Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-11
Fairfield Dedication
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tO0nIlnueo from PdSo SHSJ
cation, speaking this evening at the
dedication exercises at the new Law
renee high school built to replace the
structure which was destroyed by
J fire last year.
"Your loss was a severe one and
; your burden heavy but you have ex-
,, emplifed in this structure the cour-
age and sacrifice 80 characteristic of
Maine people. You believe in the
worthwhileness of eduation as you be-
lieve in your own children" continued
Commissioner Thomas.
I'VE are undertaking in America
the greatest experiment in public ed
ucation the world has ever known.
| No other country on earth offers to
! all of its children so much education
| free.
"There Is a decided difference in the
purpose Of education in America and
the purpose of education in European
countries. Here we magnify public
welfare. There they emphasize indi-
vidual achievement. Where the state
puts money into education it does so
with the understanding that it seeks
to perpetuate itself and to add
strength to its institutions. In Euro
pean countries education is carried on
in large measure in an abstract way
for formal discipline while we believe
| the purpose of education is to enable
the individual to Go better the desir-
able things of life which he must do
anyway.
Must Develop Moral Safeguard
ut is true that the formative and
safeguarding elements of the school,
church and home are in constant
struggle with the new forms of temp
tation. This advance age is bringing
many opportunities for young people
to go astray. We have not developed
our moral safeguard in proportion to
the increase of moral hazard. This
we must look to. If we can teach our
children to work and to work hard,
to believe that work is honorable and
| If with this we can develop a thrift
consciousness we have done much to
overcome temptation and to develop
good citizens.
For a person who is without
a job and out of money is moral
liability and likely to go astray
while person who has a job and a
little money on hand is q potentiay
good citizen. These seem like sor-
did ideals but work Is holy and
keeps the mind free from evil while
thrift itself is in no sense ungodly.
Hard work is connected with success
In all lines of human activity. There
IS vast difference between burning
the midnight oil and burning the
midnight gas, for midnight oil has
been connected with achievement in
all CnIInf1.Ufe hicfn,~x,
young person who squanders his
| night hours in riotous life comes to
want"
The following is the dedicatory ex-
cruises of the new Lawrence High
school building which was given in
the high school auditorium this eve
ming at o'clock, with B. H. Law
renee presiding:
Music High School Orchestra
Prayer Rev. Alexander Henderson
Presentation Of Building
Mr. Ralph A. Jewell
| Acceptance Of Building
Music
| Lawrence High School Orchestra
Fairfield Schools
Mr.. Edward A. simoneau
MUSIC
| Lawrence High School Orchestra
Address DR.. Augustus o. Thomas
Singing America"
Building Committee-Mr. Ralph A.
Jewell, Mr.. Wallace A. Hill. Mr.. Wal
ter p. Hinckley.
Superintending School Committee
Mrs. Abbie j. Ladd, DR.. Ethel ii.
Walters. Mr.. Charles II. Park.
Superintendent of Scnools-Mr.
Edward A. Simoneau.
After the program the public were
| given an opportunity to inspect the
building.