Show the editor comments GEORGE washington man many v of us have read the biogia aphis of great men of history with a feeling of wonder and awe we wonder why napoleon became such a colossal figure we marvel over ever his military attainments his administrative power his spectacular rise to fame we consider the career of a crom well or a ceasar or a n edrick nedrick and feel that they indeed were men of unusual quality but how often do we consider the life and work of george georee washington who stands almost alone among all the immortals of history he was a great military leader but more he was an able leader of men but more he was a great president but more koiv lie he was an able man of business in his day but more much more than that he alone alongi all the great generals of the past won a war with only volunteer troops who were inadequately craned after the first flush of excitement his men began to desert fearful that the revolution was a failure those who were to provide money and supplies were unequal equal to the task Man meanwhile while the enemy hired trained and experienced soldiers all well equipped even a man of great ability might have been justified in throwing up the task in the face of rf such odds but we know that washington met these emergencies I 1 as they arose because today we live in the united states of america how he did it is a thrilling nara tive more amazing than the lest best fiction with which any of us are daml aar wether he be christian or nonbeliever then with the nations independence won after he had accomplished enough to insure himself a place among the immortals in the eyes of all mortal men he went on to complete his mission to the greatest period in his entire career his god guided influence made the constitutional convention a success his wise and able i divinely directed administration of public affairs as our first president established the new nation the tradition I 1 he left when he be refused all of dictatorial power or kingly rule when e declined the third term because te precedent might endanger the future of democracy which he without a doubt was given the divine wisdom to know and the vision to see fee would occur at a future time make him stand out almost st alone among the greatest figures orv 0 all history with the exception Yc eption of the master haster of gaillee cai Gai ike ilee we do honor to his memory on the date of his anniversary monday february 22 we and the nations nation leaders will ilo do well to heed again the traditions tradition which lie he attempted itly to so firm firmly establish in our national life that america still young imbi among rig the ifie nations of tle the world and gods choser and choice land which ich produced one such mag personality should be source of pride and satisfaction to is all and a mark and a goal toward which all should strive the goal of godin god in leadership of all men toward I 1 united brotherhood and spiritual sp perfection fec tion instead of toward dictatorship and material greed |