The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-29
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I'D the benedlction at the conclusion
Nc the evenings entertainment.
Ray Howard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
X. A. Howard, who is the youngest
member Of his class delivered the sa.
lutatory address. He is IA years old
Berta Stephens, delivered the valedic.
tory address. Both young people gave
splendid addresses.
Interspersing the addresses were
Vocal and instrumental selections by
the Girls Glee Club and Mixed Cho-
rus, Miss Ella ]. Peterson directing,
and the orchestra.
DIR. Phelan's Address
In his address DR.. Phelan took for
his subject address the ideals of the
republic stating that his text was
taken from Che II. G.. Wells "Out-
line History" where he says, THE
cargo of a ship, determines its port"
The speaker told of his own youth
spent on the Atlantic seaboard where
he said II was common sight to see
great ocean going vessels taking on
their various cargoes at the wharves.
Some were taking on cotton for
Liverpool, other lumber for BARGE
Iona, Spain, farm machinery for the
Near East or railroad iron for Afri.
ca" he said, these ships, sure in
their traffic given to one kind of car,
go. proudly carried it forth with pre-.
cision and efficiency.
But there We're other vessels, un.
certain in their cargoes and their
ports, they We're the tramp steamers
that took on q miscellaneous cargo
differing with each voyage, now they
were bound out to Sweden, and again
to the South Sea Island. They had
an anxious care worn look and ii
seemed to me that they asked the
question, Whittier bound.
Just so my friends may be your
life. What kind of cargo are you
taking on board? Whittier are you
bound? Don't you know that the cargo
you habitually carry. determines youl
port? Take. on board the right kind
of cargo"
DR.. Phean then reviewed in part
Mr.. Wells novel, "Mr. Brttney Sees
II Through" which he said is really
n work in education, 'it is a picture
Of mankind in the making, II dem
onstrates the broad lines on which
man is shaping his history. Mr.
Wells points the way toward an in
ternationalism which is broad and
deep"
The speaker then referred to Mr.
Wells lectures on "Salvaging Civili
cation" taking the novelist to tasl
ON some views. His ideal of IN
sophie Education is interesting anC
unique. He contemplates 'scrapping
the Holy Bible and adding thereto
from the wealth Of civilization, tina
is the literature and science tha
form the basic facts of modern so
cial life.
"Now, while | do not wish to be
little the basic facts ON which Mr.
Wells proposes to salvage civiliza
ton, | do object to his scrapping thu
Bible" The subject matter Of Nh
Wells book was then taken up, th'
speaker concluding with this state
ent, "As / face the issues of tn
day / am fearful of the crisis which
confronts the nation, we are trul.
facing crisis in civic and mora
Responsibility. Have we lost our Wis
ion Of life? May not Mr.. Wells Par
Z hbphic be the cure for our haltin
Sreducational system? May not hi
Pansophic methods whose attack o.
the Bible / deplore, have some goo
message in his three books of Free
tI,C t,riD
would like to see these completed.
THE foremost problem of our Anne
rican civilization today is the incu
Lcation in the youth of our nation tn
proper ideals of living. In othe
words our problem is that Of Amer
caniZation, which is the biggest tas
before the American nation today
Now by Americanization I mean nc
only the teaching Of American ideal
and standards to our foreign pop,
lation. but the proper education an
rearing of our own American Dor
youth in the fuller understanding an
appreciation of the ideals which nav
built the Republic.
I'VE hold these truths to be Sc
eNlutnti tndt All nlcn are ciedte
equal. that we are endowed with Gel
tain inalienable rights of life. libert
and happiness; that this governmer
OF ours Is one in which the just pov
ers are derived from the consent {
the governed. Oh, that these truth
could be put into the very being {
boys and girls Ideals, yes, hut ou
danger comes when we forget them
The words OF Washington. Joh
Adams Benjamin Franklin. and othe
great Americans the great documen
the Constitution of the United Stat,
We're referred to. the speaker urgin
youth OF today to keep inshrined
his heart the ideals set forth
those through whose courage an
steadfastness the Republic lived. Fro
George Washington's farewell a
dress to Daniel Webster's immorti
reply to Hayne, comes the statemei
of liberty and union-one and i
separable. In the past generatiC
Websters' great reply to Hayne W,
memorized by every school boy,
this document our youth learned th'
the constitution was the supreme la
of the land, that this was soverig
nation OF many sovereign states.
union erected for the safety of OF
homes, giving us, liberty and unio
now and forever. one and INSOFAR abl
"our schools should uphold the
immortal principles and incucate
youth of the land Franklin's Ii
erty and Peace; Jeffersons. 'lnalie
able Rights; Washington's 'Jusu
and Right; and Lincoln's Union M
Humanity as the basic ideals. II
ideals of these men and others
our founders stand out today In o,
history like maintain peaks I'm II