The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-06
LECTURES AT CAIRO OPERA
HOUSE UNDER AUSPICES OF
HIGH SCHOOL.
PUBLICITY THE REMEDY
For Civic Wrongs Says Former Mis-
souri, Governor--ShouId Strive
For More Manhood Not
More Money.

AT the opera house last night Elk
Gov. Folk of Missouri had a fine audi
ence for his great lecture on The
Era of Conscience. The lecture was
given under the auspices of the Cairo
High School, and representatives of
the school, with Superintendent Glen
denen were in charge Several
beautiful musical selections were Civ
en- by the High School chorus, under
the direction of Mrs. Miller, the super
visor of music. The orator of the
evening was introduced by Mayor
Parsons in the following remarks:
1T certainly is a pleasure TO listen
TO the singing of the High School pu-
pills as it has just been rendered. 1t
reflects great credit both upon the
board of education In providing for
music in the public schools and upon
the teacher who has charge of this
ing friendly to music myself, | feel
glad to have this opportunity of ex-
pressing my appreciation of this
class of education and trust the board
will always be as fortunate as it is
now in the selection of supervisor
OF music.
The public schools of the city
have quietly but steadily been push
ing their way to the front, until now
they hold position almost second to
none in the State of Illinois, provid-
ing. as they do, well trained teachers
and a broad and practical course of
study The people of the city feel
proud of the efforts of the superin-
tendent of public schools, together
with his efficient corps of teachers.
Not only have they provided a fine
course of study for practical use.
but during the past few years they
have furnished annually course of
entertainments that bring the stu
dents and the public together and
each year they have been enabled (by
their careful attention to the wishes
Of the people and the talent that is
offered for this kind of work., to
bring to Cairo class of entertain
ments that stand high in the various
lines that are presented to us Only
last week in the Assembly Room OF
the High School there was given an
entertainments Of music ard elocution
TO vast audience-an evenings en-
tertainment that could hardly be exS-
celled anywhere. Two years ago the
Cairo public was entertained by no
less a public character than Honor
able Champ Clark of Missouri, and
lecturers of the highest type have
been secured repeatedly through the
influence of the public schools.
1T may be simply an incident, that
whenever political orator has been
invited TO come to Cairo by the school
authorities he has been selected from
the Democratic ranks; | do not intend
this to mean that there are no ora
tors in the ranks of any other party
but call your attention to this fact, as
IL is evidence that after all, the Dem
ocratic party furnishes at least as
good speakers as any other political
party In the country, and the httie
differences that exist between the
>arious parties are of small moment
when compared with the greater re-
suits that are obtained throught me
educational influences of these great
men.
Tonight, my friends, the represen-
tatives of our public schools have the
privilege of presenting to you, one oil
the country's greatest men-a man OF
national character and of whom 1t Is
said well done. | have the pleas
ure and high honor of introducing TO
YOU the orator of the evening, VINO
will address you upon the subject OIL
The Era of Conscience, the Honor
able Joseph w. Folk, of Missouri
Ex.Gov. Folk occupied a little over
an hour in delivering his address.
Following are brief extracts whicn
represent the underlying sentiment of
the whole:
while every wrong inbusiness
should be prosecuted, care OF course
should be taken not to destroy the
good with the bad. | do not meal
caution in furnishing wrong. but care
lest in striking blindly at wrong doing
the innocent be injured with the gull
ty. The man who would expose and
punish no wrong-doing is an extremist
as well as the man who would pun
down the good in order the easier 10
get at the bad. 1t takes no ludgmen'
TO be an extremist, but to weigh
things and to determine the bad AMI
the good. require thought and care
let us assail not men, but the evi
men do: not business, but the EVIL
doers in business. The only way to
stop evil. either public or private, Is
20 turn on the light, and let the peo