Evening journal., 1911-10-11

: MAYORS TOPIC
Addresses High School Senior
CiVICS Class on the
Subject
PUBLIC SCHOOL AS
FACTOR In GREAT WORK

Mayor Harrison w. Howell yester-
day afternoon was an honored guest
at the social hour given by the Senior
Civics Class at the High School.
Among those who sat down to the
tables as guests of the class were:
Principal A. H. Berlin, Edgar M.
Hopes, DR.. George w. Twitmyer, sup
erintendent of schools, DR.. Thomas o.
Cooper and Samuel II. Baynard, of
the Wilmington High School commit
tee. Miss Elizabeth d. Hopes, Miss
Eliza A. Craig, Miss Mary L. Lacklen,
Miss Jennette Eckman, Miss Josephine
Fletcher, Miss Jennie V. Goessling,
Henry A. Snyder, Esau II. Loomis,
Irwin w. Anthony and Miss Laura
J. Banks.
Mayor Howell gave an eloquent ad-
dress on good citizenship, saying in
part:
'The real government of our coun-
try began with the Declaration of In
\ dependence, and from that date up to
the present time, we have mad a gov
ernment based on the Constitution
which was framed at that time.
1T is a more than remarkable fact
that we have been as well governed,
considering the population of that
i time and the rapidly increasing pop
ulation on up to the present, when we
can count nearly one hundred mil
lions, of people.
"The same fundamental principles
underlie our government today which
were established over a hundred and
= thirty-fye years ago.
+ Now coming directly to the point
of good citizenship let us consider
the simplest and best way to demon
strate that we are good citizens.
"A strict compliance with the laws
of our national, state and city gov
ernments.
"A proper respect for those officers
who are selected to govern and en-
force the laws; and
"A careful trainii y and supervision
of our personal HABITS and morals
II which will ultimately influence ouI
citizenship and demeanor.
'We will suppose that much time
Il has to be consumed in order that the
aforegoing ideals may be reached. The
M real beginning of a good citizenship
is begun in the home, where the in.
FAINT is carefully and tenderly reared
by parents, who have learned the les
son Of usefulness and obedience.
Our public system OF schools
which. by the way. is one of the mos
magnificer ntarms of education pro
n v I'd ,h-conr government, furnishes
/ ecutive I .llJildings in which oul
ch appointed -sn nngregate for educa
tj@eai ply ere but it likewise fur
y rs the teachers or instructors
WHO join hand in hand with the par
ehts for the mutual purpose of prop
rlY~ikstructing and developing on
VI nentalities. link by link, until tn
1oint is reached where the pupil i
hnally presented to his municipalit
, hs a proper person to be termed
\ citizen; knowing full well the differ
~ ence between right and wrong an
assuming the responsibilities of hi
own acts.
Y 1--WE will assume that the class O
I'll 1912 are all to be model citizens, an
! the very fact that so many OF yo
have interested yourselves by electin
III 10 take a course in civics, proclaims Z
Nj the public that you are to be CAREFUL
W Nained and developed in the dutie
n and responsibilities of a good citizen
NJ ship.
Law IN llS DiodutoA tiaholetAoh
Y common sense, and is exemplihed !
the individual by his ability to gras
b the difference between right an
v wrong. Usefulness, cleanliness an
a mind free from immoral containing
N tins are necessary adjuncts to
N model citizenship. All kinds Of per
he are massed together in a commit
N fity. Those that obey the laws, thos
4 tho break the laws, those who al
noral and those who are immora
ind It is not only your part as
fcitizen, to obey the laws, but to hel
those who have not had the san
nrivileges and opportunity that ye
, have. and teach them to obey II
4Ilaws."
Edgar NJ. Hopes also addressed II
+ tclass. The coming celebration
Columbus Day was remembered IN
paper read by a class member Leigl
Ton q. s. Dorsey, on THE Significant
NJ the discovery of America"