Show STUDENT LIFE the public amusement dens breaks the trust reposed in him and lives a dishonest life Nor is this all he causes those parents who daily toil and pray for his success in life pain that no medical aid can relieve If he be composed of the right kind of metal the remorse of conscience may bring him into line before it is too late bi t that only when he has reaped the re“Sow the ward of his carlessness wind and you reap the whirlwind” and an honest life brings its own reward Again the student who will use dishonest means to obtain a passing mark in examination does not have the pleasure the true pleasure although he may get an A that the student does who only learns enough of his subject to pass but honestly learns that much The one is practicing a principle of destruction the other establishing a character which money can not buy or moth and worms corrupt Then what is the reward cf an honest life? Character the crown and glory of life That which dignifies and exalts every position in society influences and elevates every invironment brings joy peace satisfaction and contentment of mind to the possessor For it is the strength and civili zation of a nation The very foundation of every true growth and development whether in civil religious or social affairs The world builds its governments upon it with it the nations fight their battles for did not Napoleon say ‘‘The moral is to the physical as ten to one” The student then though he may have but little culture and small ability to grasp the subject presented who develops a character of sterling quality will wield an influence and receive a reward that the student who receives A’s in examinations and is bright and quick to comprehend will never receive if his character can be questioned ‘‘A good name is better to be chosen than riches” is a fundamental truth and it is obtained only by an honest life be it humble or otherwise established through years of honest toil carefully guarding every act and ever fol- Granville Sharp’s advice ‘‘Always endeavor to be really what you would wish to appear” lowing CROSS COUNTRY WORK take this opportunity to let A C students know what they are missing If you walk through our y halls yrou don’t see the specimens of physical humanity I to-da- |