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18 THE CHRONICLE “lie that lias a light within his own clear breast May sit i' the center and enjoy bright day, But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted walks under the midday sun; Himself is his own dungeon.” Decade by decade the circle of education will widen until it encloses every youth in the country and the educational opportunity for the talents of each one. Our secondary schools show the great faith in education that is held by the American people. Classmates: We are going into a future of greater possibilities than any past has ever dreamed of. The country desperately needs new adjustments in our government, a more vital religion, and new ways of living. It is our duty to focus attention on a worthy task and build our lives around our work. We must have vision to carry us through. Let us not turn back, but strive to go ever onward. A poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox adds a lilting conclusion. “One ship sails east , And another sails west With the selfsame winds that blow. ’Tis the set of the sail And not the gale Which tells the way to go. Like the winds of the sea And the ways of fate , As we voyage along through life Tis the set of the soul That decides its goal And not the calm or the strife.” Sylvia Hall Helerences: Your School and You—Walton B. Bliss Secondary Education—Aubrey A. Douglass Delineator, August, 1934—Character—W. L. Phelps American Magazine, March, 1934—Character—Emil Ludwig American Magazine, May, 1934—Youth—Christian Gauss American Magazine, February, 1934—Vision—Will Durant School and Society, March. 1935—The Public and the Program of Secondary Education—Zook N. E. A. Journal. May, 1934—Secondary Education for the New Day— Lyle W. Ashby Research Bulletin of N. E. A.—March, 1934
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TIIE CHRONICLE 17 individual for citizenship. In the next fen years youth must do the things its elders failed to do; it must choose new leaders and open a path into the future. One of the main qualities of good citizenship is respect for others and an interest in the current happenings of the community and nation. Good citizenship is also founded upon a strong loyalty for the government. America is being handed down to us an illustrious nation, and we want to add as much more to it before we pass it on to those who follow. The nation can become like an old orchard fallen into utter ruin and decay because no one has given it the proper attention. Because young people are obligated in this way to their government, schools have added numerous history and citizenship courses and have organized student government by which they may more readily learn the duties of citizens. The working day has been greatly reduced during the past few years, and in all probability leisure time will increase with the future. It is very necessary that the school should teach the wise use of leisure time, for youth is the best time for the forming of right habits. A great number of individuals, their interests stimulated by extra-curricular activities and student clubs in the schools, have cultivated interesting and worth while hobbies. Music, which is more and more being recognized as highly beneficial, may awaken a responsive chord, while there are endless individuals who are spending hours of their leisure time in exercising their artistic, dramatic, and constructive talents. The seventh objective of education may not be thought of by everyone as concerned with the school. It is the development of character. The American public school has always been interested in character education, and this has recently come into greater prominence. Since the World War the more thoughtful people have had an interest in the strengthening of moral character, and there has been a steady struggle against low ideals and corrupt practices. Progress can only come through character improvement in the individual. Everyone of us has some sort of character, and every character is different from all the others just as every face is different. But as we go through life, the various qualities that make up character are constantly changing. There have been countless definitions of what character is, but the simplest is that character is you. A man who has character is independent; he follows his own standards regardless of his associates or environment. Just as a bridge is built to sustain weight from one piece of solid ground to another, so a person with character is dependable in the time of emergency and does not give way beneath the strain. In every school there are people who would not think of handing in a stolen composition, nor at the time of examination of cheating just for the sake of a passing grade. What is meant by the phrase, “to lose well is not losing?” Do we not believe that an honorable defeat is better than a disgraceful victory? This belief goes to prove that there is nothing higher than character, or in other words, that to lose well is not losing. All persons w ho have yielded to temptation regard a man of character with envy. They are slaves to others who have them in their power. It may be said then that the greatest reward of character is that feeling of freedom which enables a man to face another man or any situation with the utmost serenity. As Milton has said:
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