The men and women of tomorrow are the boys and girls of today. If so near at hand, then they should be given all necessary training to be successful. If he is to be a business man, farmer, merchant, banker, lawyer, doctor, manufacturer or whatever he wishes to be, then give him special training in that line and branch of work.
Throw some measure of responsibility on his shoulders early in the game. Teach thrift, saving and economy. Help them now to lay aside something for future use, let them deposit something, either in money in the bank, crop stock or whatever they are interested in.
Thousands of successful men and women today were given the care of ¼ to 1 acre of land or one or more pigs, sheep, or calves to call their own. Thousands of girls who are a success today were given ½ an acre of land for vegetables or maybe a setting of eggs. Where are they today? Some of them are in college paying their own expenses, some are the best poultry raisers.
Fathers and mothers, give these men and women of tomorrow some of the responsibilities of today. The child given nothing to do, does nothing. Surely every father and mother look on their infant children and utter prayers that we believe reaches the uppermost courts, but this is only the beginning and the final triumph is reached at the end of duty well performed so they will be men and women of tomorrow more able to answer these prayers by being made masters and mistresses of some work today.
From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., Feb. 15, 1921
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