The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-11-05
Ovid Stores Co.
A Feast Of Wisdom and A Flow Of Soul

The last knocker in Julesburg has
taken to the tall timber. having been
seen beaded that way last Monday
night. A. the Aforesaid tall timber 10
1t some little distance from here It 10
confidently expected that his return
will be - far in the future that when
be docs show up around here. be will
BE- 70 astonishsd At the improvement
and growth in the place that be will
drop his hammer on the spot.
The reason for this sudden depart
ure was program given At the op-
era house by citizens Of Julesburg 1t
s:banquet rendered by the Commercial
Club.
The toastmaster, Rev. Kinds, intro
duced each speaker with some witty
and humorous remarks At their ex-
pense that placed them at their ease
% and the audience in = receptive
frame Of mind for the good words that
were coming. It served to bring out
the natural wit Of the toastmaster and
and to reflect great credit on his pow
ers of observing human nature as "she
are"
After few funny stories, told in =
sort Of self defense from the good ma
tured railery Of the toastmaster. Prof.
Smell, the first speaker. began on his
subject proper, 1.-THE Public Schools. "
He emphasized their value to the COM
munity in training and taking care Of
the principle asset of the community,
coming generation. He told of the ef-
forts of the school force to give the
boys and girls practical and useful
training in order to make an asset in
stead Of q liability. Promptness,
obedience, cleanliness, patriotism, and
respect for institutions are among the
things they are endeavoring to incul-
cate into the young min DIS and charac-
ters. He closed with recital Of the
needs of the institution and showed
that the idea of central school meant
infinitely more for the advancement
than several scattered and poorly
equipped ones. If some additional
equipment can be secured, according to
Mr.. Smell, the Sedgwick County High
School will be the equal Of any in the
land as far as quality of work done is
concerned. He used as simile the
citizen who buys two cheap suits in
stead of one good one. He urged that
the practise of buying books above the
9Th grade by the board be abolished
and this money be either spent in
equipment or kept in the treasury.
His talk created the impression that
the speaker has the interests of the
school and community. thoroughly at
heart, and a conception of their needs
that promises many good things for
the future of Julesburg.
The cornet solo by A. B. Miller was
well received and he responded to a
hearty encore with another equally de-
lightful.
r. T. johnson, the junior attorney
of Julesburg, confined his remarks to
a brief historical sketch of the way
towns and communities have been built
up in the past, mentioning one of the
first boosters, viz: Paul, who took
occasion to speak of his home city, Tar
sus in boosting manner. The speak
er said that the modern problem of
building up town differed from the
ancient in that the latter practise was
to move to new country, pluck the
resources and then move on, while the
modern way is to build up the resour-
ces and then make these support the
town. AS with the others the watch
word was Boost with big B, so that
in so doing the community become not
like the serpent which, being frozen
was still alive and didn't know it.
One of the most recent industries,
the school of elocution, as established
by Miss Yates, was next represented
by Miss Yates, who gave reading
from the pen of a Colorado man, Las
ka. 1t is waste of space to say that
it was credit to the school, for by
this time the people of Juiesburg well