The daily sentinel., 1913-03-13
WALLACE SPEAKS
BEFORE HIGH
SCHOOL
Eighth Graders Visit in Fresh
man Glass; 1O-Day VaGa-
lion Begins on 21St.
TOPE HONORED FOR 9TH YEAR
(By ]. HENRY ALLEN.)

D The address given IN nigh school
assembly this week wa Interesting
Sound and practical. J. was deliver
ed by Mr. w. 5. WqllaCp a man OF
broad experience in business mat
ters.
, His remarks carried weight with
them. and the students gave him
close attention. MIR. Wallace took
for his subject. Waste Products"
lie spoke of conservation which has
received so much attention during
the past decade. The free use Of
natures products has given broad
field in which the millionaire has
reveled. Times are now changing
these opportunities are growing less.
and a man will be valued more for
his true worth than for The amount
of money which he possesses.
We have worshipped money. The
man with million dollars has tried
I to devise more foolish ways in which
he could spend his money, making
great display. The man with eight
hundred thousand tried to do what
the man with a million did. The
man with three thousand tried to
ape the man with eight thousand
/ Others tried to keep UP appearances
and the man with thirty cents tried
| to out-strip them all.
/ Capital is today reaping the re-
suits to be expected from its conduct
/ in the past. Financial conditions
will have to be adjusted to equalizc
and to obtain true average The
standards are becoming better each
year.
| Not u Pessimist.
Mr.. Wallace stated that he is in no
sense a pessimist. He believes in
the good in the world. and that the
good is constantly increasing pc
riod of crime is always followed by
reaction. and each time we 90 high
er up and better than We were be-
4 fore.
The politician who was able to
make money and keep out of the
penitentiary has been considered
bright, but his day is passing away.
The industrial development of the
next generation will be along electri-
cal lines. The smoke nuisance will
be done away with.
Big business. appreciating the adj
vantages of electricity has endeav-
ored to acquire all the valuable wa
ter powers for electrical purposes.
1t has been estimated that in the
Grand valley not to exceed so per
cent of our farm and orchard pro-
uutlH are put " SOou ust. we are
more interested in the question of
waste products in our local affairs
than in the affairs of the nation. The
problem of today and the problem of
the future is to utilize waste pro-
ducts.
In China and Japan, a great many
! people live in very small area. II
is because they use where we waste.
/ They utilize every square foot of soil.
We must economic in other ways.
/ We must show economy in our man
ufactured products. The greatest
waste of all is the waste of the en-
ergy of individuals. The majority
of Chicago business men spend an
/ hour going to and from their bust
ness. usually riding on the train with
\ its smoke and vibration. This caus-
es such a loss of nervous energy
that the business man returns home
/ from his days work thoroughly ex-
hausted In business life in the great
cities, one-half is simply waiting on
/ the other half, because of lack of
economy.
Under irrigation the soil of this
valley is capable of producing great
results. Success in farm and orchard
work here depends upon the intelli-
gence of the man behind the plow.
| Under irrigation, ! helieve the next
generation will see in this valley a
citizenship equal TO that seen in the
south, where. distant rom the great
cities, the highest type of rural life
has been developed. nhe farmer is
/ the coming man of america. The
city man is simply a drudge, work
ing on salary and almost wasting
! the best days of his life. The most
independent life is the country life,
| which has less worry than there is in
any other branch Of industry.
The learned professions are SO
overcrowded that any man can not
hope for great success until he has
spent the best part of his life in the
struggle.
Mr.. Wallace closed his remarks
with an impressive statement to the
young people that there is demand
today. not for the man who will do
as well as somebody else, but for the
man who will do better than others -
for the man who will do his best.
Eighth Grade and High School Day.
Following the SUGGESTIONS of Su-
perintendent Allen, the eighth grade
and high school day was successfully
Lcelebrated in the Franklin school,
L
departure and the results are graft
/ flying.
w. G.. Hirons, principal of the
Franklin school; Miss McGowan,
Miss Decker and Miss Ella, teachers
of the ninth grade; Mr.. Cross, Miss
Hebert and Miss Foote, eighth grade
teachers. are to be congratulated on
their conduct of this new move
ment.
Principal Hirons, with his pleas
ant, gracious manner, did himself
proud as he managed the affair and
gave a cordial welcome to the eighth
grade pupils. The boys and girls OF
the eighth grade spent the day Wis
iting the classes in the ninth grade.
This gave them an insight into the
work of the high school and showed
them clearly the character of work
required by the teachers of the ninth
grade.
The work in our eighth grades has
, ! ranaiyad deseryed Draise in tho mast