The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-10-30
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I'm ADULTS IND YOUNG PEOPLE
|,ss Five Lectures in Skowhsgan and One
at Madison

oppr mas u hp~
pm eve, Sad SO many classes o
rea i,h a very definite messag.
sis III " as did Or. Charles e
Pm l, A' Grand Rapids. Mich. OF
OF crowbegan Tuesday last
it 70 thoroughly enjoyed thu
F'en ',gen them to hear the dis
3 ss lr were brought to then
ss.,ssd and thoughtful manner
sn,o and which are con.
leOonfronting parents ant
The skowhegan Rotary
.,nly we're of service to the
(s erwin in arranging for DR.. Bar
III, ,t to skowhegan. -. !. =, :.
a isn 'sanpearahce in Skowhegar
a asa the high school pupils II
l % House tuesday forenoon a,
l a He was introduced
, Woodbury., superintendent
d. D. and president of Skowhe'
p .nsv DR.. Barker said at the
P''' always get nervous when
before a group of high school
O1 hocause they know so much
|s.a anyone else" For about
.A Ia held the closest attention
I v Nc people, however, while
,bsm how to become success
' and women. His theme was
' Wake the Most Out of Life
~.re three distinctive aims IN
..onrse and these were three
i ,sal the late President Garfield
NV wore absolutely essential In
= man or woman ITO J make
y. 6ut of life. and these wepe
orm n clear head eandeis
heart, 800 as.r.o,,
s story of another late president
- Roosevelt, much of which
= related to him by Mr.. Roose-
lister A., .oot
| in the world during the years
al fine head of this country
70 Roosevelt was a puny child
no age of IA. He was under
I'd sunken chested and was
4 with asthma, a disease al
6tnown ii childhood. Finally
Il was found who declared that
In could be as we'll as any
(av nv the time he was q II
Nj spend a certain length OF
|sery morning doing physical
Is From that day on Theo-
Roosevelt spent 25 minutes
morning doing those exercises
Ian he entered Harvard college
wears later he passed the finest
A examination ever passed by
Init entering that college.
commended that the local stu
mend fifteen minutes daily in
I,cises prescribed for Theodore
flt.
kus no part of the lecture was
Eted more than that which
Ised on the second topic, "A
had which DR.. Barker said
necessarily mean brilliancy
bet was to make the students
n application would do toward
|pg them all. With a book, a
Nj chair, he represented him.
| a high school girl at her stud
employing her dreaming at
n some handsome young man.
|she had seen, gave a demons
of useing powder puff. etc
i became Il boy of Skowhegan
Shool and a member of the S,
bOtball team as well. In these
kmonstrations he exemplified
h minds of the student were
d wander from their textbooks
} that he had spoken to the
= lille boys the day before and
l. of the boys. had said they
rather lick Skowhegan high
ything else; also that the down
)Vys had sent their love to the
players but with the advice
BY we're going to lick them Sat
After the example was COM
be asked the students if that
way they studied and 1t was
unanimous assent that they
,rsaed such methods. Don't
while studying. if you do your
won't come true said DR..
ssked his hearers to try to
rate on their lessons for just
bOnths. from October % to jan
To study when they were
6 and to play when playing
length of time If YOU apply
|, said Dr.. Barker, ,yop VIII not
BY trouble in concentrating on
fssons afterwards.
! final topic was the Brave
and by this DR.. Barker said
PIT the courage TO say no to
y the harmful things of life,
POUCH they might seem a way
sure. AS an illustration. he
story Of a beautiful girl, who
ID to play with mud and keep
bnd the end in a few short
vas a horrible death. DR.,
thoroughly denounced famili-
eiween young people of oppo-
hes and considered spooning
ping as the first part of the
Eading to ruination of charac-
Bis closing was aptly worded
aid of u poem, written by
w. Service.
Pc Rotary Club Tuesday noon,
lfser was again the speaker.
vas a very large attendance OF
and guests and In his own
fashion he credited Skowhe-
working him harder than any