OCR Text |
Show i EDITORIAL . 7: GEORGE WASHINGTON Honesty was one of Washing- , ton's characteristics which play-ed play-ed a large part in his life, altho it may be hard to prove the ex-,s ex-,s act truth about the cherry tree, but tradition takes pride in at-! at-! tributing honesty to this remark able man. From early youth he was dom inated by strong convictions, and sometimes their exercise made , him seem to be overbearing und hard to get along with. When , called to military duty he was ' ' capable of rendering prompt and efficient service. When policy ' ran counter to his ideals hr was not slow to resign his commission. commis-sion. He would not comffomise. rew people were iwer more . ready to go the seomfta mile. His sense of duty waralmost a pas-' pas-' iion. Yet that jarne conviction w i2'Jiijinating, border-' border-' if large?81 on tire Obstinate when andnd himself among the op-of op-of pn. No one will ever seek ndjbt his couraVe, as a boy were plunged into a river to depa'a child that was being portUto ita death-' Its not by thna' sucn a man could to organize the conti- tmy even tho recruits cnsand equipment was al-llZ7S'U al-llZ7S'U the obligation this form IV there was no ues" l to 8 cenhis undertaking it. tate, whicto- freedom was hard cent gasoiu Valley Forge to operating ttve been a perpetual than a tentyet we fin him with 223 solution strong "" " bnougilto wrench success from . disaster.' Under such a leader morale and courage rise supreme lv above indifference and compel , " victory And we must not fail ' to' record his sense of justice. ' 1 As a child he was frequently the judge ,bf rival factions. v Sonjehow folks believed in him T and when they did his word ' went, far in smoothing out in-' in-' ' discretions. The memory of i George r WTashington will ever live altho its over a century and a quarter since he left us, he is Still the idol of every schoolboy. ' How could it be otherwise wheft a great unselfish life gives - itself for the common people. j America is proud to pay hom- ag to the.name of George Wash ; in |