Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-11
ADDRESS GIVEN TO
BODY OF STUDENTS
Capital News Special service.)

Capital News Special Service.)
Sugar City, Oct. 11.-Governor Alex
ander was received with a warm well
come here Monday afternoon. He de-
| livered an inspiring address to the 200
students of the high school and upper
grades In the audience were a mum
Der of men and women of Sugar City,
also a delegation of prominent Rexburg
citizens The governors address was
frequently applauded.
superintendent Archer Wiley of the
Sugar City schools, on behalf of the
students, thanked the governor, very
heartily for honoring the school with
! his presence, and for his splendid ad :
dress.
Upon invitation of David Hodge, sup
erintendent of the big beet sugar fac
tory here Governor Alexander and par
ty were taken through this plant and
its operation explained to them. This
| is the largest sugar factory in the state
and the second largest in the inter
mountain country. Approximately U.s.
! 600, 900 pounds, or 100000 bags of sugar
will be made here this season from
sugar beets. About 5000 acres of suGa r
| beets were grown here for the seasons
campaign at this factory.
Governor Alexander was brought
from fNeADuTR TO sugar City IN 1nalr-
man Gamers car and returned to Rex
burg after the meeting here. Governor
Alexander paid a high compliment to
the splendid roads here
The eeting at Sugar City was held
| in the school house. 1t was called to
order at 2:1O p. m. by John A. Garner
| of Rexburg. chairman of the county
central committee.
! The school children sang the song
Idaho" very beautifully
Professor Archer Wiley, superin =
tendent of the schools here, babe the
governor n hearty welcome. Superin =
tendent Wiley then told the audience
of some of Governor Alexander's splen
did accomplishments.
| Governor Alexander was given a
splendid ovation as he arose to speak.
$4,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Nearly $4,000 school children of the
state of Idaho through me send greet
ings to you" said the governor. You
school children are the greatest asset
this great state until after men and
women came to settle within its con-
fines
The state was built up for the pur-
pose of making this a pleasant abode
! for our people. 1t is the purpose of
our government to make its people
prosperous and contented."
! The governor then paid a glowing
tribute to the American flag. Our
flag still waves over a free people who
are continuing to pursue peace within
and without our homes" Applause.
The governor told of the paternal in =
terest the state has in every school
child within its borders.
we are first of all interested in
educating you children and preparing
you. not for war, but for the battles of
life, in the pursuit of peace"
by your efficiency you will be able
to make the most of life
WHERE THE GREAT COME FROM.
| Great men and women are not always
made in the big cites Many come
from the small towns.s The governor
named Lincoln, Garfield, Frank Van
derlip, the greatest banker in the world
today. as shining examples of great
men who came from the small COM
munity. and were educated in the
country school.
The governor told the children they
have as good advantages in getting an
education as the children of any corr
| munlty in the country. He congratu
lated the children for having such eff
| ficient instructors as they Lave in the
| schools of Sugar City.
Woodrow Wilson. the president. was
a school teacher and he is proud of it,
Applause.
I'VE want you to grow-grow big
and have a comprehensive knowledge
of the value of being a righteous citi-
zen of this state and nation.
I'VE want you to prepare yourself