Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-06-20

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President Benjamin T. Marshall OF
the Connecticut Women's College
who was the speaker of the evening
Before beginning bis address he took
the occasion to say. "These essays de.
livered here tonight BY these young
women, representing as they no doubt
do the very best fibre in the school
showed deep insight and clearness OF
thought They showed keen grasF
| OF topic, and | wish most heartily te
commend them land in this have nc
doubt but that their teachers played
their part) for the good English, fol-
the good placing of the voice, enun-
citation and confidence Of delivery.
should like to commend most of all
to you their teacher of English.
think missed not single syllable of
what these girls said, and | listened
carefully to all that was said"
The first essay was given by Miss
Elsie Gallant, of the Commercial de-
partment, who had AS her subject,
United States Trade With South
America" Miss Gallant traced the
advantages and possibilities of Latin
American trade for this country, and
showed that in the South American
nations is a great commercial field
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Miss Gladys Robbins, honor pupil
in the general course, delivered the
second essay, on characterization. y
This paper showed much hard work,
and deep thinking. 1t was carefully
done, and deserves the highest credit.
Miss Robbins indicated that the high
est Americanization consists in under
standing and practising the ideals of
this country, and of spreading these
ideals among those who do not as yet
understand them. In this she showed
the important part that education is
to play.
The third, and last honor essay was
by Miss Ruth Bartlett, of the CLASH
cal course. Miss Bartlett had time
ly and popular subject, and one that
/ held the closest attention of the au-
dience: Theodore Roosevelt, the
Man" This essay. like the two that
had gone before, was carefully work
ed out. But Miss Bartlett was partic-
ularly pleasing and effective in her
delivery.
DR.. Marshall was introduced by Su-
perintendent of Schools Macdonald.
The speaker began his address,
1.-The Assets of Youth Fronting the
New Age" by saying, II believe in
youth, and believe in the youth of
today. My heart throbs with delight
when | contemplate what the future
holds in. store for them"
The new age, he then explained, is
to be made up of things, not tangible,
but of righteousness, honor, justice,
brotherhood, purity and goodness.
"The new age will consist of these
things" declared DR.. Marshall, "and
it will not consist of gold, credit ex-
change or goods"
And then the speaker asked, What
have our boys and girls just out Of
school got that will enable them to
face the new age?"
And he answered by quoting:
"The thoughts of youth are long,
long thoughts"
20 which he added, "and the aspira-
tions of boys and girls, their hopes
and their dreams, are among the
mightiest of things" This then, as
piration, is the first asset possessed by
youth on the threshold of new age.
The second, the speaker explained,
is assurance. "And | do not mean
nerve or boldness," emphasized DR..
Marshall.
Assurance, as used by the speaker,
was defined as the utmost confidence
on the part of an individual that ne
can do something. 1t is the spirit
that the boys showed over in France
"a determination to go ahead, and a
sincere belief that they could go
ahead.
at was splendid thing to win the
war. and we never can hear Of all the
splendid things that the boys did,"
continued DIR. Marshall, "but it is
lust as great thing to win the vic
tories of peace, the victories that will
lift the world from ruin. This is less
spectacular than war, but still it is a
fine thing"
"A Civil war veteran told me-" the
speaker said, "that he was sure it was
not so bad to go through the shot and
shell Of battle, and did not require 81
much courage as it did to stay in New
York and stand up with Roosevelt
fthe same Roosevelt that the younl
| lady has SO well told US about thi
EVENING", and with Riis, and to figh
Tammany and graft. Roosevelt sal
that the Spanish war was not much
fight, but that it was the best Their
was to be had. Yet, | have no douf
|, but that veterans of that war will te