Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-21
The Day Of "The Boys"

NO 60y OF TO 0oyos
In the last few days several young
college men who represent the Kenne-
bee Journal at their various institu-
lions, have called at the editorial
rooms for final conference before TAX
ing up the work of another year. And
as the editor talked the usual cut-and-
dried instructions" his mind reviewed
other days and other boys, and what
SOME of those boys NOW represent
In nearly quarter century Of handling
the copy" Of college boys or going
over with them to mark out a course
best for them and the paper they
serve, he has made some guesses as to
the future Of this one or that Some Of
those guesses have been more than re-
allied and others fiat failures.
But boys are boys and the clean,
wholesome. athletic. gentlemanly COL
lege youth who have called in the last
few days, are the equal Of any in men,
DRY in their present promise of useful
ness to themselves and to others. We
are optimistic because of our "sizing
up" the boys Of today and comparing
them with the boys Of yesterday.
After all, there are boys and boys,
and some days we meet a nicer group
than we do other days. And all this
leads up to the toast of distinguished
son Of Maine, the late Hon. Herbert
M. Heath Of Augusta, who at the an
nual banquet Of the Lincoln Club at
Portland, Maine, Feb. -, 1906, said:
Here's to the boys; the Destroy
ers CT dignity; the demolishers Of
conceit; the snnihilators Of self-es-
teem;the detectors Of, sham; the
champions Of merit; the scoffers Of
the false; the boomers Of the true;
the bete-noirs Of the policeman; the
protectors Of sisters; the sweet
hearts Of mothers; the champions
and chums Of good fathers; the
Apaches of the streets; the law
breakers Of today; the lawmakers
Of tomorrow; the builders Of cities;
the constructors Of nations; the
kings and princes Of America; my
boys, your boys, everybody's boys
God bless them one and all!'
We speak Of college men" and Of
college boys" Interchangeable; it is
all the same; they are boys on the way
to the things our lamented friend saw
for them. Your boys and our boys, in
school or in home, we are fighting for
them that they may be better in spirit
and in body than we are, and suffer
less of hardship in the accomplishment
OF life's purpose as it is revealed to
them.
When we see young men coming to
the front in our State, boldly placing
themselves on the firing line Of those
who are fighting for moral progress,
We see the effect Of the high purpose of
tho fathers Of yesterday and the
srandfathers Of today. In electing to
the Governors seat young Carl e.
Millikeu, whom we remember as
Bates College student only the other
day. Maine has fulfilled something cf
her pledge to Christian advancement,
has given something to her sister states
in example. But in the same hour we
are sending young man, Col Fred.
erick Hale, to the U. =. Senate, and q
young man. Wallace White Jr., to the
National House. We have selected a
strong battery Of young men tc tho
Legislature. and to county Offices
boys. all. whom we have educated bet
ter than we older boys" were educat-
ed; boys whom we have given better
opportunities. better example, better
advice.
It II the day Of the boys, and older
men renew their youth in admiration.
Let Us read again Mr.. Heath's toast.