Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-05
CIVICS Class OF
HIGH School HAS
senator AS Guest
Continued from PAGE one.

there is more danger that, at some
critical time, some of the cogwheels
of government will slip and involve a
great catastrophe to the people of the
country-that there Is much more
danger of this happening in a mon
archy than in a republic.
1T is the duty of every young man
to prepare himself to exercise the
political rights he has in this form
of government. Do not fail to re-
member that for every right one has
there is a corresponding duty, the
duty to exercise properly, honestly
and fairly as well as intelligently
every power that is given you and
it is the highest right human being
can possess TO participate in the Sc
lection of those who for good or i'll
manage the government under which
he lives. | wish / could impress
upon the young men of this State,
and all of them, how great a duty
they have to uphold. the honorable
traditions of our little commonwealth,
to see that her size does not neces-
sarily correspond with the ability OF
her representatives, who are chosen
to meet with the men of the other
States of this nation in common coun-
Gil
"This particular section of our
country has she wn from the begin
ming how able il was to judge rightly
on public questions and how able 1t
was to produoe men to enforce any
where our peoples aspirations,
thoughts and wishes. This little
State of ours, as you know. first gave
its assent to the Federal Constitution
and the next two States, only few
days later to follow its lead, were
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Out
of these three States all the naval
commanders OF the war of 1872 were
drawn and practically the naval bat
ties of that war decided its outcome.
Men from this sitate have filled,
with great distinction, all offices ex-
cept the one highest in this country
and IL is the duty of all the men OF
this State to see that the civic en-
| lightenment Of its people prevents
mistakes being made in our political
affairs which in any way tend TO de-
grade or even lower our public stand
ards"
Governor Miller was unable to bt
present on account of the press o.
public business and sent his regrets
Mayor Howell, in the course of his
address, referred to the comment OF
the Wilmington High School 1anitor
He recommended that the Civics Glass
Alumnae get at the bottom Of the
trouble He thought that If the JAM
tor was in the wrong he ought to go
and if the Board OF Education was II
fault Il ought to go. He said HI
did not think the Board of Education
was at fault as this body is continu
ally changed owing to its members
being elected by the people at diff
ferent times He stated that h
could commend the janitor for on
thing and that was that he neve
made any public reply to the attack
made on him and he considered tina
in this he was acting under or
ders from the board
The Mayor said that he had en-
ioyed the skit on 1.-THE Janitor." ant
the Board OF Education at the Gar
rick Theatre. and saw nothing OBJ
jectionable in IT, He stated in clos
ing that he thought the Board o
Education ought to be stirred up I
take some action in the matter O
the comment on the High School. II
said that he had hoped that the ne'