The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-06-12
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

and city limits have applied in this instance.
This is typically American. The most, the biggest,
the best the highest, the greatest-America deals
in such staggering array of superlatives it is dizzy
ing. 1t is a bit discouraging too. The most or the
best of anything has rarely made great people
when the people are too conscious of it, We have
seen in the reels, the papers and magazines
a recountng of Americas might in this field and
that. It's the braggadocio blowings of putting,
pompous old potentate. We expect any time our
speakers on affairs national today to burst in their
bloated enthusiasm. What is generally miscon-
strued as national patriotism today-or any other
days very simply national arrogance. In times
like these should walk firmly, proudly before
their church and their country. But their Christ
ianity, their Amercansm should be worn humbly.
Mailbag
A note from Nancy ]. Wedge, of the former Sank
Centre family, in Entiat, Washington, where she is
a teacher And the foot note that any Sank Centre
people are welcome to visit them in Portland. A
note from Miss Annabel Morris that goes among
the columnar treasures. From Rev. James Min
cite invitation to participate in the offering of
his first solemn Mass. This week Jim, the boy,
returned to st. Pauls where a lad he had served
acoyte, to emerge the man, the priest. Good
favor to you, Jim.
Car dealers bit frantic at this point in their
inability to get new cars. Business as usual from
the tuneplaying horn that jingles out THE Old
Gray Mare" and snatches of other ditties can see
trouble if they start playing the Star Spangled
Banner" . Colorful literature from the company
that made the cupboard motor have I don't
know anything that sets me daffy as the shining
sight of cupboard. The postoffice has
its coop for federal inspectors. Carnvals are
going through by the score, literally. Carnvals
pretty this time of year Their stands, rides
gilded with paint; their trucks shine in
flaming red. It's the beginning of the road. At
roads end weather has taken its toll the gaudy
SET
School
In these rural centers school is a big thing
bippest single q the business life of
this and similar towns For towns like this pur
pose for existence is two-fold; a supply depot,
economic center, and cultural and educational out
post for the people of the surrounding community.
1t has been an interesting transition of thought
and practice to watch the schools become the hub
of the community wheel An outlay of nearly
seventy thousand annually in the budget rates it
the second largest in the town outside of the
creamery. So it is simply big business in the town
Its BUSES reach out in all directions for several
miles distance, creeping links between this town
and the surrounding rural Its sports, its
music, it's programs for the public reckoning
arms to welcome the community outside to the in
side. Was time when a high school education
bought at dear price. Often the price of
working long hours or walking long miles. 1t
wasn't commonly distributed in those days; only
the hardy prevailed Nor was it deemed so i'm
portant toward the later economic life of the stu
dent But now high school education is only element
airy. 1t is long stride toward meeting later life
it dips sufficiently enough into cultural pursuits to
make interested in having more. More than that
perhaps it is frankly economic necessity. With
out it the field of jobs narrows to the needles
School is big prop to business life for where
the youngsters go the oldsters will follow. To
please the adult parent treat his offspring with well
There is this much to be considered. Trans-
tons at mile-a-minute clips these days In the
lag you'll find education Not deliberately but be-
cause overnight entire systems cannot be wrought.
Education too is in siege of desperate transition
Not education alone is in the tagging steps. Busi-
nessmen with considerable acumen find it hard to
pace business with the speeding times But
schools today are still the best backdrop against