The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-23
ADJ.-G[N. DICKSON
ADDRESSES CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL
ON WASHlNGTON'S BIRTH
DAY.
Spoke of School Life and Its Advan.
taaes to Those Who Took Full
Advantage OF opportun-
tiles Presented.


Contrary to expectations G. Fl. $.
observed Washington's birthday an
niversary yesterday quite appropriate
ly.
During the first period in the morn
ing several patriotic songs were sung
and then Mr.. Midkiff gave short
talk, contrasting the superior advan
tages that school students have over
boys and girls who lived before, and
also in Washington's time.
Later Adjutant General Frank S.
Dickson in the uniform Of an officer
LOT his rank. came up to the High IN
company with Judge VIM. N. Butler
and gave the students a most inspir-
ing AMI delightful address. Mr.. Dick
sons subject could probably be
called Patriotism" as he spoke OF
what that should be in the home
school. and in every day life.
Mr. Dickson said that nature has
provided for us all an inspiration OF
some kind, something that makes us
hope and work and live. He said we
should try to find this point as early
as possible in our lives and always
keep it before our eyes.
In school life every one should
strive to get the best out of it, our
homes should aroase our noblest
feelings for appreciation of same, and
in every day life we should try to
be successful and earnest. If we did
these three things, we would surely
be loyal to our government and coun
try---the greatest in the world.
We can get along in lfe's battle i
we make good use of good common
sense. keep vanity rom our nature
and practice eonsecrated seriousness
We should try to be intelligent
law-abiding Christian men and women
and should always be on the alert
and doing something. IA good man
said the general, lis one who kneels
to his God his flag. and liberty
Mr.. Dickson told Of his experience
Of public life in Illinois and Other
parts of this country, and also told
of his travels in foreign lands. partic
ularly in Panama and South America
Gen. Dicksonis talk will be always
favorably remembered by those who
heard him, and if he should ever have
occasion to visit c. r. S. again h
will find a hearty welcome awaitins
him.
After General Dickson's talk ,Iudgt
Butler was called upon and happil,
gave few terse remarks touchint
upon patriotism, present day morals
and their needs and concluded b'
saying that we could shape our ca
reers, using Gen. Dickson as mode
exponent of the successful American
The school then sang THE Sta
Spangled Banner after which tn
patriotic flag salute was given
A better speaker for the ,occasioi
could not have been chosen than Gen
eral Dickson. He talked about pa
/ triotism and success from the stand
point of one in whom these are high
lily exemplified.
! Mr.. Dickson as true specimen o
the highest type OF Young Americi
and ones needs only to glance at hi
career to see this. He was educate,
to be lawyer, arose in his profes
sion, became states attorney in hi
home county, also Judge and late
congressman, the youngest from thi
state. He saw service IN the Spanish
American war and visited Contra
America as member, or the Panam;
Canal Commission under Presiden
Roosevelt in 1908. He has also tray
eled extensively all over the wor(
He has held the position of Adjutan
General under Governor Deneen up t,
the present time about nine months
succeeding Thos. w. Scott, who die,
last year.
Basketball.
The G. H. s. basketball squad sl@n
their half holiday in diligent practfc
yesterday afternoon at the ArmoiS
The squad expects to leave her
Thursday morning about 1l:l5 an
Iarrive at Mt. Vernon the same after
moon. This will enable them to en-
T Joy good nights rest and on Frida,
morning, when the athletic Associa
ton for the championship of South
ern Illinois meets. they will be OF
hand determined to make the capita
Of Egypt claim the winning team