Evening star., 1946-05-12
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love,

Every one bears within himself
an image of woman, inherited from
his mother; it determines his atti.
tude toward women, whether he IL
to pay them honor. to despise them,
or to remain Indifferent to them.
That statement is from the writ.
ings of the famous German philos-
opher. Friedrich Nietsche. 1t Is
quoted here because it seems to mo
to explain, even though indirectly,
why we observe Mothers Day.
The only trouble with the state.
ment is that it doesn't 80 far
enough. The image Of ones mother,
which is carried in ones heart until
it stops beating, not only determines
ones attitude toward woman; 1t de.
termines ones attitude toward every
phase of life.
II you are ambitious, broadmind.
ed, charitable. fair. honest. indus
trious, patient and reliable, the
chances are that you owe it all to
your mother. And if you lack any
or all of those qualities it's very
likely that she's to blame.
That's because she has had 50
much more to do with your train
ing. your ''upbringins," as folks say.
than your father, your teachers or
any one else. And that's also why
mothers in general-good mothers,
that is are eu1ogized by poets,
essayists, educators, religious lead.
ers, and, in fact, the world in gen.
eral.
What your mother read to you
when you were small child, how
she dealt with your tantrums, how
she coached you to stand up to the
problems of ife-all those things
and many more besides, are reflect.
ed in your character and PERSONAL
ity. in your dealings with the world
and its people.
.. II you have a good mother by all
means honor her today. If you
have bad one-God help you!
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Junior jottings: Studying birds Is
the hobby of Frank sartwell, captain
OF Company c, Mckinley High
School Cadets. :. T.. Eleanor McQuade,
Roger Choisser, George McWhorter
and Delmar Fahrney are rated
tops" as singers at Woodrow Will
son High School. :. John McNickle.
st johns College major, collects
jazz recordings. Janet Hilferty,
Junior Star correspondent at
Hyattsville High School, sang in the
Glee Clubs spring concert. High
Lights From Operas" Others on the
program included Elma Wander Lin
den, Joan and Phyllis Aamodt. Shir-
ley Ann Harding, Virginia Shriver.
Joan Thompson, Anne Havens. Sally
Sanner. Carl Padgette. Peter Rowe,
Alma McKeldin and Shirley Ethe-
ridge. =. Virginia Heitmuller, J. S.
reporter at Oxon Hill Consolidated
School. is editor of the student
newspaper. thea Searchlight. Incl
dentally, Oxon Hill Quill and Scroll
ers will hold their annual banquet
May 20 in Henderson Castle.
More of the same: The editorial
staff of the Anacostia High School
Pow-Wow includes Love tno kin to
yrs. truly and Lovejoy-ths
former a Josephine. t'other a Helen.
Both are columnists. . And speak
ing of names. st Johns College has
q Canary His first name is Tom,
and he's a reporter on the Sabre.
Skiing, golfing and travelling
from place to place" are the favorite
diversions of Dutch" Boback, Nc.
Kinley Junior Red Cross mem-
bers in Joliet, ILL.,, have a project
known as Glad Rags From Scrap
Bags They make handkerchiefs
from grain and feed sacks Jere
Stern, Stuart Junior High School,
wants to know: What did people
do before Congress passed the law
of gravity?" Frederick Adler,
Oxon Hill Consolidated, is model
airnlane enthusiast