The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 18, 1908, Image 2
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GRADUATING ESSAYS OF
OF KINGS
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED OF UP TO-DATE
UNUSUALLY HIGH ORDER OF
THESE COLUMNS
Everyday FIkroism. j I
(By Miss Mamie Montgomery. > I
"Almost from that hour when '
the morning" stars sing together,!
and sons of <Iod shouteil for jov, as
Is
thtv gazed noon the new-born;
v t (
eu'"th, Iving in all its dewy beautv,!
fresh from the hands of its Creator.!,
aud heard announced the hirtli t,f
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time, men have sti ven foi what the I
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world calls 4 greatness'.' All agis|
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and nations have had their 'Meat
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men, their heroes. Hut we seem toj:
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think that all the heioes are of the{ .
dim and distant past; that the wonI
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derfnl, the heroic, the glorious audi
\ the beautiful in life are to be sought j'
after and iouud onlv in some dis- ^
tant era; that exalnd virtue pud j j
greatness of soul are things to read
about; aud that the opportunny to I
display and emulate the highly ^
prized qualities that ennoble and
lift up men aud women comes only
to certain favored peoples in roman- ^
tic ages, remote from the actual, ^
living present. Are there no sub- ^
lime heights towards which we may
strive now-a-days? Have all of the '
opportunities to become heroes passed?
No; heroes and heroism are as ^
plentiful today as ever before. The
present age is just as romantic aud
wonderful as any that has preceded
it; and the duties and problems confronting
the people of this time and ^
place are just as true a test of courage
as were ever presented to the
people of any era of any country in
#hw u.irlil'< hicfnrt hAii'uvtiv unfruur>.
?M\ *? V? ?M W WIWVVI \ ?Vi VI1VIUUV ^
ingly the gifted historian and romancer
may detail aiul depict the
situation in the past.
The only thing is that iu these
flashy days we fail to recognize and ^
reward "everyday heroism." Millions
of heroes die daily without re ^
Ceiviug the nation's laurels, without I.
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pompous mourning, and with only ^
the silent droppiug of tears over
their graves. But, though they ^
may uot be recognized by the world ! j
as heroes, they will be by Ilim who
the Eternal Judge of Right.
james cans saiu: "\\ecan ail ue ^
t heroes iu our virtu -s, in our home, Aj
iu our lives." Heroism does not -N<
consist iu wealth, power, rank or j-|
honor, nor do we find it in the pos- ^
session of superior intellectual en- w
downients, although any or all of ^
these may accompany it. But the u
worship of wealth, of high-place, ^
of power, of fashion, of social dis- A
tinctiou have all operated to blind A
our eyes to the essential nobility ot T<
the man who quietly goes about his y
business, nerfornis bis duties of cit- A
izenship in an unobstrnsive way, jj
pays his taxes honestly, does his Ti
duty and a little more, is kind tc
his family, and neighbors, aud is w
not merely content but glad to keep re
out of the world's gaze. This so- pi
called common man is the true hero, oj
the burden-bearer, on whom we de- g
pend in crises. But two often is h
be set aside for the"millionaire ^ul- u
garian who lifts his head above the it
mire in which he was bred." n
The majority of people, just as li
Carlyle did, tind their heroes in
great poets, great literary men, in
generals. But the heroism whose
theatre is the battle-field is not of
the highest order. Amid the clash
of bayonets and the boom of can- p
non men are incited to deeds of dar- t
ing, and are ready to give their a
lives for the goed of their country, e
"Napoleon with dreams of em- a
pire flitting through his mighty n
braiD, could so stir the enthusiasm t
of his soldiers that they won a
battle after battle until his name p
was the most powerful in all Eu- y
rope." Aud yet was Napoleon a ?:
truly great man? When we exam- 1;
ine the history of his life, what do f
we find? A great intellect but a d
greater ambition, which blinded o
him to all sense of duty and right, a
Some one has said that a hero is one t
who chooses the right with a in- c
vincible resolution. By this stand- e
ard is Napoleon, who is admired all t
over this world as a great hero, real- t
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PUPILS
TREE GRADED SCHOOL.1
i INTEREST AND PAPERS OE AN
EXCELLENCE-CONCLUDED IN
THIS WEEK.
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iv one. We glorify the wicked or evil
rovided th'-jr wickedness has a
iroper touch ot romance.
Out meat leaders are held np as
nodels wli-n it is to the common
oldier that we must appeal w hen
here is any work a foot.
"Of c? trse, splendid and strikng
feats ol daring in times of exiteni-nt
are more interesting to
.
ead about them a-mere recital of
rdinary duties well done in times
leaceand tranquility, hut the lierosm
required to perform small duti'S
constantly, year in and year out,
rhen there is 110 stimulus or apilause
nor shout of favor from ad-1
liring mu Pit tides, is just as great
ud praisewoithv as the finest exi-1
ition of dashing courage.''
There is heroism in every obscure 1
?? i.ltJAU HA I w
UclllUll Ui inc. ui'wc?n UU3LUIC i&i
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hich are found qualities of char- J
cter, of courage, of goodness, of !
enerosity, of meekness. A man j
ery often owes his commanding |
eight to the platform on which he L
:ands. We should not judge a!
tan by the greatness of his opporrnities
but the way he uses those ,
pportunities which come to him,
owever small they may be. ,
But we have heroic women as
ell as men. The heroism of wo- j
leu is not less true because it is ]
lostly exhibited in the quiet recesses j
I private life. ,
Long years ago we read of women |
scuing the liyes of shipwrecked j
ariners at sea,or caring for wound- g
I soldiers nr nprforniinc some oth- .
