Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-05-07
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By Ben King Hsrned.)

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School was honorcd with the pres
ence Of Rev. z. S. Smith, Of the
Christian church and DIR. II. w. Car
penter. chancellor Of Pennsylvania
University. Rev. Smith conducted
the devotional exercises. after which
DR.. Carpenter addressed the students
on Holding the Hindcnburg Line"
The following are few extracts from
his address: "The thing which most
vitality concerns evVry American cit
izen today is holding the Hindenburg
line. Although there are thousands
Of leagues Of water and millions Of
the worlds most valiant soldiers be-
tween US and the foe yet IL is Of
utmost importance that each citizen
at home hold his sector. Those far
from the din Of battle must share
equally the burden Of the Struggle
with those lads in the trenches. On
those at home as well as the boys
at the front depends the fate Of the
world whether we shall maintain our
civilization or live under a Prussian
yoke.
The citizens part is to conserve
the food and in spite Of the fact
that we have had a years instruction
in food conservation only 20 per cent.
Of the Kentucky homes regard in
any way the rules set before them.
II is the duty Of the school boys and
girls to go tell their good. uncon-
scious mothers that they are betray-
ing our cause and strengthening the
Hindenburg line when they do not
obey the food rules which our govern
ment has given them. Even since
the new offensive the French rations
have been reduced and in order TO
win this war we must 20 arm and
arm. shoulder to shoulder with our
Allies and we as well as they must
suffer sacrifices. The amount Of
sugar consumed per capita has been
greater during the last six months
than IL was for the four years pre-
eeding our entry into the war. II is
evident that somebody is responsible
somebody is stacking somebody is
strengthening the Hindenburg line.
Instead Of giving the girls candy the
patriotic thing for the boys to do
is to give them thrift stamps, and
the girls must squeeze their quart
ers and save their government Each
boy and girl must hold his sector, our
soldier cannot hold his alone. As
the lads from three continents go
over the top we must go with them.
we must cloth them. we must sustain
them.
The flower Of Canada has blight
ed and every day'th cables are click
ing our casualty lists, yet each gold
star unites and binds US TO fight on
Not for America alone but for civili-
zation.
While our boys are bleeding RI ers
of blood a problem which requires as
much strength and as much heroism
confronts the school boys. Like an
ocean liner Juggling at its anchor Gag
er to turn her nose seward, Just so
IS the youth Of America tearing at
its binds eager to go into the fray.
! But the message Of President VIII
son. Of Baker and Of Daniels is, sour
students must carry on their prepar-
alton" IL the war last, five, ten, or
fifteen years the men whom our gov
eminent will need will not be the
privates, although our privates con-
stitute the glory and flower Of our
American manhood, but the men
whom our government viii demand
most will be those capable Of lead
ership. The American casualty list
viii contain more officers than any
! other army that is fighting or has
, fought and 10 fill these vacancies
; we must have prepared men. Our
: government viii demand men who
} can think quickly, men who know
they are right and can 90 ahead
. II the war closes In two or three
, years the young men Of America will
have a world TO construct. The other
! nations have been forced to draw on
} their students, and turn their univer-
: sities into chemical laboratories and
they viii be unprepared TO meet the
demands Of the reconstruction age.
On America therefore devolves the
responsibility for the future Of the
unborn generations Of Europe. II Is
harder for the boys 10 stay In school