The Coolidge examiner., 1937-02-11
NOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE

Shall we erect monuments of MARBLE embellshed
with tisel Of gold the goddess Lady Luck shall we
build character maintain the good old ship of America on
an even keel?
This is question that confronting the American peo
pie today and it must be answered, affrmativey or
negatively; there is middle ground to stand upon is
a time when each citizen must be a mouse.
There is grave responsibility resting upon fatherhood
and motherhood thruout the nation The responsibility is
eat some localities than in others, but, it extant
everywhere.
Here in Coolidge the responsibility is very great and
in order to mould character many obstacles must be
moved from the path of the boys and girls this section
$150000 school building is farce unless it is
capable being instrumental turning characters
that will stand in bold relief in years for the
betterment of the nation and its millions of people; the
products must be imbued with deep spirituality, and they
must be warned that while t is but human errj and
taught that 'the way of the transgressor is hard'
The slot machines at present among the outstand-
ing evils that face young people, boys and girls
ard daughters of men and who should be found in
the fight for anything and everything that will
baneful Influences and that will incucae lofter prn
cpes in the minds of these boys and girls while they
in .adoescent cycle.
1t used TO be the hue and cry among newspapers that
the formers and ranchers spending money
and looking carefully after their livestock than they
their children It true but now that livestock
have been brought to about perfection it is high time
that everyone who has an interest in this country well
afford to spend more time and money the develop
ment of the boys and girls of this nation.
This writer believes in the higher standards of
clzaon and does not want to be understood being
an advocate of retrogesson in the matter of providing
adequate buildings and equipment for education of the
boys and girls; but at the time remember
ed that decayed apple spoil whole barrel of good
ones We are passing thru fast age at high speed many
OF us on Wheels and since this be gainsaid it
necessary that we THINK deeply many of the things
that confront fathers and mothers
Herman E. Hendrix State superintendent of educa-
uon has been for sometime making very practical
suggestions relative to educational seup and asking
some very pertinent questions He evidently like manv
er citizens and taxpayers is debating whether we are
our obligations to the youth of the nation In this
fulfilling examiner will say frankly that unless the
connections The hat are permitted to onerate un1au
bane1uI Influences - 20 are removed as fathers
fully in Coolidge at this tln.> # meetno our moro1
ana mother are laIlhg laf S'ie % "a much inter-
obligations Those of citizens who Nd o+hor
ested in having the Federal Government to spe~ m !
large in Coolidge should get in line and help 70
the evils from this town and county, and it they Fail
this it not at all improbable that the Federal Govern
may become cognizant of the banefu situation and
hold in allegiance further cash concessions until such time
as Coolidge cleans house.