Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-06-11

soon. App ause. We had to make a
law like this. A member OF the freshmen
class was sent to the Legislature, ard d
student run for Congress. So the trus-
tees thought the. students of the Uni
vcrsity should not be allowed to run
for the Legislature and Congress any
more. The influence of your school
and its great power are due to the men
who have governed it. If there is a
list of teachers better than the one [
have read, in any State, anywhere,
| have never read of it during the
period of fifteen years Applause e. |
Every man ON the list is a graduate of
university or college. Every man
on the list represents training and cut
ture. Every man was there for the
work the upbuilding of ths WORK
NJ oses and Claxton from the University
of Tennessee; Alderman, McIver.
Howell, Connor ana F0ust from the
i University of North Carolina and A.
mold from Trinity College. Applause. |
An honorable list. may il never be
weaHer. applause But the great
lesson of the school is from those that
it teaches. The school. like all vital
Organlzat! !ons, Is strong as it is strong
from within. A school cannot be built
up from the outside. A school must
grow from the inside. 1t is like a hu-
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stropg,s in order that it may expand.
and this school has shown that it is
strong from within. / he character of
the boys and girls that have been to it:
that have gone to other counties. uni
versities and institutions all over the
United States, they have made the rep
utation of the school: they have made
the reputation of the teachers of the
school: they have made the influence of
the school | hope that there will be
brought around this school young la
dies and gentlemen, an effection and
desire to improve it Year by year.
The President of the Alumni a $50
citation of the Public High School of
Philade'phia is gentleman whose
name has been mentioned whose name
is mentioned now as Il possible nom nee
for the presidency of the United States,
the Hon. Robert E. Patterson. This
gentleman was the president of the
Alumni Association many years, hav-
ing been Governor of his own native
commonwealth He was also proud 20
te proud to be President of the Alumni
Association of The school.
And you children who are before me,
who will receive from tn S community
your education, what will you give in
return-what will you do for the com
munity that does so much for Won
to equip you for life Will you not make
this resolve here before you receive
your diplomas of graduation possibly
the last time all OF you may be together
will YOU not make this the sacred
hOur-win you not remember this
hour and this spot and let it be one of
gratitude TO this community and the
great State of North Carolina that
have done so much for you? VIII you
not resolve that this public school shall
be better equipped than it is now: that
the 1900 volumes in the library shall
become 10000 volumes; that the 10000
volumes shall become POO, ,0G0 volumes,
so that it may be used by the fami les
of the town-the grown people of the
town as we'll as the pupils. VIII you
not resolve that the children born to
the cabins shall receive the same ad-
vantages as those who may live in
homes of affiueuce. VIII not some of
you resolve here that you will
some day help to expand this
school, | believe that you will. | be-
Iieve that you cannot leave this ros
trum tonight without making some
resolve to co something for the Con-
monwealth that has given you your ed
ucation. If this lesson-if this ambi-
tion is inspired in other hearts, then,
indeed, will the greatest influence of
the Goldsboro Graded Schools be exer.
cised. [Applause. !.