The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-21
This Homecoming
Sentiment Good Thing
A TO Find In a Man
IL Tends Toward Good Citize nship
and Toward the UpIift Of ALL
AS the Boys Come Homie They
Have Chosen Well or
81 Uuwisely.

uuusey. ctv folks; there sentiment
connected these occasions
city know of :.
in the where the celebration is peins heu
season looked to the ne& wn "
springs the upper vest pocket ana ~
terest ougrowth sentiment that doesn't exist III Os
places-it can't people don't close enough togeth
all the boys went to school Sioe oy Sue
and all the girls went to school side by and they all grew up
touching elbows
Ana TN song hearth"
Time has scattered them apart and farther apart than
city bows and girls though ocean hes
old memories old companions are not forgotten
They go for the homecoming from posi-
tons high oy with the business and the Joys Oh
homes of their own upon them there common
plane regardless has favored and the serious a
forgotten for day while they live again IN D0y0 anu
, Girlvie
These ioneyershom happy again the ghtheart
IN names
above the the school house. or OH
ferent smoking forge in the blacksmith hop come
to soniy and impressive reminders mat
they pahayfarthe than they had stopped 10
otherhee the hurry and hustle OF Dig "orio
homecomings not at ALL and some 10 a
greeting daened home where once SET
the lamp or father waited with a rawhide.
old back out in the leay lane OF
carved or up al
old swimming hole tank where watched the
the old door where you were
applicant OF peddlng bills to git IN 10 'ne so" "
good for any
And when you find cheshng these tender associations
put good citizen
AS for himself his accomplished may be
measured by himself advanced in appreciation
of responsibilities far as he has
outgrown day his serious thought was given
cracking stones under water or VINO
the in his shirt
Boyhood is but of manhood. entering which
properly back this eare-free season with any
hope of its coming again
We put away childish things and enlist in the battle that
for men produce played govern where
erned citizenship and provide for future men as
we provided for-better If possible
These bows 60 into the world on an
equal AS back they shaped their course
for themselves.
The Homecoming proves which is the better way
boy the Ounce stool at school IS oftene he
low whose surprising feature of these nep IN
old for inspection and review
Of the bygone days generally gets on
the train in silk and frock regularly ordained
While urchn whom the town expected to rise TO become
its leading citizen and president the United States
may the glazing disappointment OF the occasion
Homecoming produces convincing proof OF the tact that
this life is what set make it.
That may hope to succeed without EFFORT
That the opportunity but grasped and that man
rises above in proportion to the ambition he possesses
AS the old boys just have they seized upon
passed opportunity by
There may be among handshakng crowd that lines the vii
lase street misfortune, the victim of circumstances
lacking of proper commiseraon and
to them sympathy which homeeoings
tendat charity which hand hand with love OF home
Love of home country and better citizenship for il!
We boys country here with us in Detroit
From country the best material for the building of
cities
For God made the country while made the city.
Long of homecomngs and long the old
bovs in Detroit journey country with unhangng
hearts for the inspiration they bring back to
which a wiggled lit