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Show B Importance of an Ideal B f Man riso no highor than his B ideals. It may bo said that his B L.- ' Idoal becomes the motivo which B' prompts effort along any given B lino and thus conditions the B 'l amount of aotivity put forth in B Jf its realization. H f t This makes a worthy ideal in B life a vory important mattor with B out which no young man or wo- B man can Bucccod. By accident B i they may fall into positions of B emolument, but very seldom if H aror are they retained. B t Thoso ideals aro absorbed. H They oome from daily associates B and contact iu lifo. They there- B H fore change as our oxporioucos H and knowledge iucroase. And B 1 becomo high or low as our com- H panyand environment may b olo H vating or degrading. H How important it is then that H young poople should bo sur- K ' rounded by home and social en- H ' vironments Hint will lead them to H- lovo tho best things in life, the B A i best in ethics, nits, literature and B . mm nature. H " The home .where lovo abounds ml- and, where each inmate gladly pel forms the liltlo duties that administer to tho common good, will bo almost suro to create a desiro for lifo of a liko tmluie and a disgust for all that which is based on soUishnoss and ill-will. ill-will. Again the social environments have much to do with our tastes aud aims Ho who spends social evenings upon tho stieet corners or kindred places will surely absorb ideals of lifo in harmony i with tho tono of his influence. This iu spite of tho fact Unit he may bo devoting tho balance of his timo in legitimate or oven intellectual in-tellectual pursuits. |