nm tap MSD Tongue Has Played Greater Part in World War Than the Pen By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY of the Vigilantes The pen may or may not be greater than the sword. That depends upon use and the user. Accord- ing to Richelieu the proverb only applied when the pen was in the hand of the truly great. However the mat- ter may stand between pen and sword, how about the relative impuriance to them of the mouth? That the tongue is a fiery little member by which a great matter may be kindled has been marked a long time ago, and in Holy Writ. Its power has been eloquently set forth at length in phrases as familiar as household words. The effect of its abuse has been noted. Which fact is frequently lost sight of, especially in this present world war. But use and abuse should be and are opposite and equal. Yet the tongue has played a greater part than the pen and almost as great a part as the sword in determining events, and on both sides of the game. Witness Von Bethmann-Hollweg’s ineffable remark about the solemn treaty which he characterized as “a scrap of paper.” Has any- thing disclosed the German mind more completely? Has anything done more to fix the resolution of the enemies of Germany than that careless phrase? We intend that they shall not be permitted to regard treaties to which they are pledged merely as scraps of paper. By no means. Again, has any single contribution to the world-war efforts by any single man equaled the words of that maker of telling and unforgetable phrases par excellence, President Wilson? When he speaks the world listens and its better part heeds and approves. He has contributed the equivalent of great and successful battles by his ringing words, and some of them are as immortal as the words of Lincoln or Luther or Shake- speare or Paul. Nevertheless, it is impossible to speak too much and to lose sight of action in talk. I do not think we have approached that point yet. Inde~d, when the history of what the United States has accomplished in its first year of war is known we shall be surprised as well as delighted at the amount. There is still room for talk, therefore, and it is my opinion that the more we talk about the issues of the day the more we discuss our problems, the more we seek to encourage each other with speech—in this instance more golden than silence—the better off we shall be and the more we shall achieve. Don’t disdain speaking, it is still a power. Talk on, my friends. If you do it the right way you will help greatly. But if you can also act, by all means act first and talk afterward. Great Responsibility of the High Sted | for Many American Ideals By AURELIA HENRY REINHART President of Miils College, Oakland, Cal. The high school is not yet crystallized. The length of its course is still unsettled, varying from three to eight years. The number and kind of its departments differ widely. Curricula vary largely. The require- ments for graduation are changing. The high school is striving to meet the most important demands today in modern public education. It is a good thing that the high school is thus in a state of flux. It bodes well for our future. What, then, is the definite relation between this evolving institution and the formulation and inculcation of American ideals in American children in their teens? American high schools are using, more now than ever, American content in literature and history. At the same time, while we thus teach nationalism, we must maintain a proper perspective by the study of the language, art and literature of other peoples. Mental isolation is fatal. In the eighteenth century men generalizing broadly vxpressed their ideals oratorically. Today, while in spirit we still cry, “Give me liberty or give me death,” we express our ideals ever more simply, soberly and concretely. We are the outcome of a noble past; we come of a people of large ambitions and large opportunities, but toda our life is becoming more intensive, and each one must do his part with less waste and greater efficiency. Eternal vigilance for the preservation of the large view and the wide perspective is necessary to preserve the individual essential sanity of mind and nobleness of attitude toward life. In all schools, in all variations of all schools, there are two stable factors: first, the open-minded teacher, so truly patriotic that he needs not talk about it and so patient that he strives ever to lift up the stu- dent to the best American ideals; second, the oncoming generations that are to be future American citizens. It is the chief business of the public school to provide an atmosphere and environment in which the fine per- sonality of the teacher may best develop an intelligent world-enlightened patriotism in the minds of American youth. Responsibility of Normal School for Training Teachers for All Work By G. W. NASH, Presidedt of Normal School, Bellingham, Wash. What is the proper function of the state normal school? Granted that its chief work is preparation of teachers for the elementary schools, must its labors end there? Is there any good reason why an institution maintained by the state for the sole purpose of preparing teachers should regard