The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-10
1T WILL BEAR FRUIT
GIenn's Address at Laurin-
bug High School.
The CIosirg Exercises VIII b. Treasured as a
Happy Memory. A lie for the
Neal Midi.

factors for good in this commu-
nifty. This school was founded twenty
years ago by Prof. " G. Q~uackenbush
and not till two years ago did it change
hands, when Prof. f. p. Nyche became
principal and a year later associated with
him Prof. D. X. McRae. The school has
always enjoyed the best patronage and
to it is largely attributable the high. in
tellectual and moral sentiment that has
ever characterized this community.
On Monday evening last the exercises
began with he annual concert under the
supervision Of Mrs. f. F. Wyche. The
program was chiefly musical CT the highest
classical order, interspersed with laugh
allie plays and attractive recitations.
The concert was immensely enjoyed by
the large audience. the largest perhaps
ever assembled in the hall, and the man
ner in which the pupils performed the
various parts assigned them was a strik-
ing testimonial of the proficiency in
training they had received.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock a large
> audience assembled in the city hall to
witness the remainder of the closing eX-
ercises. which were opened with an an
them sung by Misses Jessie Meyers. Eva
Cowan, Kate Allen, Roberta Coble ana
Messrs. George Everett and Hinton
James. Then followed the opening pray
er by Rev. A. n. Furgeson, after which
Prof. Wyche announced the following
declarations as the next thing on the
program,
Paul Holland. a.. B. Vance"
Geo. Goodwin, Jefferson Davis
The declamations were followed by a
debate, the query being:
'Resolved, That North Carolina should
enact a compulsory school law"
Tho affirmative was represented by
Messrs. &c. Everett and Alex. James.
The negative by Messrs. Mac smith and
Pierce Wyche. All Of the young men ac-
Quilted themselves in a very creditable
manner.
The real treat, however. to which
Scotland county people had been eagerly
locking forward for the last few weeks
was at last about to be realized. Prompt
ly at 11:20 O'Clock Hon. Hector Mclean
ascendad the %rostrun and began the dis
charge Of the pleasing duty assigned him.
lie affirmed that in presenting to the Or
der the Hon. r. E. Glenn, Of Winston, he
was presenting the grandest orator in
the State of North Carolina. He also
alluded to the fact that it was Mr.. Glenn
who assumed management of the bill in
the Senate which created the new county
of Scotland.
Nr. Glenn prefaced his remarks with
the statement that he did not deserve
the kind things his friend had said about
Elm; that it was not his intention or de-
sire to soar to the sublime heights Of
oratory or please the fancies Of his hear
ers: he had come to perform a plain but
important duty; he wished to say some
thing that would stimulate the boys and
girls before him to renewed zeal and
nohler aspirations.
While announcing no particular theme.
Mr.. Glenn confined himself to a discus
sion of the DEVELOPMENT of mans mental.
n~hEsical and moral powers. Governor
Russell. of Massachusetts cnce said:
Any man or woman with pluck. energy
and determination can make a living.
but so few try to make their lives noble
How can we mako our lives noble? /
answer. strengthen your life mentally.
beautify your life morally and develop
your physical powers. TO the boys |
would say, develop your physical being.
run, lump. swim. help your daddies saw
wood. To the girls | would say, assist
Eour mother in her domestic duties.
make I'D the beds. and a few turns ct
the wash tub will not hurt YOU. But,
mere physical culture is not sufficient.
You must develop yourselves mentally.
NO need OF grieving over ~unimproved cp-
pCrtunitics. but make the best Of present
opportunity. study your books. study his
tory and literature. read sweet poetry.
study philosophy, broaden your thinking
Qualities, read good novels, but. shun. as
ar Irholy thing, tho dirty. pernicious 1T
%erature which floods these modern times:
cast it from you and burn it as vou would
some fearful pestilence.
fI11tlU1tp a1Cn vn,-r moral ro+n,o :.
IS the foundation unon which to build,
the basic principle of all truo character.
and tho very substrata Of individual
t ard national life.
Here the speaker c~ndeayorcd 10 ;rcu1-
cate the spirit of ambition. Have an
ambition to do something and to be some
thing; have an ambition to make your
home as attractive as possible, for a
happy, We'll regulated home is the grand
est hulWark CT society. Better live and
die in oblivion than to be bedecked with
diamonds, than to wear judicial ermine.
than to adorn the chairs of Governors. if
these Things are TO be bought 1T the price
OF the immortal soul.
Reference was here made IN t.o a.,
gers which confront the twentieth cen
fury civilization and the achiavemapts of
man in the nineteenth century. Man has
reached TO the clouds, grasDed the light
~ Il
ching and chained it to his vehicles 81
transportation. Statescnanship las be-
come 4 science anG nan IS but little low
er than the angels. clothed in the image.
? and almost the power Of his God. Bur.
f! there are dangers confronting US; there
are problems demanding solution. prob
lens which threaten the very fabric Of
, our civilization. Forces are at work On
+ the religious world trying to break down
. the salvation OF the universe, ard men
are using Philosophical and 9comotrical
truths Tor the purpose Of undermining
the teachings Of holy writ. These things
cannot stand tho test. Babylon. in all
her glory, has become q thing Of the past.
liomH-thc once proud mistress Of the
world. was destroyed by the Gotns aud
Nandals, and Greece, rich in literature
/ and arts. has become a thing CT the rast.
Here Mr.. Glenn spoke Of the import
aEce OF fostering the spirit Of State