The Trust of Teachers--and Parents April 14, 1957
We recall again the comment that the teacher is responsible for the total effect of his teaching; for his every utterance, his innuendo, has its influence on others. In furtherance of this thought,...
If Loneliness Were Everlasting April 21, 1957
No doubt all of us, at times, have experienced a sense of loneliness. But⎯”What if loneliness were everlasting?” Familiar, and frequently quoted, but ever wonderful, are these words said...
The Sky Is Falling April 28, 1957
From childhood many of us would well remember the story of Chicken Little. She was the character of the oft-told fable who felt something fall on her head when she was out walking one day. Some say...
Something to Get Up For… May 5, 1957
We were touched and moved in our hearts by the lighter step, the happier look, and the eager lift in her voice. She was no longer young, something short of being called elderly, of unknown age, but...
Blessed Mothers--and Sweet Memories May 12, 1957
Songs my mother taught me, In the day long vanish’d, Seldom from her eyelids Were the teardrops banish’d. Now I teach my children Each melodious measure, Oft the teardrops flowing, Oft...
The Healing Qualities of Home May 19, 1957
It sometimes seems that almost everyone wants almost all of almost everyone’s time these days. There are so many things to do, so many social functions, so many interests and activities and...
The Meaning of Remembrance… May 26, 1957
Our thoughts have been turned to some words that give much meaning to remembrance, some words by Clara Edwards: Silently into the night I go, Into the starry night of heavenly blue; What matters...
Education--and the Price We Pay June 2, 1957
Who pays for our education is a question that well could be considered. (And a corollary question, “Who benefits by it?”) Both are a matter of proper concern, with mounting costs to...
What Are Fathers For?… June 16, 1957
In writing to the question “What Are Fathers Made Of?” Paul Harvey has given us some delightful pictures and impressions: When school grades are not “so good as he thinks they...
Marriage--Duty--and the Ideal of Enduring June 23, 1957
We have many times been taught⎯or should have been⎯a profound lesson of life: that every ending is but a beginning. In considering the makings of a marriage, earnestly we could wish that all of...
A Step at a Time June 30, 1957
Of Sameness and Simplicity July 7, 1957
Often we tell ourselves what we will do tomorrow. But as to today, it comes and goes so swiftly⎯so swiftly that we sometimes wonder if we’re doing much of anything that is solid and...
On Our Own… July 14, 1957
We once heard a father and his son discussing a situation in which there was some risk⎯not moral risk, but physical risk. The father, as fathers often are, was eager to go ahead. And finally the son...
Never Make Life Smaller July 21, 1957
We have talked before of the fact that there is no way of endangering ourselves, or doing what we shouldn’t do, without its having its effect on others. Parents and children, brothers and...
The Finishers July 28, 1957
There comes to mind a subject which, for want of better words, could be called the habit of rearranging⎯that is, rearranging without really resolving⎯such as papers on our desks, clutter in our...
A Turning to Friends and Family August 4, 1957
Sometimes we may become weary of the sameness of our surroundings and feel that we should like to get away from familiar people and places. But often this is only for a brief time. Often the best...
What Should We Do for a Friend? August 11, 1957
Aside from loved ones, aside from those close of kin, friendship makes life most meaningful. With friendship nothing is impersonal. Everything is more enjoyed. Everything has greater purpose....
Friendship--and Trust and Confidence August 18, 1957
We all have to trust others in many matters. We are neither qualified nor able to do all things always for ourselves. We trust other men, because we must. We trust the men who service mechanical...
Safeguarding the Irreplaceably Precious August 25, 1957
In speaking of the factors of friendship⎯trust and confidence being uppermost among them⎯we come to the conclusion that finding someone who can be trusted is one of the most sincerely satisfying...
What Is a Gentleman…? September 1, 1957
Our consideration of friendship and confidence and trust leads us to consider what a gentleman is⎯or isn’t. For a word so freely used, it seems that few have defined it. Shakespeare suggested...