Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-03-23
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FIR. DU POINT GIVES
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Whitebird high school by the
Rev. FIR. Joseph dupont, of
Grangeville, who spoke on in
vitation of Superintendent Foss
of Whitebird.
"Why are pupils in school? ?"
asker Father DUPONT, and then
answered the question: First
to form their minds; secondly to
cultivate their hearts and char
acter, and lastly, when both
have matured to give back to
parents and country what they |
received, and this by service and
sacrifice of self"
The thoughts struck the pup
lis forcibly. Father dupont said
in part:
DAY in and day out even at
night, parents plod along the
weary way of toll, fighting
against ineonceivable adds, to
keep some of you at school, so
that they might receive, in re-
turn for their deep-felt sacri-
fees, your success in life. They
leave to their children the best
part and keep the worries for
themselves.
'1n gratitude, work, study, so
that, after conquering ignorance,
you may be a pride to your de-
voted parents, and this you can
only be if you concentrate and
fight with your books, extract
ing the honey of science and the
lessons of experience.
What you show yourselves in
school you will be in the world;
for school is little world in
miniature.
ITO form, cultivate your heart,
one must day in day have will
power to obtain self-control. Do
not be slaves to folly. Modern
trend leads to nothing noble, nor
/ patriotic. Pleasures are but a
dream, and youth seeks for them
but always meets disgust and
| disappointment. Learn the
beauty of sacrifice. 1t is the
only thing which gives worth
to ones life; the only thing
which makes one live on in the
hearts of his fellow men.
School days are the sweetest
| for worry does not shadow your
castles in the air. Suffering
awaits you at the school thres-
hold. Remember that in the
contact of life, experince meets
you at the very first step, plows
your forehead with sorrows, and
waters the seeds of sufferings
with your first tears.
"On entering the world, do not
expect to conquer it. If you have
not learned the value of work,
fame will never be your COM
panion.
"You are the smiles of dawn
You must give fruit in due
time. Woe to him whom society
cherished and who gives not self
back in gratitude of love and of
devotion. He will reap but scorn.
Before you acquire renown, you
must first work for bread.
ITO live for pleasure, to smile
in tickle love, to seek but for
mere enjOyments, unrestrained,
unlimited emotions, is but the
way to failure.
Work now and you will be a
fighter in life. The u. S. A.
needs men and not jellyfishes,
: and it is in schools that men are
formed, and not in dances, plea
/ sures and follies of youth. l do
; not condmn pleasures. l detest
: their exaggeration.
; To-day what are needed are
strong hearted Lincolns. That,
/ everyone Of you can be, if you
are hard strugglers against your
, selves. You will be controllers
: of selves if you study and work
1.-THE great law is the law OF
God and of neighbor. If you
5 love God, you will love all that
He made-the country wherein
: you live, the people, its beauty
$ its majesty, its prosperity, anc
: those who gave you life in order
/. to live and appreciate it all
: Then gratitude will push you tt
: do something for your fellow
, men. To help ones brother is
{. to love him, and in loving him
l., one fulfills the law.
e "Your sunrise in life is full Of
E smiles and beauty. May YOU
e MONDAY sun be a wealth of ser
|, vices to your land, and thus YOU
|. sunset will be enhanced with tn,
{ Isl rious love of your fellow
d men,"