The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-19
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Of danger in the boy also, he explain
ed, was the call of the primitive to
dare and do something new excit-
ing and thrilling. His remarks along
these lines were well spiced with HUI
morous illustrations and kept those
present in roar Of laughter.
7 Greater Freedom For Boys.
Closing he urged greater freedom
for boys, and more companionable
understanding of youth by the par
ents. Boys, he said. love to be the
cause of things. The boy comes down
/ stairs with heavy tread, just to let
the folks know he is there, that he
is the cause of something, he leases
I the girls to let them know he can do
things, that he is again the cause
Of things. -5''
| The boy at fifteen years likes to
make folks think he is much worse
= than he u.s." said the speaker. "He
Just loves to shock nice people. Sure,
tough and just scare people to death"
| Don't restrict your boy from his
natural impulses" urged DR.. Hoben
! Don't be like the other who said to
her maid: GO see that Willie is do
! ing and make him stop it."
Father Through Boys Specks,"
was the subject Of an address by
. William Paden. Mr.. Paden spiced
1 his remarks with humor and clever
! illustrat ions that made hit with
both dads and sons. Speaking per-
sonally he said he couldn't find a
vocabulary for listing all his own
dads funny traits"
! Many things have been written aud
! said, he asserted, to tell the virtues
of mother but few for the father.
| "A boys success or failure in life
! is often due more to a father than
to anything else," he said.
Roosevelt, he pointed out as the
ideal father, pal and chum for his
. boys.
1 "If Roosevelt, loaded down with the
| burdens Of his office thought it worth
while to pal and chum with his boys,
! it il pretty hard for the boy now
whose father only rooms and boards
at his house, Mr.. Paden said. at
gives a boy some hope to realize
that his dad is really human and that
| " wanted to-"
| Closing he pointed to the fact that
! the world was clamoring for the
leadership of strong men No bet
| ter way to gain this he said, than
for the boy to be close and conf
Dental chum Of his dad.
Harlo Lack, at this stage led
vigorous yell which the boys gave
F.. for Dad and Principal R. c. Puck
EFT led a veil of the dads for "son."
I "Son Through Dads Specs"
! CIV. Fisher pictured "Son Through
Dads Specs in his address, He
opened his remarks by compliment
! ing Secretary G.. r. Tyler, the ladies
i who served the banquet and all 9TH
ers connected with the affair. There
| is nothing. he said. which can equal
an event of this kind.
There is saying, anticipation is
greater. than realization" said Mr..
| Fisher This is true in some cases
/ but no man can anticipate what it
| really means to be dad"
He referred to the sacrifice and eff
| fort every father is willing to make
for his son and declared that it was
! their one hope and aim that boy
! grow up to be a great man. Speak
=, ing of the time he was a boy the
| speaker said he had no opportunity
| for gatherings such as this, but he
/ said it was necessary today that the
father get closer to the boy, that the
| boy might be better man than his
| father.
| Boys" he said, should see that
| tn ere dads were pals and CON panions
with them and fathers should make
every effort to win their boys con-
fidence and esteem" A dad he said.
! can guide. assist and advise boy
where no one else can becai1se he
has passed through the same trOub-
| les and temptations himself.
! "Just ask, dad!" he urged.
Community Singing Enjoyed.
| Community singing was enjoyed at
this time, Mrs. H. A. Patterson lead
ing in the singing of number OF
popular airs. .-..,
| William Lloyd president of the
Hi-Y club, spoke briefly. outlining
the purpose OF the organization and
the work it had accomplished. Toast
master Guy Smith, in introducing
Lloyd. declared that the HiY club
made 'high school life all it ought
to be-"
Mr.. Lloyd stated that some forty
five fellows belonged to the club and
that they were banded together to
&C oIish some Of the th~ss ga: mad
been going on in the city curing the
lpast few years. He pointed to the
regular meetings Of the organization,
of the Thursday night gatherings at
a supper and discussion and declar-
cd that he felt something had been
gained by tie club in the past year.
Team Work For Father and Son"
was the subject of the address by
Principal r. C.. Pickett Of the high
school. Mr.. Pickett humorously re-
marked that in the past seven months
he had seen this problem from a new
angle, that he saw it as the father
now, as well as son. Referring to