and at which souls sensible of the responsibility of life contract: what we see of the wanton moral slippage in our young generation — the generation whose ripening we await, that it may take up the keys of our progress and stand in our renaissance as a high and impregnable tower, repelling moral decline with the elements of our elevation, and defending our firmly-knit being with strength and immunity. Who, then, is

responsible for these elements? Pray answer. An Enthusiast

A — For the raising up of peoples and the setting firm of the pillar of progress, four inseparable, indi-visible foundations join in shaping and sustaining it: the home, the school, the government, and soci-ety. However high this hoped-for edifice may rise, if one of these pillars fails to store up the essence of its substance and to press on

in consolidating its formation, the building will be defective however lofty it stands, and however each pillar, taken by itself, may embellish itself in its artistry. And the nation will never advance unless these foundations cooper-ate and join hands and work together with strong faith and unbroken steadfastness; otherwise the striving will be corrupted, and the winnings meager.