The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-01-05
DR.. R. Il. BOYD
At PEARL HIGH
A VERY TIMELY ADDRESS WAS MADE
TO STUDENTS
Punctuality, Accuracy and
Honor DjScuSStd,- Way Of
Honor Open to ALL
Drama Rendered

Punctuality, Accuracy and Honor,
were the three traits of character
emphasized by Dr.. K. II. Boyd i'll an
eloquent address to the Faculty anG
Students of the. Pearl High Schoo! at
their regular monthly Necture on
Friday, December 18th. 1t was \
source of genuine delight for the
principal, teachers and pupils to
greet the speaker, and the love, es.
TEEN and respect with which he is
regarded were clearly shown by the
great demonstration that was accord
ed him when he arose to make
his address. DR.. Boyd has spoken
On many different occasions, in
various cities throughout the country,
both on educational. moral, social,
commercial and religious subjects,
but he never spoke to better advan-
tage or ever had a more appreciative
audience.
His address was illustrated
thro ughout by facts drawn from his
wide, personal experience, which
seemed to drive home and fix in the
memory Of his hearers the points that
he was demonstrating. He possessed
a fund OF knowledge, accumulated by
age, experience, personal contact with
great men, and extensive travel
through many lands that seemed al
most ineXhaustible. For. be 1t
known that he has not only travelled
all over the United States and Cana
da, but also through England anu
Continental Europe.
After congratulating the pupils on
their opportunities to acquire an
education ard reminding them of
the, ability and rare mental qualifi
cations of their principal and faculty,
he urged the students to use every
| spare moment in self-improvement
He paid the Latin teacher, Miss Lena
T. Jackson, high compliment and
said that he had frequently referred
to her teaching Latin without q
book at many schools where he had
spoken.
Punctuality, he said, Is one of the
most important traits of character
that any young man or woman can
posses. Punctuality is needed in the
prosecution of any sort of business
or in the successful management o.
any sort of organization, whether
home, church, school, city, state OF
National Government. / want you
children, to be punctual in all Of
your engagements. One great writer
has said that time is money" Il
you take mans time, then, vol
might as well take his money.
suppose there are, 240 children OF
this foor Suppose had arrived
here five minutes late. There woult
Lave been a total of 1900 minutes
CT 20 hours lost. Estimating tht
principals time at dollar an hour
there would be a loss of $4,000 OF
him alone. Time may be divided in
to three classes 1st. Before time
End, On time, and 3rd, Behind time
The best of these is the second-Ol
time. To be on time, TO discharg
your duties promptly, to save you
friends disappointment, sometime
requires judgement and the exercis
of discretion. Make no promises tha
you you cannot fulfil on time. Some
times business that you think can b
transacted in one hour may requir
two hours. You must learn to pre-
pare for accidents and unexpecte
emergencies. Remember, life
short, every minute is precious an
that time is money.
Accuracy is another importan
trait of character. The habit of bt
ing precise and exact in all you d
is habit worth striving after.
contributes more to success in lii
than any other quality except hoI
esty. 1t is an attainment, howevel
that requires long years of carefl
training. You must learn, while her
/, in school, to do the little things wei
permitting nothing to escape you
attention. Accuracy means that
. task has been done in strick a
cordance with the rules. Do not a
uuire the habit of doing your wor
in slovenly way There is a gres
difference between job well don
: and a job half done. have some (
the graduates of this school in m
employ at the Publishing House VIII
are known for the excellence Of the
work. Time will not permit me i
) mention all Of them, but wi
: mention Mr.. Ernest MCGUIRE. Nil
. Eleanor Bpttle and Mr. w. I
4 Franklin. There are many other
who learned, while students here |
! Pearl High School, to do their wor
In q first-class painstaking manne
q Pearl High School, / regard as
great factory, where boys and cir