Through the medium of these
reports I know each day what the income of the school in money is; I
know how many gallons of milk and how many pounds of butter come from
the diary; what the bill of fare for the teachers and students is;
whether a certain kind of meat was boiled or baked, and whether
certain vegetables served in the dining room were bought from a store
or procured from our own farm. Human nature I find to be very much
the same the world over, and it is sometimes not hard to yield to the
temptation to go to a barrel of rice that has come from the store --
rather than to take the time and trouble to go to the field and dig
and wash one's own sweet potatoes, which might be prepared in a manner
to take the place of the rice.
I am often asked how, in the midst of so much work, a large part
of which is for the public, I can find time for any rest or
recreation, and what kind of recreation or sports I am fond of. This
is rather a difficult question to answer. I have a strong feeling
that every individual owes it to himself, and to the cause which he is
serving, to keep a vigorous, healthy body, with the nerves steady and
strong, prepared for great efforts and prepared for disappointments
and trying positions. As far as I can, I make it a rule to plan for
each day's work -- not merely to go through with the same routine of
daily duties, but to get rid of the routine work as early in the day
as possible, and then to enter upon some new or advance [sic] work.
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