Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-12-13

auditorium was very artlstlcally dec0r@
ated, with flowers OF the season. the
arrangements being exceptionally good.
The governor visited every school in
the district, and the beautiful decora-
tions combined with the excellent facil-
ties and high standard Of the school
work made an excellent impression.
Talks to Students
In his address at the high school
room Governor Neff said: There IL 40
much in youth and beauty, hope and as
piration and possibility in gathering
OF young people in this day thit can
not deny myself the privilege az any
time to come and meet and talk to
them. would not be willing 10 pass
this way without leaving at least one
thought with you.
"The thought, the one though. is
that life is a single hahted conflict,
You shall not fight the battles of life
in an army, nor in the aggregate, nor
Is class. Each and evedy individual
that marches out Of the gay and gilded
halls of youth to begin the battle of
supremacy 10 meet the worlds jostling
activities. i the guardian Of his ca
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j. a single-handed conflict. sit has not
always been thus. In other ages and in
other countries a person was born
great, and if he was born great, he died
great. But when our forefathers came
TO this country and when they unfurl-
ed this flag they wrote in this flag
Equal births, equal rights and equal
opportunities to ALL" So, IN this coun-
try. beneath our flag. each and every in
dividual that comes into this world can
fight and win in a single handed con-
flct the issues Of life. And the men
and the women who have made the
wheels turn round in American life.
those who have done the things worth
while. have been those who learned
that life aS single handed conflict.
Ninety percent Of those whose lives
have been incorporated into the warp
and woof Of our country's history have
been those who came up from the hard
ships and difficulties Of life; they
were not born great; they achieved Il.
"Lives of Great Men"
II just finished last week reading
the life of Abraham Lincoln. He inner.
born in a log hut. but he slept when
he was your size in little log camp
that had only three sides OF logs to IL.
and slept on shucks, in the corn, on the
ground. He inherited no opportunities.
Ii il said he walked forty miles 70 bor-
row book to read because he had no
money with which TO buy IL. He learned
in youth that whatever should come TO
him would come BY his own energy and
BY his own efforts.
John Wannamaker died yesterday.
He was the prince Of merchants Of the
world. You have heard Of him. He pass
ed away yesterday. He commenced life
with nothing but "A strong will and
determined purpose to fight out and
win in the single handed conflicts OF
the world.
"Jut little while ago statistics
were taken Of the first thousand people
in American life. not office holders. but
men and women Of affairs, those who
had risen just above the average in
doing things in this country. In thou
sand nny the small number Of fifty had
ever inherited anything in the world.
More than nine hundred Of those men
and women. Of this day and generation,
who are making the wheels turn round
in American life and American civiliza-
tion started out without a dollar or
name or fame. They are no better than
anybody else in this world. The poor
boy is no better, but just as good.
Equal Opportunity
THE son and daughter of the rich
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better. They do not win out in the sin
gle handed conflict Of life because they
did not get that thought in youth. that
life il single handed conflict. and
they must win IL. with their own hands
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