The Corrosion of Vulgarity… June 23, 1963
Some years ago, David Starr Jordan wrote these widely published words: “The gauntlet of obscene suggestion…” he said, “is one of the most terrible our children have to face. We...
Lest We Forget June 30, 1963
When one finds a desirable product, he would well look to the process by which that product was produced. And having been so greatly blessed, it would be well to look to the foundations of our...
Time to Do It Right… July 7, 1963
On a much-quoted page in a much-quoted publication, this sentence appeared: “Why is there never enough time to do it RIGHT…. But always enough time to do it OVER?” This could apply to...
The Three R's--and Others July 14, 1963
We cite again words from Herbert Hoover, who said: “We need to add to the three R’s, namely, Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic, a fourth⎯Responsibility.” There are some...
Life Keeps Happening… July 21, 1963
Life is an endless process of trying, of doing⎯sometimes succeeding, and sometimes facing discouraging setbacks. The pioneers and patriots went through this process with the courage to begin⎯and...
The Thrill--and the Regret July 28, 1963
Gray Areas August 4, 1963
Aside from any definite decisions that we make there are in a sense “indefinite decisions”⎯the tampering with, the flirting with, the neither one thing nor the other sort of situation....
Good Men Have the Fewest Fears August 11, 1963
To quote a short, significant sentence: “Good men have the fewest fears.” Often we hear it said of someone that he is a good man. It may be meant in many ways, but in all its...
Blessed Are the Merciful… August 18, 1963
This reminder comes from the Master of mankind: “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Vengeance and revenge, cruelty, and unkindness; a contemptuous attitude, harshly...
A Passing Season… August 25, 1963
As we see a passing season, we sometimes seem to want to hold it harder to make up for some things we have not done. Sometimes we yearn to recover lost time, to go back to our youth, or some period...
The Law of Work… September 1, 1963
Concerning work, Mark Twain gave this short incisive sentence: “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” “The...
The Love of Work September 8, 1963
In giving counsel to young men in school, Pasteur said: “Ever since I can remember my life as a man, I do not think I have ever spoken for the first time with a student without saying to...
The Influence of Private Character September 22, 1963
“In a democracy,” said Winthrop Aldrich, “it must be the aim of education to teach the citizen that he must first of all rule himself, and that in ruling himself he must not forget...
The Aim of Education… September 29, 1963
In writing of the aim of education, Dr. David Starr Jordan said: “…more vital than all is the demand for character. The highest function of the university is the formation of character, the...
Self-Control October 6, 1963
“It must be the aim of education,” said Winthrop Aldrich, “to teach the citizen that he must first of all rule himself….” The question of self-control is a compelling...
Victims of Environment? October 13, 1963
Sometimes we complain that we are victims of environment. Sometimes this is so, but not always as much as we may suppose. It is true that environment has much to do with the decisions and actions of...
Drop-Outs… October 20, 1963
In a day such as ours, it is urgently essential that every young person prepare his mind, and improve his skills as fully as he can. There are many studies to prove that, even selfishly and...
The Obligation to Shape Ourselves… October 27, 1963
Most young people, and older ones also, have talents that are allowed to lie dormant and undeveloped. There are many examples of those who have discovered or developed talents late in life. But how...
The Mind Is Its Own Place… November 3, 1963
In Milton’s Paradise Lost Satan has this to say: “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” One thing this suggests is the subject of...
The Habits: Cobwebs, Then C November 10, 1963
That we are “creatures of habit” is a commonly accepted comment. But habits are not unalterable. Habits may become deeply fixed upon us, good or bad, but the bad habits, it sometimes...