The Mississippi Enterprise

This 'N That
By Sarah M. Harvey

HOMING FOR TROJAN
Remember this, and also be persuaded of its truth—the future is not in the hands of fate, but in ourselves.
—Jules Jusserand

PREPARATIONS FOR FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP.
Very important in our preparations is our CONDUCT—our ability to mingle comfortably and pleasantly with OTHER PEOPLE. In preparing for First Class Citizenship we must remember that we are living in a world where we cannot be blind to those around us. WE HAVE A SOCIAL DUTY. EVEN TO THE STRANGERS WE MEET—TO ALL PEOPLE, regardless of their National origin or the color of their skin...
Most people are quick to recognize courtesy and eager to respond to it. One writer has said, "Do not wear your courtesy like a watch, to take it out now and then when you wish to impress people"—Be courteous always—not only on the street and in the car, but in shops, at the theatre, wherever you go, with whomever you happen to be—ever remembering that Courtesy, like a boomerang, will return to you who send it into the world...
Let us prepare ourselves for First Class Citizenship by being GENTLE, being KIND, being SIMPLE in our taste and SINCERE in our actions by letting everything we do and say be governed by a DESIRE TO PLEASE OTHERS...
For these are the things that truly distinguish a FINE CHARACTER—this is the way to belie the often made statement that "NEGROES HAVE A CULTURAL LAG."