The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-05-23

in coming here is to try to instruct
the girls and boys to live higher and
nobler lives. Any man can make a
living, but that is not making life"
Three features Of proper develop
ment were taken up and discussed
separately-physical, mental and
moral. All three Of these attributes
of ones life are needed to make the
ctltel,s effective. Boys AMI girls and
all need the development Of body,
mind and soul in order to make the
most and best Ct life possible.
The speaker told the boys and
girls how to make such development.
He said that if play at school does
not give them sufficient physical de-
veIopment they may well take turn
at helping mother and father at
home-the girls in helping mother
in the kitchen or at the wash tub,
and the boys in helping father cut
wood and work in the field. To
parents who have sorry children he
suggested the helpfulness of hickory
cordial or sassafras tea:
The girls ard boys were appealed
to and urged to develop their minds
by proper and persistent study in Or
der thatthey may be the better pre-
pared in after years to bear the re-
sponsibilities and duties Of life. The
reading of poetry and other good
literature was urged as a means
of rising to higher thoughts and
finer feelings. He begged that boys
and girls and men and women would
stop reading papers and magazines
that make heroes of libertine5 and
heroines of harlots.
High ideals of morality were held
up before the young, the speaker
declaring that to be truly great is
to be truly good" Pleading for
pure and holy living, the speaker
exclaimed, young men and young
women, the great God has never
shortened any ones arm in power
who followed in his footsteps.
THANK God, the day has passed
when low, corrupt and contempt
IDLE man can long hold office amongst
U.s."
Here the speaker referred to such
Bible characters as Moses, Samuel,
Gideon, Joshua, Samson and David,
and held them up to young men as
models for any vocation in life.
Queen Victoria, said he, in all her
glory was not ashamed to say that
she was led by God, and Gladstone
prayed three times daily in order
that he might secure Gods guidance.
Lee and Jackson never went into
battle without q prayer on their lips,
nor failed to give God thanks for
: victory.
Eloquently and forcefully Govern
or Glenn pleaded for strong men and
women, who are true and noble and
brave.
He reviewed some Of the achieve
ments of the world in the past, noted
the great things which surround Ut
in the present and predicted great
or and more wondeful things n the
I future. Said he. THE boys and
5 girls Of the present axe Is bring
! these things to pass"
: The contrast was drawn between
; this country one and two and three
: hundred years ago and the present
I Also the contrast between NORTH
e Carolina forty years ago and the
4 present was emphasized, and the
d great resources Of our State Were
8 recounted, and special emphasis wa!
{ given the fact that in matters OF ed
I ucation North Carolina has maze
: wonderful strides, and here Govern
or Glenn paid high tribute to ex
Governor Chas. B. Aycock, saying
: that Aycock was the greatest educa
tional Governor North Carolina has
ever had, or perhaps ever will have.
But with all these favorable condi
Il tons, said Governor Glenn, we are
living too fast. Commercialism ha:
}. taken such a hold upon the people
that they are drifting from many G,
the better things.
'. ,. Drawing towards the close of hi
great address, Governor Glenn sale
L that he could not be true to his owl
= convictions and the interests of the
! people. of North Carolina withou
saying something about the curse O:
}, the liquor traffic in our land. HI
Il counseled the boys and girls and al
his hearers against the evils Of Thu
the greatest curse of our time.
During the year 1906 the people O.
!, North Carolina spent sixteen million
g dollars for whiskey and beer, anC
only two and one half millions fo1
> humanity.
Of prohibition, he said that mar
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