Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-11-07

her history, her achievements, her people, her
public charities and her unfailing Public
Spirit. And as I look out upon and over this
vast assemblage. and contemplate the mag
nihcent p~ageantry and imposing demonstra-
ton of this occasion, I cannot but ~paraphrase
the words of Scott the poet and exclaim: :
| Breathes there in this great multitude the
man with soul SO dead who has not to himself
already said, these are my people, this is my
town-my home. Yes, my fellow citizens,
Goldsboro is our home-our world. It is to US
the dearest place in all the earth! We should
all combine to make it the most beautiful city
las it is already the best town in the State.
mot whatI HAv but what I DO is my king
dom," says Carlyle. one of the greatest ethical
philosophers of any age. It is not what q man
HAS but what he DOES in his day and genera
ton that makes Its impress upon humanity,
whether for good or for evil: and they who
love their fellow men are they who make the
world better and brighter and happier and
more prosperous.
And now, my fellow citizens, let US resolve
to make this celebration an epoch In the his
tory of our town, marking a new era in her
progress, andif we will but unite in our pur-
pose to this end. and touch elbows and bend
our energies for Goldsboro's greater advance
ment-my word for tive will not fail to go
forward.
At the conclusion of Col. Rob-
iDson's speech the z. of P. Band
rendered another pleasing selec-
ton, and the Mayor, who was in
charge of the programme, intro-
duced Mr. Lionel We'll, foreman
of Goldsboro Fire Co., Nc. 1, who,
being one of the most popular
and publ'c-spirited young men in
the city, was enthusiastically re-
ceceived. He spoke as follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE great
est comfort to the wearied mind is the peace
full quiet of restful nature. To maintain this
quiet, which is vouchsafed to every orderly
citizen, our city has provided deintte regula-
tons for orderly conduct; and yet in the very
infancy of this park Ia corporate part of our
city, a dangerous precedent is esta blished by
inviting the prattle of noisy youth to disturb
these peaceful surroundings. But when we
realize that a park is also a children's play
ground. there is no fear of my overstepping
the limit. We all realize the mutual depend
ence of our intellectual faculties and physical
being, The student burning the midnight oil
is indirectly harming his mental faculties
through weakening his physical being. just as
much as the professional bicycle rider is ruin
ing his health and neglecting his mental Gull
ture. 1t is. however, through the joint and
well-regulated use of both body and mind that
man has scored his greatest success. The true
keynote to the proper harmony between these
two elements was first sounded by the Greeks,
and it. was their f%aultless combination of a
much cultured mind and the well-deyeloped
body that has placed them the peer of all ma
tions. not only in their Olympic games. athletic
contests, unr1velled in history for their Drawn
and skill, but their literature and art breathe
the health and power of their vigorous man |
hood. The well-developed body as the ground |
work for life's dut1esi is recognized by all mod
ern educators. Train the mind of a child
without physical nourishment and you warp
its growth. The Fairgrounds of our schools, |
the athletic fields of our colleges are but the
reserve force for mental activity--the spring l
from which knowledge is watered; remove |
them and we st1he knowledge at it's very fount. |
If this is true of the child and of the growing
youth, Why does it not apply with still greater
emphasis to our community?
In our busy little commercial centre, where
the wheels of industry never cease, where
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as ambition grows, our cares increase, how
little of our time is given to mental relaxa-
ton and how far less Of 1t is devoted to phys
ical Development How well our churches and
fraternal orders are looking after our moral
and spiritual growth, we all know; to what
extent the Chamber of Commerce and the
Woman's Club are concerned with our CONNER
cial and mental progress, there is no doubt;
but what organization nourishes our physical
which is such a crying necessity to
the healthy growth of our city2 Our military
and fire companies are doing much to encour-
this potent factor; but their sphere of use
fulness is limited to their own membership.
The State F1remen's Association. when it in
augurated tournaments, never did q wiser
thing. For the past five years it has been the
healthy exercise and acquired skill derived
from these admirable contests that has light
ened the hitherto arduous duties of a fireman
and given Goldsboro fire ladies of which the
whole State is justly proud. Through exercise,
the burden of work is thus made a pleasure.
While we all cannot be fremen, is there one
of us here sembl to.whom baseball, foot
ball. tennis. or some phase of athletic sport
does not appeal? Extend this movement of
outdoor exercise throughout our entire com
munity and we will not only have the best and
healthiest town in the State, but an ideal ex-
ample for the nation. The one regret will
then be that our physicians will be subjects
for our sympathy.
What a pleasing reflection, that HERE, within
the shadow of yon factory smoke, is a Park, |
affording US, through exercise, the golden OPP
portunity of refreshing and 1nvigorating our
wearied bodies for the better carrying on of
1ife's work. The day is not far distant when
Hermann Park will blossom with its tennis
courts and golf links---its athletic sports and