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Show Influence. Men should influence one another 1 in their business and their homes, in thu iuteinouRo of chance acquaintance ac-quaintance aud tho close ties of friendship. This It is that kcoi them from growing narrow and bi-o'etl bi-o'etl in their own opinion, and drags them together in love, in friendship, in a common patriotism aud a human brotherhood. But this constant influcucu needs to be balanced by a firm individuality, indi-viduality, a manly self-respect, and a steady adherence to thu prirclples that appeal to each one's sense of rlsht. Therefore, unless there are cimeswhen the man retires voluntarily volun-tarily from human sight, where 110 mblic or private pressure can sway dm, and where his own thought?, his own feelings, bis own conscience may assert themselves, unrehuked and unassisted, he can never preserve pre-serve that icrsonality which is or shoulJ be tne core, of his being. Three cash prizes of fifty, thirty and twenty dollars res-clively, are offered by Pubkc Ofinion, the eclectic eclec-tic weekly magazine of Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. for the three best essays, not exceeding two thousand words, ou the snl JcCt: "The Study of Current Cur-rent Topics as a feature of School, Academic and College Education." The tapers mu-t reach J'ub&e Opinion Opin-ion prior to June 15, and tho award will bo made by a committee of three well known educators, to be-selected be-selected nnd announced beforoiher close of the competition. Tlie prize cs.-ay will lie published over tho signatures of the writers July 5. Particulars of the contest may be hail by addressing the editor of 1'ubho Opiniun. ' |