Evening journal., 1921-08-11

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county is fully alive to that fact and
thar It is disposed to pull It's fun
pound toward the solution Of what
has been at an times one OF our
most important problems and, in
( instances, one OF our aggravated
/ problems.
"On several previous occasions 1
have called public attention to the
great importance OF ardent Masonic
support OF inteiligently-cons
educational programs. also have
made repeated appeals to members
OF the Masonic Craft within this
! jurisdiction TO stand shoulder to
shoulder in behalf OF twentieth CEN
tury educational reform. In no in
stance that ] have been able to dis
cover have such appeals fallen upon
barren ground. The effect OF the
Masonic response to them Is to be
seen. ] believe. in every community
in our Commonwealth in the matter
OF public sentiment and educational
achievement.
Just as have appealed TO
Masons in the past to get behind the
great educational movement and
shove IL forward, so l now appeal
to you as Masons and as non-Masons
TO do everything In your power to
advance the cause Of education, not
merely here in Laurel, but from
Claymont on the north to Delmar
on the south and from the Delaware
River and Bay on the east to the
Maryland State line on the west:
yea, do not permit even State boun-
daries 10 be the limit OF that educa-
tional interest. but let il extend over
into the neighboring counties Of
Maryland wherever and whenever it
can be productive Of fruitful results.
IL was Kipling who wrote: "The
strength OF the pack Is the wolf, and
the strength Of the wolf Is the
pack" SO It is with the cause OF
education. The strength Of the in
dividual goes to make up the power
OF the educational movement while
the power Of the educational move
ment serves to buttress and uphold
the work Of the Individual. without
individual action there could be no
concert OF action along given lines,
while without concert Of action in
dividual action largely would be
wasted
, Therefore. let us appeal TO you tc
, stand for education. to talk educa.
Z tion, and to work for education
4 feeling assured that while doing so
you will have behind you that grea
moral force of our Commonwealth
: which is represented by the Masonic
! Grand Lodge Of Delaware and by IN,
subordinate bodies, no matter II
= what section OF our state they ma,
be situated. In behalf OF that Granl
: Lodge, in behalf Of those subordin
: ate lodges. in behalf Of myself ant
= the members Of my stan. ] desire q
= say, in closing, that we view Will
Il pleasure this great educational ad
vancement which has come upoi
N your community. and that we es
: teem It a signal honor 70 have bee
p invited to be here with you today {
= share In the great satisfaction whicl
= must pervade your community tina
Il the educational new era has left {
q its train in your charming commun
ity such magnificent symbol q
p your communal interest in educa
q tional Advancement and reform.
! Delaware children are deservin
i Of the best that can be given to ther
= In the way Of school buildings an
4 grounds Delaware children are de
v serving OF the best that can be give
e TO them in the way OF equipmen
. and teachersl
Il May God speed the day whe
h they will have those educational es
p sentials. and when every Deiawar
T. boy and girl will be enabled TO en-
j. Joy the fun benefits which flow fror
o our elementary grammar and higl
schools and also from the Univers
= ity Of Delawarel
''The world is waiting for thos
boys and girls to come TO IL, but be
fore that meeting and that greetin
they should be endowed with we'll
developed and trained minds to IN
end that their welcome may be fea
tured By no reservations in the mat
ter OF life opportunities which ar
open, az a rule. only to those wh
are well and systematically edu
Gated.
Then give to those boys and thos
girls the things they deserve. II
the finest gift you can bestow Re
verses may strip them OF materis
possessions. but. thank God. nothin
short Of insanity can strip them Z
the riches with which they load the
minds In the schools and the co
leges. Those riches are their yer
own 50 long as health and life las
and no one can take them fro
. their fun possession"