, 0 ? t
heroic deeds. But is this less ]
ue of women toda^? No; look in- (
our great hospitals and see the g
eat number of women schooling f
lemselves In the great art of nurs- ^
g the sick. This professiou illus g
ates some of the grandest and uo- ^
est qualities of womanhood. Net- {
er their hands nor their minds ! t
e strained by performing the hum- j
est and most repelling offices fori i(
eir fellow-creatures.Tlie heroine of
day is well described in the fol- jwing
lines by Lowell: I f
fet in herself she dwelleth not.
[though no home were halt so lair, j
3 simple duty is forgot,
fe hath no dim and lowly spot i
1 it doth not in her sunshine share.
r
ie doetli little kinlnesses j
hich most leave undone, or despise;
>r naught that sets one heart at ease f
[id giveth happiness or peace. j
low-esteemed in her eyes.
ti
ie hath no scorn of common things, j
nd though she seems of other birth, ie
fundus her heart entwines and clings, |g
iid patiently she lolds her wings,
> tread the humble path of earth.
les-ing she is. (Jod made her so,.
nd deeds of week-day holiness,
alls from Iter noiseless as the snow,
or hath she ever chanced to know
hat aught were easier than to bless."
We need a new supply of ideals
hich will enable us to 6ee what is
'ally valuable in life. We need
oets and novelists who will uevelp
a sense of value s?who will
lorify the average man and crown
im as the world's roaster. It is
ecessary that the world should see
i him the true ideal, and the rolance,
the beauty, and the power of
fe be made clear to all.
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Home Education.
(By Miss Mary Swann.)
The first government on earth was
atriarchal, and in it was contained
he iuception of all civil authority ;
nd, indeed, all rightful civil govrnment
to the present day is only
n enlarged form of family governient.
The unity and perpetuity of
be family tie, in purity and peace,
re the only safeguards to national
erpeluity, peace and honor. Thus
re see that the very existence of the
itate depends upon the homes of the
and. Among some of the three or
our million cradles in America tolay
are future piesidents, astronimers,
preachers, lawyers, doctors
,nd writers. "If the child be father
o the man," it is certainly expelient
for these future citizens to be
dueated rightly; and true educaion
comprehends every preparation
hat is made in our youth for our
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after lives. Whenever an infant
gazes at surrounding objects with
wide 0| en eyes it is the first step in
the discovery of unseen planets, the
invention of engines, the production
of great paintings, or the composition
of wonderful symphonies and
operas.
' Home, its perfect trust and truth,
its simple holiness, its exquisite hap
piness, is to the world what conscience
is to the human mind
Home has well been called "the
grandest of all institutions," "the
nursery of the infinite." Home is a
church within a chinch, a republic
within a republic, a work" within &
world.
Hut, before proceeding with the'
study of "lloine Education,'" it is.
needful ior us to examine the or
ganized character of the human constitution.
-Man is a very complex
being. He is a completely organized
being. Primarily he consists of a
body and a mind arid a spirt. Giles
has expressed this threefold character
of man well by saying: MViienever
i contemplate man in the actual
world or in the ideal, I am lost
amidst the infinite multiformity of
his life, but always cud in wonder at
the essential unity of his nature."
Therefore, to be well educated, a
man must have his body educated,
his mind educated, aud his spirit
educated. The ideal education,
which consists in this education of
mind, body and spirit, as well as in
all material, aesthetical, and intel
loof tlail ?\ si iinnonm . .1% t 1\a
icuiucti au > aiiLciiiru l must ut* ut'guiJ
at home. The training received at
home?not during any certain number
of years, but all tnrougli childhood
and youth, is written indelibly
in the life and character of every
nan and woman. We believe in the
theory of evolution to a certain ex- '
tent. "Every human soul represents
the development of thousands ;
md thousauds of years back of us."
Even the very simplest creatures j
:annot be known except by years of
itudy. The science of education is ^
ounded upon this theory of a con1
uuous period of growth. In this
ense the human mind is a growth.
rVe know that God gives individ- f
lalitvtous that we might forward
he kind of evolution that means
tower and virtue. The home was ^
eft as a mighty power to develop
his individuality and In draw nnr
learts upward to a brighter home?
he heaven.
Progress is the fundamental law 9
?f civilization. The mission of the
mine is to make the utmost of the
loblest of God's created works?the J
in man race. It devolves upon the
larents, to whom the child is enrusted
by the Creator, to train a ]
oul which will live throughout all
teruity. Plato said that the State
hould train the children?and adled
that the wisest man should rule
,he State; but in this serious prob- em
the universal and infinite love of
;he mother's heart is more important .
;hsn mere wisdom. The mother '
iouI should be, oh, so full of infinite
i . < "li
sower ana sweetness ana giory.
Children must sooner or later i
earn that there are great laws? '
laws everywhere?in the Bible, in
)ur souls, and even written with a
pen of iron upon our bodies, i^t a
child's punishment be natural?nature
punishments, as it weie. Nature
uever forgets to punish her rebellious i
children and an earthly parent must I
inculcate within the hearts and minds
of his children this sense of just and
due retribution. While we do not
believe with the Pelagians "that
children are born pure and good aud
that they become impure by associating
with outside influence. We do
believe that their sense of justice is
W t*ff V* 1 n t\ TUa vmaflt imwautnmi a1 a
CI J Illgn* JL11C IlIUo t lilljiui Lttiil CICment
in child-training is to train it
to act always from one motive?that
all things it does must be done be
cause it is right to do them. A
child's sense of honor should always
be appealed to. Though perfect
obedience is the foundation of a
moral character, parents should remember
that k little child is profoundly
ignorant, and that though
it will for a time, perhaps a long,
long time, gladly obey to "please
mother or father'' its individuality
will eventually assert itself and it
will waot to know why it is right.
Consequently its ideal of right is
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