Find a Way, or Make One July 23, 1967
“A hundred times every day,” said Albert Einstein, “I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself to...
Between Parents and Children… July 16, 1967
Too often there is too much distance between people who should keep closer⎯a distance that separates those who live in the same place. It happens too often between parents and children, who...
Loyalty… and Character and Conduct July 2, 1967
Loyalty, like love, is not just a sentiment, and not simply what someone says, but something that is proved by performance, by character and conduct loyalty to principle, to family, to country;...
The Courage of Quiet Consistency June 25, 1967
Always it seems there is an expectancy that someone will rush in and do something dramatic to solve our problems, with some spectacular solution. But often what is needed is the undramatic, and...
The Importance of Every Person… June 18, 1967
“The deepest urge in human nature,” said John Dewey, “is the desire to be important,”1 to be needed, to be appreciated as a person, to have a place, to perform a part. And...
Marriage…and Maturity June 11, 1967
“Marriage if for adults only,”1 wrote one eminent author⎯not necessarily maturity of years, but maturity of attitude⎯the maturity to know that there aren’t any perfect people, that...
Commencement: What Next? June 4, 1967
“You have received certain talents, some ten, some five, some one . . .” Dr. Karl T. Compton said to a class at Commencement. “Whether you wish it or not. . . the world will hold...
Reserve Resources May 28, 1967
Some Very Simple Things… May 14, 1967
We often hear complex explanations for very simple things, and often fail to find the real essence of what it is that makes men, of what it is that matters most. And often it seems we start at the...
Manners From Models… May 7, 1967
In commenting on the character, the courtesy of young people, of all people – or the lack of it – Frederick Stamm asked: “Are the young to blame for their discourteous actions …? There are...
The Quality of Courage… April 30, 1967
“Whatever you do,” said Emerson, “you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising, which...
No Birds in Last Year's Nest April 23, 1967
These lines from Longfellow suggest some self-searching: “For Time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last year’s nest!” Often we regret and brood about past...
The Power of Prevention April 16, 1967
It seems that we spend too much of our lives putting out fires – too much tie running to meet emergencies – too much time attempting to fix things that shouldn’t have happened – and that we...
Before Marriage--and After April 9, 1967
“. . . If there is still one . . . girl who hopes to reform [a] man after she has married him,” said a wise observer, the “advice is: Don’t. If the person . . . doesn’t...
I Won't Count This Time… April 2, 1967
On the Fringe March 19, 1967
In thumbing through some commonplace words we find the word “fringe” – and we find it in part defined as “an ornamental border…” or “as the outer fringe of a...
The Dotted Line… March 12, 1967
Signing on “the dotted line” has come to be a symbol of getting into things that are not easy to get our of. Many have discovered that it is much easier to get into things than it is to...
Courtesy and Character March 5, 1967
Where people live and move so crowded, so close, of much importance are courtesy and character. “Manners are not so frivolous or unimportant as some may think…” said Samuel...
Uninvited Events February 26, 1967
The Humor That Offends February 19, 1967
We have all known people who didn’t seem able to pass up a bad joke or a cutting comment, no matter who was hurt. “Anything for a laugh,” as the saying says it — but often a laugh...