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Show EXAMPLE SET BY TEACHER Responsibility of Those in Charge of . the Youth of the Country Is a Great One. Few teachers realize the extent to which their students, whether in the primary grades or the university, are following their examples. It is related re-lated of William R. Harper, well-remembered president of Chicago university, uni-versity, that he was brought to a realization real-ization of his responsibility in the following manner: When he was afflicted with cancer and knew that there was nothing before be-fore him but a hopeless, lingering illness, he decided that the best thing to do was to take things Into his own hands and end it all. He confided hl3 decision to a friend of his, a man who had a broader vision on this point than the great president himself. He referred President Harper to the many students who "iad been under his influence and said, "Among all these thousands -nany will face a crisis similar to the one which you face now. Many will reach the decision deci-sion which you have reached, for they will think, 'It is all right; Prexy did it' " Doctor Harper saw his responsibility respon-sibility at once and said, "I'll stick it out." What a great thing it would be if all teachers were willing to bear as much as this, in crdor that their lives might be better examples for those who may come under their influence. |
