far away, out of her reach, but she says, "I _must_ reach them, I
_must_, I _will_." And so day after day she presents to all the waves of
discouragement and evil the strong, granite-like determination that will
not let the tide come in.

Strong as she is she does not excel another girl surrounded by
extravagant wealth, praised, flattered and pampered, trained to think of
one thing supremely, and that _herself_. But she is a girl of high
ideals. When a little child her old nurse told her the stories and
taught her the prayers that she never forgets and helped her feel a
deep sympathy for all who suffer and have need. A fine young uncle who
has used his wealth to comfort the old and save the sick, told her many
a tale that stirred her soul, and her admiration for the young man of
millions who worked as hard every day as any man in his office but never
for himself, helped in forming her own ideals. And so she reads and
studies, dreams and plans the good she will do some day, meanwhile
helping in every way open to her and standing firmly for the things she
knows are right, resisting with granite-like determination the onslaught
of the waves of self-indulgence and the tides of wild extravagance and
display.

The girl of high ideals is everywhere. Every school can claim her.
Despite teasing, sneers and laughter, she remains true to her ideals.
She is not a book-worm but she studies, she is not prudish but she is
high minded and pure, she has fun but it is wholesome and clean and
kind.

She is found in every shop, every department store is aware of her
presence. Honest, attentive, true, interested in her work, following
amidst many insidious temptations her own high ideals.