The School as a Reform Agency (1921): “Whatever the future contains, the school teacher holds the key to it.” LIFTING HUMANITY The Same Face (1915): “Along our years motherhood has planted three pictures that are so good for us to see that love and memory should always keep them bright.” The Will (1915): “The will of man is not only his danger, but it is also his hope.” The Sword that Keeps the Past (1916): “There is only one way to change the past, and that is to change it before it becomes the past.” The Fountain of Youth (1917): “Such as it is, it exists everywhere.” Some Principles of Efficiency (1917): “One has but one chance at this life, and he has a right to make that one effort the best possible.” The Story of the Red Cross (1917): “One of the strongest forces now making for a day of lasting peace is the beautiful suggestion that comes from the spirit of those who make it their aim to help while others destroy.” Words (1917): “The power of uplifting speech and the right to enjoy helpful conversation are high privileges.” The Line of Necessity (1918): “It is the unnecessary that changes bare existence into throbbing and purposeful life.” Some New Facts About Alcohol (1918): “Whether in the workshop or in the military camp, liquor and efficiency are sworn and uncompromising foes.” Facing the Future (1919): “The race is still achieving some progress, however, and most of us still believe that the most promising days of civilization are yet to be.” Life’s Backgrounds (1919): Character, preparation, and relationships The New Philosophy (1920): “...philosophers feel a growing realization that advancement is the proper aim of human endeavor, and that the vital problem of Philosophy is human welfare and progress.” The Sense of the Human (1920): “Humanity is the center of all creation, and the proper object of all our striving.” The Holy Spirit and Social Viewpoint (1922): “The salvation of the group can only be accomplished by the salvation of the individuals who compose it.” Civilization (1929): “denying themselves and their families the joy” The Road Uphill (1929): “successively better generations” LIFTING VIRTUE Some Stories About Beethoven (1915): “He placed the claims of life, right, and truth in a place of supremacy over all other claims.” The Obligation of Good Cheer (1916): “Whoever has a cheerful disposition has that much of a start toward positive and complete goodness.” Worship and Service (1916): “He who would die in the spirit of the cross must live there.” Do It Right (1917): “...the maxim which pointed the way to their mutual success.” Life’s Handicaps (1918): “Along whatever way one’s path may happen to lie, ...his life would be utterly unnatural if it were devoid of difficulties.” The Riverside (1918): “It is not what we would like to do in this life, but what we really get done that counts.” Determinants (1921): “The nature of a man can be altered or reversed.”