culty from a moral and mental standpoint as well as from a
technical standpoint. They must maintain a naturally sympathetic,
cheerful and helpful frame of mind at all times and must be able to
prove that the training under my hand has thoroughly qualified them to
serve the pupils of the Bogue Institute.

The long period of training and apprenticeship, which has always been
an outstanding feature of our methods, could be done away with, should
I desire to cheapen the instruction. Inexperienced instructors could be
employed for less than half the compensation of the experts I now
employ--but these things could be sacrificed only at the expense of
results. For many years the superiority of the Bogue Institute faculty
has been nationally recognized and this reputation we are today
maintaining--and improving, where this is possible.

CHAPTER VII

MY MOTHER AND THE HOME LIFE AT THE INSTITUTE

The home life at the Bogue Institute cannot be mentioned without also
mentioning my mother and the work she has done and is doing to make
this truly a home life. This is her work and she has succeeded. She
represents the pivotal point around which that home life turns and she
is the guiding spirit that makes the Institute a real home for those
who come here. It is her beneficent smile that makes you feel at home
when you arrive, her kindly influence which makes you feel at home
during your whole stay and her smiling God-speed when you go, that
makes you wish it were not time to leave.

Under Mother Bogue's direction, the Institute is a busy, happy,
cheerful and well-ordered home for the big and happy family that it
houses.

Music is here for those who wish to play. Games and books and magazines
for those who would thus entertain themselves and others. We are
acquainted with the truth that "all work makes Jack a dull boy--and
Jill a dull girl"--and wholesome and worth-while amusements and
diversions are provided for all ages and all occasions. These
amusements are for those who wish them--those who do not can always
find rest and quiet in their own rooms.

Rowdyism is absent. The hoodlum is not here. We find no difficulty in
establishing standards of conduct that become the lady and the
gentleman--and the regulations that are in effect are based upon the
belief that those who come here can and will measure up to these
standards.

Unity of Purpose: One of the distinct advantages of the plan whereby
all students live in t