The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-06-16

Not so much to what we have done in citizen
ship but TO what we may do, may now direct your
thought. a.
Women in public life, at present are travelling
pioneer trails, and though their spirits are too Gal
liant tn allow many whimpers to escape them over
the scratches and the foot-entangling roots in the
road they are nevertheless, doing Il great share in
tightening the burdens and making smooth the way
for those who come after them
Dickens has said that one Is useless who
lightens the burdens of someone else
The ultimate aim of all education Is toward
better citizenship. To be good citizen one must
be thinking citizen, with comprehension of his
own communtys needs and problems, which he will
understand much better if he also studies fix,
needs and problems of his whole state. ana finally
of the world Then that thinking must he put 10
use. Henry Ford gives an interesting idea along
that line: Just to hold up end of the load
Is great thng-it makes man--but to do
more for the world than the world does for you
that Is success and makes every mans living BET
ter, his hope larger, and his opportunity wider"
The transformation of youth into wealth of
good ctizenry is the greatest task before the Amer
can man and woman today.
u is very dull-witted of the dominant genera
ton to believe that that be satisfactorily
plished so long as parents narrate with great gee
their own disgusting escapades in utter disregard
of the laws.
girl graduate from one of the large universities
who acknowledges to being member of the much
criticized "happer speeiesN gives surprisingly SINE
advice on sensible attitude about the youthful
follies of today. She to turn off the spotlight
of discussion about them 'If everyone says
going TO the dogs. will Immediately head
that way for we Just can't bear to miss anything"
She reminds too, that during the critical
struction period following the men used
reasonable psychology. In order to direct peoples
minds into healthful channel. the slogan Business
as usual was adopted with none can tell what far
reaching effects.
Instead Of fIine the younger generation with
lectures about how bad they this young
demands to know why do not remember that youth
VIGOROUSLY ldealstic. always chasing Visions
times ugly false, perverted but, the happer
"lf minds fed beautiful visions high
Ideals do not dream that would follow them"
And the conclusion Is fairly appeal to to convince
young people, by the things make prominent in
conversations and habits, that self restraint
and delcacy dignity and reserve beautiful
their compliments ugly and mean. " cannot
think these things out ourselves, not at least
riuht about when the truth before us7 And
will WEI
CONTIGUOUS. that Chinese philosopher. living
than five hundred years before Christ left precepts
the effect that be sincere in his thoughts
and extend to the utmost his own knowledge before
attempting to regulate his family. but that
could be put In order until its families regulated
How many more centuries will pass by before that
simple fact is grasped?
That there is n need for women's activities in civic
life is shown concusvely by the findings of Mrs John
+. Pratt the only alderman that New York City
has elected In recent number of Harpers Mrs.
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