Going Places June 3, 1951
Sometimes people who are working their way up through the various processes of preparation and apprenticeship become discouraged by the long look ahead. They see those who have...
Settlement Before Sundown June 10, 1951
Have you ever walked out of your way to avoid speaking to someone? If you have, no doubt you remember that you weren’t quite comfortable. The more people you feel you have to avoid, the more...
Trials of Our Teens June 17, 1951
We well remember those years—the years when we had definitely “arrived” as adults. Our problems, which often seemed deeply serious to us, were not always considered so by others. More...
The Spirit and the Letter of the Law June 24, 1951
The spirit and the letter of the law have long come in for comment. Certainly we cannot get along without either the spirit or the letter of the law. There must be both. The law is dead without the...
Our Legacy of Liberty July 1, 1951
On July 4, 1776, fifty-six American signed what has since become a symbol of our legacy of liberty: the Declaration of Independence. Now, because these men of liberty have become legend, we may...
I Won't Count This Time… July 8, 1951
Rip Van Winkle, in Jefferson’s Play, excuses himself for every fresh dereliction by saying, ‘I won’t count this time!’ Well, he may not count it; and a kind heaven may not...
The Real Thing July 22, 1951
Occasionally we see pictures of stars with their stand-ins. To the camera they may look remarkably alike, and no doubt they have many qualities in common. But the one is the “real thing”...
The Way "Home" July 29, 1951
The Question of Divorce August 5, 1951
And We Shall Understand August 19, 1951
Perhaps we are all aware, and somewhat troubled at times, at the seeming injustices and unexplained adversities and unanswered questions of life. Our questioning may be caused by someone who has...
And the Scales Will Be Balanced August 26, 1951
On this question again of people who seem to receive more or less from life than they deserve: We sometimes see honest and able men who seem unsuccessful, and we see unscrupulous and unethical men...
The Question of Quitting… September 9, 1951
Besides the more or less “normal” reasons for restlessness, we are all well aware that there come at times additional causes of uncertainty and indecision that confront young people. Of...
Setting Aside the Seed September 16, 1951
The question of saving and conserving is always a matter for serious consideration. The basic virtue of thrift for the future has been taught from time immemorial, and the wisdom of it has been...
A False Type of Tolerance September 30, 1951
Continually there comes before us the question of tolerance. Men, after all, are individuals, and we should find ourselves in hopeless friction without sincere tolerance to allow the give and take...
How Fine the Line October 7, 1951
It is a dramatic and terrifying fact that a man can do a thing right a thousand times, and then when he does it wrong just once, tragedy comes. Except for some very narrow escapes, perhaps any of us...
Decisions October 14, 1951
Every hour, every day, each of us is called upon to make many decisions. Some of them may involve nothing more than a choice between two neckties. But some of them are far-reaching and fundamental,...
The Evils Have Their Life, Their Li October 21, 1951
There is an almost limitless list of things to worry about⎯a list that may seem to have grown longer lately. Our problems sometimes seem to have multiplied, and also our perplexities. But perhaps...
Self-Justification October 28, 1951
It seems that there is almost nothing in which men cannot justify themselves in their own eyes, if they set about to do so. The embezzler, for example, seldom steals money in his own mind or...
It Isn't My Turn November 4, 1951
In almost any circle or society, in almost any group or gathering, or among families or friends, there are almost always some who do their share or more, and some who seem to be afraid that they...
On Another Armistice November 11, 1951
As we face the future from here, we are aware of some of the disappointments of the past. We are aware, for example, that repeated declarations of peace have not as yet proved to be permanent. We...