may stand
And share its dewdrops with another near.'

"Truly, the eyes of Helen Keller are widely opened to the great truths
and wonderful beauties around her--[change lines of the eye slightly,
completing Fig. 125]--whereas, the eyes of many of us which are
supposed to be wide open, are indeed closed to many of God's
blessings. Many of us have eyes to _see_ with, but we use them
only to _look_ with. Helen Keller has seen more and done more
without eyes than thousands who have perfect eyes, but have never
learned to use them.

[Illustration: Fig. 125]

"Helen Keller should be an inspiration to every girl here today.
Learn from her life the great principles of true living.

"Let us first ask the question, 'How did she reach the high place to
which she has been able to attain?' She must have had help. Yes, she
did have help. It came chiefly through a dear friend, Miss Sullivan,
who, through patient years, sent the light into the darkness which
enveloped the poor deaf and blind girl. And listen:

"Never, during those years of patient endeavor, did Miss Sullivan
allow Helen Keller to receive a wrong impression of things about her.

"Stop a moment and think what all that means! Nothing came into the
life of the girl but clear, certain truth. The false, the unlovely,
the hideous, the deceitful, the unreal, never came in to distort her
view while she was a child, and so, when she later learned of the
sadder side of life, through her extensive reading, she was well
prepared to sympathize with those whose youth was not so well favored
as her own. Let us be careful in helping to shape the lives of the
children, never to leave with them a wrong impression which may
require a lifetime to remove from their minds.

"'It must be,' says Helen Keller, 'that when the Lord took from me one
faculty, He gave me another, which is in no way impossible. I think of
the beautiful Italian proverb, 'When God shuts a door, he opens a
window.'

"Truly, God has opened a window to let in the sunshine of His love and
care, and this blind girl is one of His brightest children.

"What an example to the world is Helen Keller! What an example to
every girl who has heard of her great success. Up with a monument to
her memory! Build it high and strong! She has shown the world how
difficulties can be overcome by determination and perseverance, and to
what rugged, lofty heights one may attain, even though he carry the
heaviest of burdens!"