The record., 1912-11-21


made in GrcenvilIe. want to say
that have seen soldiers march, |
have seen the various orders and
lodges march, but IS stood today
upon the sidewalk of the strccts of
Grcenville | saw the grapdss, march
that have ever witnessed, an army
of the iunoCeuts of llcavea march
ing 10 victory and 10 conquest in
the great battle of hfc. rs those
sweet, tenae: aud bright eyed glr,s
and boys, some of them tiny in size,
passed by me, their lit;le hearts
seemed to be filled with delight as
they lifted up their Juvenile voices in
shouts of triumph, and you stood by
with smiles of of comfort and con
ISOLATION. let me say to you par
enis and teachers, the lesson that
YOU have gwen these children today
Is worth DAYS of scho,l ling. You
Eare taught them To reJoiCe ahd hot
10 mourn. lou have tough, them
to laugh and not 10 weep, YOU have
made lasting impressions upon them.
They have seen and heard things
today that shall be Indeiiblv written
upon the tablets of their memory,
that ;hey can narTate in their al
vanCet years. No doubt that some
of them have never been IA the
county seat before Gii hsve never
bghcid lt;s magnificent aud lcau'i-
tai court house, and perhaps have
no; witness 4 ;he runuing oi auto
mobiles, the hcTnolesss carnage.
NOW understand that the object
# this occasion @ni this splendid
demonstration IS - encourage Il C
intellectual, aud Industrial II. srcss
OF our county. aud We lhiak it to be
one Of the grandcs, movements ever
mad along sa,h ,I"es hy the people
of he cou,tt. state ani uaiior.
We axe rtacl,d IA r,i't il the
scale Of lie that we can see The need
of Intellectual and industrial de
velopmcat, and for the first time in
our coun;y's history we find stored
here in cuT temple of justice an eX
hi5i..on of the fruits of the indus
dusiual genius Of the youths and
the yolag people of the county.
You have pat premium upon the
skill Of industry that shall advance
the productive interest of the
county, of mental and manual
training which is an absolute essen
iidl in life. Intellectual and indus
tfial training are the principal Cogs
in the wheel of progress, and many
o. IN .l,T .~''.,.'Sii 6IHiSf" IS Il"
ing it. Our government is using
means for the encouragement and
for the development OF the natural re-
sources Of the states within lis bounds
MI the states are turning their at,en-
lion TO such work. Nex and more
perfect methods of education are
Being exercised for the rsing gcner-
alton, and il is pleasure to see our
children crowned with the advan
tages that were unknown to the gen
Grafton past. The battle of life
never ceases, it is going on and
these young people that are here
today apparently in the rear will
soon be in the front ranks leading
up to the elevation of life and to
the heights of educational success.
Friends, our future is fast becom-
ing guided, lis glorious opportun-
tiles, facilities and advantages; and
the highway which our children
shall travel is being decorated and
charmed with the flowers of peace
and perfection and the thorns thai
have jagged and veXed our ances.
tors and gave them trouble and hard
ships are fast falling away and soon
they shall be feared and felt nc
more. My friends, | am so cnthuset
and gladdened that | do not know
how to properly talk to you, what
to say FIRST and to say last. Iwould
that ] was an orator and possessed
the eloquence of statesman ant
the inspiration of prophet that
could more forcibly impress upon
you the grandness and the impor
tance of the intent and purpose OF
this occasion. Now | want to sa,
, to the boys and the young mer
tha, | see before me: You have
commenced the battle of lte, victory
or defeat must be the consequences
, Let ne admonish you FIRST, be vir,
| tuous and good, be brave and strong
to meet the demands and the achieve.