Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-10

IOnt1nued from rage Onc.t
| breathe into your lungs is surcharged
with freedom which make possible the
limitless opportunities that are yours if
| you want them, and are willing TO pay
| the price to have them. 1t means that
| the things that boy must have and that
a boy must learn In order to make of
| himself the kind of man that can do
things and accomplish results are free
! TO him and do not cost him a dollar OF
money.
The churches, schools, libraries, parks,
| Fairgrounds and scores of Institutions
and organizations for the mental aud
physical training Of boys and girls are
free to all who want their benefits.
The poor boys of today are the bank
ers, the preachers, teachers, lawyers,
capitalists and statesmen Of tomorrow
| From just such boys as you boys here
today have come some of the greatest
| men this Nation has produced. They
were boys who learned to do things and
do them well. They saw the great OPP
! portunities and made the best of them
when they were young. They worked
hard and saved their money They
played just as hard as they worked aft
er the work was finished. They went to
school and learned their lessons. II
they could not go to day school. then
they went to night school, or If they
could not 90 to either then they read
| good books and associated with older
| people, from whom they learned the
! practical truths of life and success. They
| lost no opportunities to improve their
minds and bodies for manhood.
| GREAT MEN
NOT ACCIDENTS.
Great men are rot accidents. They
! are the result of hard work and correct
/ thinking. Great men come from great
boys. Abraham Lincoln was a great boy
tie vas truthful, honest and not ashamed
| TO do the right thing wherever he was and
before any presence. 1t il decided mark
| Of weakness to be ashamed to do the right
thing wherever you are. Whenever there
! is big patriotic parade in the city you
can always see some men standing along
| the curb, who put their hands up to their
| hats and twist at their hair and brush
| their foreheads and do everything elsel
except take their hats off when the flag
| passes by They seemed to be ashamed
| to kiss their mothers In the presence OF
other boys, or who would not tip their
hats TO girls and women speaking to them
| on the street for fear some one might see
| them. 1t is manly to do the right and
proper thing at all times and no hoy need
| be ashamed to stand up before the whole
world and do what he knows IS right.
EDISON WAS
POOR AS BOY.
Thomas A. Edison began life as a
newsboy on the Grand Trunk Railroad
when he was II years old. He improved
/ his opportunities when he was boy and
/ tada ythe world knows him as the great
/ est of all ages Charles NJ Schwab be-
| gan as a stage coach driver when he was
a mere boy. He later drove stakes for
company of civil engineers. He was
| poor boy. but he was willing to work
and improve every opportunity to help
| himself. Today he Is one OF the master
business men of the country. The ma
jority of great men in this country who /
| have accomplished great good and
rendered fine service to their country
were poor boys who had Il fixed aim in
| life and worked with determination to
accomplish 1t. They did not wait to be-
come great until they were grown up
men They were great boys
| I'VE love the boy because there is more
In an American boy to love that there
/ is many other institution In the world.
except of course, the American girl. Boys
would not be real boys very long if It
were not for there fning influence OF
hidden fneness OF character they pos
sess.
RESOLVE TO
BE USEFUL.
This is a fitting time for all Of us,
you younger boys and the older boys,
TO resolve to begin to be useful men
by making of ourselves useful boys Be
| truthful. be honest in deed as 0ell as
thought. be courageous and not afraid
10 do right, work hard and play hard
find opportunity and Improve 1t. Do not
wait for things to come your way but
go after them. You have no limitations,
this country Is yours. This great free
government was established to serve you
and to give to you every advantage that
Government give to its boys. Re-
solve TO be great boys and certainly
you will find rich harvests waiting for
you to grow into manhood" Mr.. Jewett
said
At today's morning session. Secretary
C. J. Atkinson spoke on Resources
Which Have been Used in Some Com
munities" He stated that the Rotary
Clubs and civic organizations were great
aids to the clubs. Mr.. o. b. Ransophel
Of the Chicago Boys Club spoke on the
benefits of a museum to a boys club
The afternoon session was devoted to
important discussions on phases Of work
| among the older boys.
Tonight special program will be
given at the Butler Memorial and Lau-
ter Memorial Boys Clubs. At the State
/ Playground tonight in the Coliseum an
athletic carnival will be given.
Last night at Garfield Park an open-
air pageant and play was given by mem
bers of the boys clubs of the city.