The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-25
as GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL;
DR.. ASTON ELLIS MAKES ADDRESS

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intellect. Ii should tnculcate the IMPORT
nnrr of ,hc PRINCIPLES Of justice. hon
| rsry. moderation. Sclf-rcspect ana rem
rerancr.
In educating the body, our cducatloH-
al system, would profit Immensely IL ~
could absorb some OF The efficiency ot
tie training camp. That military TACTICS
and training helps 70 transform H""u
! Youths into good soldiers Is Il truclSh'
The majority Of AMERICAN youths ieaFs
school before the aEe OF such tra'h-
, ing is reached. Every boy snouId De
| obliged either at nonie or ut SENIOR Wv
! 10 educate his body that Ii shall D. nlau"
! the servant and effective tool OF Welt
| trained mind. Such Il body helps inc
| hoy 10 hc Il good soldier In any Cattle
! VINE, irr in war or in life.
The new era in which all wise. and
! sensible people hope to ltv" Is I" DO
world in which moral power Is suhSt-
tuted for physical forGa. Some inG.Fihu
al nations have made great strides IN
this respect. hut It IS incumbent upo:i
| ne to nnnur bright anL enthusiasm hiEh
! VIC arc far from being perfect In This
! country, and life has its snrdid An sell
! fish side in every race and nation. Ent
' there Is such thing Jas declared
and accented standard of public and OF
i fiCial conduct precisely as therc arc
/ standards IN the business ana SOCIAL
! communities and In private me-
! Through the efforts of such orgallzza-
[ tions AS the Young Mems Christian As
sociatiuns and tho Young Women y
| Christian Association our public stand
| ards today arc being elevated anu maoe
! ethical: Tho Y. N. =. \. has done
| splendid work In opening liorarleS III
! tho army camps. There arc also lecutrcs
und entertainment and movies" to give
| the soldiers stimulus. and there ~ sou!
| comfort In the services held for @eN ~
All crccds Such Ideas OF body. mind
and soul training must be !nculcateI IN
| TO the educational system Of our Coun-
tly. that every hoy and girl may reap
! thc benefits thcrefrom.
| Since war is now the nations one VIZ
| ally imperative business. every cStraN-'
| agance must Eu. II is not doing our Dill.
j but doing our hest. Tho education OF
| thrift I'm the public schools or this coun-
| Try Is Il patriotic necessity. The niah
! has becu outlined by The Thrift Educa-
/ tiunal COMMITTEE. provided that II -
| taught in correlation with such subjects
! rs arithmetic. history grammar. c"mpn-
sition and household economics. war
| had taught us that In our SCHOOLS we
| should develop thrift in the materials
! that arc placed In tho hands or the emil
dreu. This teachi.,E Of thrift Will Pie
the nation wide practice or this Fir'aS
! on substantial basis.
| VIZ ought TO be- prepared 10 .pron' by
! the experiments the Europeans aie "cw
making In rc-cdutation, that Is. giving
q new education (" those that leave
| wounded AS real AlntI leans. We ought.
| as usual. to improve IN what has al
| ready been done. After n year or war we
| must have rr-e5ucatiouai centerS. Our
| technical schools may nave tn open new
! departments for the war disabled, man!
| a hospital Will nave TO add to lts equip
| ment a workshop. This is an era or now
! methods. The whole world !s turning
! 10 them. Crear and small things. thought
| in,possihle. are becoming realities. New
problems arc confronting us each day
and the future. holds many more That
| ale Icing brought Ia our attention
| ;hi 0EGh this terrible war. Let us. th"l.
! r. epare TO meet and solve them thi OUCH
the proper education Of our people pur
| nation will then ave made the greatest
| step possible toward making the srcat-
| est democracy on earth.
Mr.. Minor Speaks.
Walter Elwood Minor. class orator.
| spoke ms follows. ON The New Vehicle;
| Since the invention Of III" acroplane
| tho question has been. what can II do:
| The answers hay" been numerous ami
! varied, coming from scientists, mcchnH-
| ictl engineers and dealizlnG prophets.
| Fortunately. tho stage IF srcnticism has
| passed and the only remaining object s.
| to determine. us well as We can, the on
! tent of the possibilities in aviation. Inc
| prevailing sentiment 1T one time con-
1 al,- art
eccentric people. There were some who
| believed tho s"rnplancS were unreliapis
| and pitird those who flew In them. Al
though these we're in the minority. yet
| there. arc many to-day who do not realize
| tho real value uf the acroplane. II IS
my purpose. then. tn consider with you
the Importance of This invention.
As the general knowledge Of its do
vclopmcnt is limited. II Will oc neceS-
sary. for Il complete understanding, to
start II tho very beginning OF man :
attempt To fly: then we can trace tina
progress TO the present time
All uf us have. ut some Time. expert
cnced the desire To lily. We have watched,
with envy. the birds as they scared
above us We have longcd to spread
out our arms and glide lightly up nr"
III. air. This desire has been The in
means of aerial navigation.
Now We have the acruplan1. IL machine
more. Skillful than u bird In iis flight,
and "" want u know what It can do.
1t has been developed sufficiently al
ready for us IL determine its pnssthili-
| ties
Soon after tho success Of the Wright
brothers. all eyes OF the world turned 20
the aeruplaur. Prizes were offered Tor
records III speed distance and high alti-
tudc. Each day brought news of S:one-
one breaking Il previous record III one
Of these lines. This development proved
that rkiug was more than Il fancy Of
the day: il is 4 useful science for all
! time.
Confidence 81 Increased In the new In
vcuticn that fancy stunts were tried.
| Flying upside down. lnoping-thE-ln"p
sp!ral dcscrntS and vertical drops soon
were M more thought Of than straight
! living Men started ln cross mountains.
! imrassahlr on FOOT. explore dense for
cSts and sail over deserts in the Few "r-
! hicle. This WAS dangerous. at that'
! time. for one could meyer tell when HE
/ motor wnrld stop and Il" would be COM
! prllrd t" land. Yet Ii WAS this trust
, that made It possible IL accomplish
! these things without danger. later.
With great enthusiasm. aviation pro-
crossed At Il rate never ruuall"d Ill his
! tory.
, In 1911 something happened which
! stimulated its advance beyond bellcf.
! War broke out In Europe. At once mo
demand WAS for aeroplanss. all kinds.