The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-25
MveniIe Court Problems
BY PAUL AHLES
Judge of Probate and Juvenile Court.
A GOOD MoTHER,s INFLUENc

Judge of Probate and Juvenile Court.
A GOOD MOTHERS INFLUENCE
The opening scene in Hawthorne's story, The Great
Stone Face portrays mother and her little boy Ernest sit
ting at the door of their cottage talking about the Great
Stone Face that could be miles with the sunshine
Frightening all its features.
The Great Stone Face rock formation the top
edge lofty mountain which, when viewed dis
took the sembance of human counenance some
Hawthorne possessed the gift Of distinguishing this
neghbors" To Ernest under the guidance of his
mother the Great Stone Face seemed positively to be alive
once grand sweet as glow of vast
heart that embraced all mankind in its affections and has
Mother" said Ernest, IT wish that it could speak, for
kindly that it's voice must needs be pleasant
I a with such face, should love him
dearly His mother then told him Of prophecy that some
time the future a would appear in the community
whose would bear exact to the
Great Face. Ernest expressed hope that ne might
live to this The mother said, perhaps you may.
the that his mother told him
and daily spirit with this to him. lovely face
And as he spent his childhood with loving moth
err helping her more with his loving
heart" he to be mild quiet unobstrusve oo Dut
with more Frightening his aspect than seen in
MANY lads who have been taught schools; and
the author adds yet Ernest had had no save oh'
We wonder whether Ernest had other teacher. We
whether that kindly mother who told her boy about
prophecy and with him the on
he top the mother who perhaps read the lovely
character into the Great Stone Face which others
not the real teacher OF her ooy ana ha
it perhaps who unwtngy lead her boy to see so
much of love and kindness in it. .,o.
We like lovely character of the mother
reflected from the dead rock Only child OF sucn
mother like that OF Ernest coud
dead rock such human quahues as were oePco Wy
Great Stone Face.
silent unasuming mother possessing noble viz
tues speaks effectively and eloquenty than one who
is continually pratng her influence for good nfin
effective Like the Great Stone Face silent
yet speaking language of kindness and love and depicting
character Ernests mother influenced his
life his character until when he reached old
age poet him speaking to assembage saw the
similarity and shouted ."Behodl Behold: Ernest Is MINI
self likeness of the Great Stone Face"
CHARACTER BUILDING
The aim in rearing children should be to develop in them
good character character and reputation are
sometimes express thing but they do not
necessarily the same thing Abbot says-Cnaracter
person reputation what he supposed to oe
Persons of good shock the world when
their character becomes known
Good character bundle of good habits such as obed
ience ruthfuness, honesty morality piety odes court
esq., loyalty ordernes cleanliness poteness industry and
Children who these virtues are good
children, and possess good character.
foregoing qualities habits because
only repeated practice of them will they become FIXED
childs makeup Good character 1t follows
built leading children to form good habits
Good habits must be built during the early years OF
chids fe time child reaches the of or most
of the above habits should be- pretty well established
Unless parents wise in the manner OF rearing chill
dren may themselves into this bundle
shutting the character Of the child which be extremely
difficult eradicate Character formed be hard to
is not difficult to mold desirable character par
ents earnestly strive to do reasonable skill
parentteachers. Chldrens minds souls quite
piable and wise parents without much difficulty teach
IT a piece plastic clay
And idly fashioned it day,
And my fingers pressed it still
It moved and yielded at my will.
again when DAYS were passed.