The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-02
SCHOOLS AND FOOLS THEME OF LECTURE Upshaw Talks Under Auspices
 of Baraca KEEPS THEM INTERESTED Relates Amusing Anecdotes to Show Misapprehension Many Parents
 Labor Under About Educa-
 tlon of Their Children.
KEEPS THEM INTERESTED

"Schools and Fools' was the subject of a very entertaining lecture at the First Baptist church last night, delivered by William D. Upshaw of Atlanta. The aud fence was a good sized one, but would have been larger had 1t not been for a slight rainfall just after dark. Previous to the lecture Dr. J. O. Hidden made 8 few introductory remarks upon the be- ginning and growth of the Baraca class of the Baptist Sunday school, under whose auspices MT. Upshaw gave his lecture. Graham D. Perdue. a lawyer of this city, and 8 life long friend of the speaker, introduced MT. Upshaw. telling of his un- fortInate accident that made him a crip- pie for life and paid & splendid tribute to the character of the man who, he de- clared, has devoted his life to helping others.
 Mir. Upshaw expressed his gratitude to his introducer for his kind remarks and plunged at once into his subject. The lec- turer held the attention of his audience throughout his discourse and impressed everyone deeply with his tndornitable life purpose and the unconquerable spirit of cheerfulness, which has made him so well loved by all young people who know him and have read his glowing words of hope and encouragement which have filled his writings.
 There are schools and fools," he said 'crhere are fools who never went to school and there are also other fools who went to school and stirl remained fools. There Is the city fool who thinks of nothing but city life and it's customs, and who looks with contempt upon all who know nothing of these attractions. Then there is the country fool, willing to lay down everything to get to the city. Both of these belong in the same class ,and hardly know which Is the bigger fooL'
 Here the speaker paused and asked all in tine audience who had been brought up in the country to raise their hands, and three-fourth of them showed hands. With laugh he congratulated them, but point ing to one young man, he said he believed the young man was ashamed to confess that he was from the country.
 MT. Upshaw then spoke of the educated fool, and with eloquent words named some famous examples of such In history and showed how they had been turned from noble purposes, and In several instances nad wrought great harm 10 tnemselVes and others. Speaking of the objects of an education, he told of some school chil- dren who were asked what they went to school for, and one answered, ITO make money" and another said, ''To run for of flee" What an ideal" he said. Ito set in the sky of child by its parents. What a low standard of modern percentage. Some mothers of the present day say to their little girls. Daughter. you will soon be old enough for boys to look at you. Be sure that you look upon the boy who has the money What kind of a mother is that? Is she bringing her daughter up as a fool or not?'
 Continuing his address to the girls, MT Upshaw compared them to two grades of sugar, the white or refined sugar and common brown sugar. He said all girls would of course, prefer to be classed as white sugar, but that they didn't like the