"The home is the center of all that is best in life. It is the greatest moulder of character. All the qualities of Christian manhood and womanhood, love, reverence, unselfishness, forbearance, order, regard for property and for the rights of others, should find their beginnings here. The strength of civic and natural life, respect for government, honest administration of public trusts, depend in large degree upon the high ideals of the home life. Family traditions are better fostered. The home is the housewife's 'place of business.'

"Whatever affects the home affects the state. The moral standing of a nation depends upon the home life of its individuals. We cannot get a true idea of the sacredness of life without having some place, however humble, where high standards of living govern the actions of its individuals. We have poems that stir the emotions and quicken into activity the best interests on the subject of 'Home,' but what poet ever attempted to stir the hearts of a nation to heroic deeds by writing a poem on the 'Boarding House.'