Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-05

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fair demand only The government
bureau reports on crop conditions will
be watched with greatest interest from
this date until the crop now growing
is made, or fully assured.
Mr.. ]. E. McRae came up yesterday
from AbbeEille, spending the day in
Americas.
of learning is learning" should be
emblazoned on the walls of every
school room for the inspiration %
youthful genius. The love of military
glory should be superseded by thirst
for that knowledge which Aristotle
calls the science of truth. The shame
of our government is that so little is
done to promote the growth of learn
ing. True knowledge is the only
jewel that will never decay. Seven
ty-two per cent. of all the revenues
of the federal government are ex-
pended in paying for past wars ana
in preparing for future conflicts.
What beneficent results would follow
if all this mighty sum was used to
foster vocational schools, taught by
highly trained teachers with specia!
equipments for the work. Money
spent by the government to give OPP
portunities to youthful ambition, 70
fit it for its life's best work, lis 4
consummation devoutly to be wish
ed"
In this mile-a-minute era, let us
cultivate a wholesome optimism. Tom
Reed was correct when he proclaim
ed the United States to be billion
dollar country. Every youth who en-
tiers within the sacred precincts of
these college walls is a capitalist
unless, indeed, he be deaf dumb
and blind idiot. Teach him to exam
inc his capacities, gifts and purposes.
Teach him that he can do great things
if he would only apply himself. No
other time ever equalled this present
epochal era. This age has exceeded
all prophecy and outdazzled all
dreams of what it was to be. To be
able to make the most of opportunity,
one must study more than himself.
The maxim
Know myself does not suffice.
Know others know them well,
that's my advice!"
1t was Burns who said:
Conceal yourself as we'll as ye can
from critical dissection
But peek through every ither mar
with sharpened sly inspection"
The man who reaches the Ten
Thousand Dollar mark is he who
knows himself and his own work
thoroughly as well as that of the man
ahead of him. No wit is a question
of brains as we'll as Drawn. The big
men of today-the kings of enterprise
and fortune are those who have gone
through every phase of experience
in the business in which they are en-
gagged They are those who realize
that man is not composed of dust
alone, but that there was hreathed in
him a divine spark of intelligence in
which, and through which he bears
the image of his Great Creator.
But this is goth century time, and
from this sublime subject we quit to
close. This temple dedicated to know
ledge and wisdom; these academic
festivities; this sympathetic audience
which looks with favor on our efforts;
these noble young men embarking on
life's tempestuous voyage panoplied
for it's arduous service, all bear wit
ness that high ideals and practical
education are not here in need of
champions. Oh, let it forever be the
PROUD boast of the descendants of
Alabamians that on this question the
state has stood in the fronk rank.
Let it be our vow, that these descen-
dants of revolutionary sires imbued
with Southern chivalry and inspired
with holy ambition to excel, shall
never, no never, be lacking in plead
ing worth Let the son of these cava-
liers, wherever he may wander, leav
that behind him which shall make him
homesick for his native land and
alma mater Let wisdom and know
ledge by all our best efforts, impress
cd by our holy religion be forever the
birthright of our children until the
arch-angel shall, at the last day, with
one foot on the ocean and the othe~
on the shore, proclaim, in trumpet
tones to all the world, that time was,
time is, but time shall be no more.