Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-17

faction that l see Wateryine taking
this advance step.
IN the trad S nowadays, instead OF
teaching the boy everything IS done
to keep the boy from learning any
thing Of the trade. No one has any
time to teach him.
Another important thing IS the
teaching Of vocational opportunity. In
New York lawyers earn an average Of
800 a year, and a doctor in Boston
told me that there are 2QQ0 doctors in
that city who are not earning $500
year. II is important for the people
to understand their opportunities and
that vocational opportunity be taught,
There are too many young fellows VINO
prefer a salary Of $500 year than
wages of IS a day
The speaker described three steps
in manning industries. The first step
was practiced early in the history OF
the present country when the raw ma
terial was sent TO Europe and the man
featured goods came back. we paving
the freight both ways. The second
method was the importation of trading
men to handle the work on this side
Of the water An example Of this was
the industry across the river in which
trained paper makers had been i'm
ported from Scotland The third
method was that of the new awaken
ing to train on this side of the water
the workers in our industries.
The speaker said that he did not
believe in the methods which had
been followed ir the schools of past
, days when the scholars spent their
time learning abstract memoriter
work. He said tsat New England
! must look to its future. at cannot
raise food enough for its population.
New England depends absolutely for
it's existence on industrial skill. There
are today fears that the industry of
New F.ng!and may 90 south or west
| The speaker pointed out the opportu-
nifty there is in the State with its de-
yclopment of electrical power to be
free and independent of any such
thing as a shortage of coal or coal
strike.
In conclusion the speaker said he
} took more than ordinary qualification
| IN the ceremony of laying the corner
! stone Of this building, because L see
a step forward in the interests of Cd
ucat.on. l recognize in this building
! one moro instrument toward democla at
| ic education. democratic education is
! that which offers to every boy and eV-
| cry girl The training he or she needs,
! an education We should foster If this
race is to continue TO be what 1t is
today-the leader of the nation"
Or. Crawford address WAS rcceiv-
ed with applause. The band led in the
singing Of America"
The committee OF arrange ments
consisted OF Mayor Leon q. TcLLetts,
! Thomas L. Delaney, George d. Ho2-
arty, Thomas H. kervin, Edgar r.
Blnette. Harry 7. Drew, Drew r..
! Hartorn. adolph j. poulin. Walter
| ;. Austin and Arthur ". Bushby.
At the actual laying Of the corner
stone. Mayor Tebbet;s spoke as fol-
| lows: From time immemorial it has
been the custom to lay the corner
| stone Of public buildings, such as
! churches charitable institutions, gov
ernmentai and school buildings. We
! have met here this afternoon to lay
the corner stone OF this. our new
Junior High School This corner
stone we therefore lay in accordance
with our laws, testifying thereby,
our obedience to the law and our dc
sire to show publicly our respect and
appreciation fcr the Government UNI
| der which we live. May the all boun-
teous author Of nature, the supreme
J and ever living God bless the inhaii-
tants of this city in all the comforts
and conycnionCos of life, assist in
the erection and completion OF this
building, protect the working men
against accident. and long preserve
from decay the structure which VIII
here arise. This building Will he
dedicated to service 70: God, for
! country. and for home"