Evening star., 1927-04-18
Quotes From Voltaire.

"yoltaire said. He who does not
have the spirit of his own age mas
the sum of all misfortunes.'
."Therefore, it is a ceaselessly on
ward movement that I crave for the
Daughters now and not too great
reliance upon our rich, productive
past. :
THE location and restoration oil
historic spots has been our lnsplfa-
tionaI work for 35 years. and we nave
preserved for all time to come many
tbousands of precious landmarks. We
have erected tablets and monuments
TO the patriots who gave to us
through sacrifice and persistent effort
this great country of ours.
s"rhe genealogical research and the
preservation of valuable family rec
ords not only furnish to the world
authentic data on the early beginnings
of our history. but form a connecting
link between the mother countries and
sons and daughters who have peopled
America.
Upon these two lines of effort we
shall never relax, and it is our dream
TO. in time, acquire one of the largest
and most comprehensive genealogical
libraries in the country
Would Waste Effort.
"But much Of the effort will be
wasted if it ends with achievements
only along these certain prescribed
lines. We must follow through. The
great basic reason for this work of
Dreservation-love of our country's
history, veneration for it's founders
and respect for their ideals-must be
the emphatic notes sounded to the
oncOnling generatinS.
"ITpon rs who occupy the vantage
point of the hilltop, from which we
can view the past and vision the 1u-
ture. devolves the responsibility of
guarding our inheritance and passing
il with reverent hands on to those
who have already begun the ascent of
the HILL And we must see TO 1t that
the shoulders upon which 1t Will rest
are trained to fit the burden instead
of attempting to alter the load to suit
the shoulders.
There is a popular theory eXtant
NOWADAYS that the child's tongue must
be trained TO lisp French idioms be-
fore it masters the English verbs;
that the tiny body, in order to acquire
grace of movement, must be trained
in esthetic dancing.
Aspects of Education.
'"That is very good for the cultural,
but there are other aspects OF educa-
ton which must not be neglected. Ii
should also be remembered that there
can be no better groundwork Tor the
future than q thorough knowledge or
American history, under the proper
tutelage-and it is our job to see that
the tutelage is proper.
children are natural hero worship
ers, and surely it is not too much 70
ask that, along with the idlatry or
the king Of the diamond and the latest
foot ball star, there should also be
cherished a wholesome love and re-
gard for the early builders of this
great Nation.
81 am not decrying the requirement
of culture and the encouragement or
boyish love for the sporting heroes,
for all that aids in the general de-
velopment. I am urging the inculca..
tion of other ideals at the same time,
SO that, step by step, children will learn
to know and to revere their own
country, it's remarkable history and its
splendid system of government.
THE day a French child enters
school, he is taught the words Pour
la Patrie,' and his education is based
upon the fundamentals which that
phrase implies. The late war demon
strated the great value of those early
| object lessons.
'Thomas James Nortok an eminent
former Judge Of the EadaraL henchs