS problem too Can
doubt there will be plenty Of discussion after that?
The troubesomc boy closer to Dad and put his
problems to this neound friend fathers are
scuou8 fathers get busy and talk with in
sight and Inspiration Boy experts they and they talk Of
BOOKS ana music ana gardens ana pets ana sports ana enthusiasm
and all the things that boys love.
famous Librarian told US how he to love the books
that had blessed his life His wise father him two dollars
and went with him to bookstore where the boy chose for himself
Life Lincoln put the shelf in
his 1t his most cherished possession When he had
shelf in his oom the love of books grew into his soul And he had
grey living the best companonshp
possible when his path led far from home.
Many fathers hobby his garden Fathers always out
diggn the Dirt That father tell his of the
culture joy growing things and remind him
how God started the human garden If would expand
boys fill it with the do that is to
him grow something The boy who has planted garden one
Of the mansas Of the world He gets health and respect for non
est toll and discipline and persistence The boy who has weeded
long onions his hands and knees in the hot
likely to grow up snob and 8pender lie has won TOO great
measure Of seIf-respect.
One very successful father your boy
trips Introduce him to big men, let him shake their
hand and hear them talk Let him the places that only
them and them The world will teach him moderation
later on; but if his enthusiasm stfed it is forever
An athlete talking of and craftsmanship and being
good sport will light the faces Of young and old alike
And then there the boy who needs little in
school, and the father little understanding great
boy specialist brings of cheer despair
boy that is slow in school.
James Russell Lowell twice suspended from
of work But be it said Harvards lasting
credit Harvard had enough culture recognize nqurng
mind when found and to honor the intellect that
patient to its fellow be much interested technical
text Harvard graduated young poet over an
laton of ten Conditions.
Kitchener quick mathematics thick headed
other study He managed scramble Woowch but
dreamed he would be the idol Of the British Empire
The tree has spells growing and periods Of quiet So does
the mind of boy Dizziness the rule of the world brlance
the exception.
Father and Son week being celebrated throughout the
ton Many hearts and aroused
homes will hereafter be the homer and happier Father will lose
for each day that he reeanng the boys
point and the little hard of independence and sandoffsh
that shut the boy will dissolve that wonderful solvent
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