The Sky Is Falling – Sunday, April 28, 1957
From childhood many of us would well remember the story of Chicken Little. She was the character of fairy tale and fable who felt something...
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If loneliness were everlasting – Sunday, April 21, 1957
A question comes to mind today, to suggest a searching subject: No doubt all of us, at times, have experienced an acute sense of loneliness. ...
The trust of teachers – and parents – Sunday, April 14, 1957
From last week we recall the comment that the teacher is responsible for the total effect of his teaching; for his every utterance, his every...
The total effect of the teacher – Sunday, April 07, 1957
In a single short sentence Thomas Carlyle suggests a searching subject: “Why tell me that a man is a fine speaker," he said, "if it...
…books are like men’s souls… – Sunday, March 31, 1957
We have referred before to Thomas Carlyle's informal address to the students at Edinburgh University. In it he offered some incisive counsel concerning the character...
The Process Called Cramming – Sunday, March 24, 1957
Somewhat short of a century ago Thomas Carlyle delivered his inaugural address to the students of Edinburgh University, out of his heart and experience, and...
Our heritage of trial and error – and truth – Sunday, March 17, 1957
Someone, of unknown name, has shrewdly said that "we must learn from the mistakes of others, because we'll never live long enough to make them...
A little latitude – Sunday, March 10, 1957
There come before us some further facets of the question as to how far can a person safely depart from principle: How far can he...
The lengthened shadow – Sunday, March 03, 1957
The effect of our influence on others is always a matter of sobering concern. In the course of a lifetime, a man may himself, get...