Fowler High School - Prairie Gold Yearbook (Fowler, IN)

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PRAIRIE GOLD 1928 Page th iffy-th

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I D PRAIRIE GOLD derstanding and knowledge of our government, churches, economic condi- tions, and other problems of the world. lle realizes the great cost at which Christianity has been taught, and appreciating the value of it, is not willing to let the church deteriorate. A good citizen is in sympathy with the work of the church. He tnies to help restore humanity to the plane of human brotherhood. He upholds the church regardless of denomination or creed. I-leunderstands that every person has a right to think as he pleases along these lines. 'l'he home is the basis of the state as well as of the church. .X good citizen should work to help the coming generations to acquire a sense of obligation to observe the rights and the comforts of others. Such a sense of obligation and willingness to help the coming generations should be de- veloped in the home. A good citizen tries to co-operate and make home life attractiveg he does his best to help finance the home: and lastly, he fosters the idea of the sacredness of the home. A good citizen is an economic citizen. llc-should understand modern economic conditions involving division of labor, evolution of industry, social problems and wealth and poverty. ltle is a self-supporting economic unit and a contributor, not a debtor, to social welfare. Ile always strives to make the world more beautiful andlhappy by help- ing the growth and progress of all Natura-'s beauties, such as trees, birds, and flowers. Furthermore. a good citizen mossesses a rational. altruistic smirit, and . 1 . . h I I . - I o I willing to give, in accordance with his ability, to organized charity. A good citizen has many admirable traits. 'He has substantial qualites of character and soul. No one qualty is enough. First of all is honesty-- nsing the word in its broadest significance. Next are decency, clean living abroad and at home. and fair dealing. He refrains from gossip and has an optimistic spirit. Ile must have patriotism and courageg courage to with- stand the wrong and to fight aggressively and vigorously for the right. XYith honesty and courage must go common sense, ability to co-operate. and willingness to work and serve his country. In fact, a good citizen is a social citizen, a fair-minded citizen, Z1 religious citizen, a family citi- zen, a cultured citizen, and a thinking citizen. .X person who lives in accordance with the foregoing principles and truths, and who inspires his fellow countrymen to do so, is making life better not only for himself, but for the whole world, and. unquestionably is a good citizen. -Sara Pfleeger. I 9 2 8 Page thirty-two

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PRAIRIE GOLD 1928