itself subordinate to the colleges, that count teacher-training as merely incidental to their larger work, or to the departments of education that are usual’y despised—but tolerated—by the general faculties of the universities ? I believe that the state normal school is peculiarly commissioned by the commonwealth to prepare teachers for its schools. It is alleged that universities and colleges have looked upon the state normal school with’ changing sensations—first with contempt, next with interest, and finally with alarm. “The normal school is becoming too popular, toc important, is assuming rights and privileges sacred to the institutions higher up,” In the face of dust thrown up to blind the public, the state normal school must boldly take its stand for educational leadership and maintain its right to train all kinds declares the spokesman for college and university. of teachers for the common schools. 3y making normal-school work severely practical and suited to the needs of the public, we may eventually bring to the institution the com- sy hich it is Til. plete recognition to which 1t 1s entitled. (Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture.) MAKE THE MOST OF VEGETABLES - MAKING MOST OF ALL VEGETABLES Families With Back-Yard Gar- dens Will Need to Do Little Buying in the Markets. PRACTICAL HINTS ARE GIVEN One of the Safest Rules for Keeping Well Is to Eat Variety of Food— Starch and Sugar Valuable as Fuel Foods. All over the country war gardens nave been planted to raise food to “help halt the Hun.” A This summer milliens of cans of veg- etables will be put up by canneries and housewives for winter use, but everyone should have a chance to eat | the fresh vegetables while they are at! their best. If you have more than you can use now, sell them to your less fortunate neighbor who has no garden. What can’t be used fresh, can for winter. One of the safest rules for keeping well is to eat a variety of food. Veg- etables are a great help in giving va- riety to your meals. Eat vegetables every day; many are mild laxatives and they are better than medicine. Use many kinds and lots of them. Let them take the place of part of the meat and bread you are using today. Don’t think that because vegetables contain so much water they are not good food. They are one of the most valuable kinds of food we have. Veg- etables have their own particular part in the diet which neither meats nor cereals nor fruits nor sweets can play. Part That Vegetables Play. They are appetizers. Their delicious flavors stimulate digestion. They furnish fuel and protein. Veg- etables, such as sweet potatoes, green lima beans, green corn, white potatoes, green peas, onions, beéts, carrots and squash contain enough starch and sugar to make them valu- able as fuel foods. Some of these are protein foods, too. They help prevent constipation. The woody part of vegetables is val- uable to give bulk to the food. For very small children it should be re- moved by rubbing the cooked vegeta- ble through a sieve, but a grown per- son of sound digestion needs some of this woody portion. Don’t cut out all the hard part from asparagus and such foods. The mild acid in such vege- tables as tomatoes has some laxative effect. Minerals Are Needed. They furnish mineral matter. This ts one of the most important parts that vegetables play in the diet. With- out small amounts of mineral salts no part of the body can be built; they are needed in nerves, brain, bone, blood and muscles. Even after growth these minerals must be furnished to replace the parts of the body used up by exercise. They have an important part in keeping the different parts of the body working smoothly. Eat a variety of vegetables to furnish these much-needed minerals. They furnish other important food constituents about which we know but little as yet. We do know, how- ever, that these substances play an important part in promoting growth in the young and bodily well-being for everyone through life. Eat the green leaf vegetables, let- tuce, cabbage, cauliflower, Swiss chard, collards, Brussels sprouts, celery and onions. They are especially rich in these growth-promoting food constitu- ents. Don’t throw away your beét tor B, onion tops, turnip tops and Serve them for greens. tops. A Back-Yard Garden Capable of Furnishing Practically the Entire Table Fare for a Family. greeneetretietetettetenerey : LIVE OUT OF GARDEN. % ——— 2 Live in the garden, if you like, % but by all means live out of the 3 garden. ® Every time you take a meal 2 out of your own garden, you %» save the equivalent in other > foods to be used in winning the ® war. > That is one side of it. > Every time you take a meal % out of your own garden you : save money—good, hard money eo that can be used for any one of > a score of things that would *% make the family more comforta- 2 ble—or for investment in Lib- e erty bonds, Thrift stamps and 3 safety. 8 That's the other side. ¥» And the bedrock bottom of 2 it is that you have a better, e more wholesome summer meal = than if you had gone to market ¥» and bought a lot of meat and 2 stuff. ® Make the most of the home % garden. 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