Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-11-14
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT NEW
HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATION

The program for the dedication
of the new NJ & M high schoo
building was carried out before
large audience, Friday night. The
auditorium stage was beautifully
decorated with fall flowers. The
music numbers under the direction
of Mrs. Twyla Edwards included
orchestra selections, and selec'
tions by the girls glee club, ano
boys glee club and mixed chorus
Rev. Paul |. Wachs offered the ded'
icatory prayer Seated on the stage
besides the speakers were members
of the board Of education, Superln'
tendent Turner, Mrs. Button, hlgh
school principal, and the secretary
of M. & NJ, Miss Helen Lynn.
Frank A. He'll, president of the
board of education, made the intro
,ductory remarks in very capable
manner. He called attention to the
fact that at the time Malta-McCon-
nelsville school districts were united
the high school enrolled LAO pupils
and at present it has 33S; ana ne
pointed out that with the Sreat J
Increased enrolment it was neces-
sary to have the new building, IN
order to provide the needed room.
He spoke Of the fine architect; and
said that too much credit cannot pe
given superintendent Turner, VINO
so successfully put across the build
ing program. and stated that with
the new building he felt we have as
good educational advantages as can
be found any place.
Ralph R.. Baker, member Of the
board of education, in his character
istic. capable manner introduced
the speaker of the evening, Dr.
Charles Barker, in which he clever
" brought in, along with DR.. Bark
er, the names Of other notables this
county has produced. He briefly
reviewed DR. Barker's activities,
calling attention to the fact that he
has talked to 3,400,000 high school
and college students; and over 1900
Rotary clubs: that he has world
wide reputation, and is in close
touch with the youth of our land;
and also stated that during the pc
riod the late w. H. Taft was in the
White House, DR.. Barker was his
physical adviser.
DR.. Barker's subject was Glow to
Make the Best Out of Life" theme
most successfully put across, hold
ing the rapt attention OF the Dig
audience, including the hundreds
of school pupils. Had the country
been combed, better or more cap
able speaker-one with better
message could not have been found.
He seemed to know just what to
say: how to say it; and when to
Quit. The speaker took as his ex-
ample of a successful life, that OF
lanes A. Garfield, who rose from
humble beginning to the highest Of
flee in the land. He recalled the
speech he heard him give in which
he said three things were neces-
sary to make success-a strong
arm, clear head, and a brave heart,
which DR.. Barker interpreted, the
strong arm meaning a healthy BODY
and he went on to state how bodies
can be made healthy through SIM
ple exercises, taking but Is min
utes daily. He cited the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who was a slckly
youth, almost an invalid, whose
body was changed through eXer-
else into one of the most robust to
be found anywhere; and If others
will pay the price he did they too
can have healthy bodies. He stated
that at the time Teddy Roosevelt
entered Harvard university, he pass
ed a perfect physical examination
AS to the "clear head" DR.. Barker
said that it is not always the So
called brilliant scholars who sue
ceed-those who go through school
apparently the easiest and with the
best grades, but that IF you stu
dents want to succeed you will have
to learn how to think proposition
through-and don't imagine that
when you get your diploma you are
educated and on the road to sue
cess He stated that he knew Of
large numbers of brilliant pupils
who had diplomas and were fall
ures. DR.. Barker thinks that Thos.
Huxley gave the best definition OF
education when he said "the chief
purpose of education is to train the
mind and will to do the things you
have to do when that work ought
to be done whether you like it or
not" He told the young people
how to study, which in single
word would be to concentrate. he
said "talk to your mind and say TO
it I want you to hold your atten-
tion to this lesson and not be think
ing about dates, football games,
etc." and when it comes that the
mind is held on the lesson the les
son will be learned. AS to Garfield's
idea of the third thing necessary
a brave heart, it is to be able to say
no. Here DIR. Barker took our
greatest young hero today-Charles
A. Lindbergh, who had the power
to say no. The speaker made ref
erence to a banquet at which Lind
bergh was the guest Of honor, and
seated at the banquet table were
many notables. 1t was at the time
when prohibition was the law of the
land. When walters brought in
strong drink to be served, starting
in each one partook of the bever-
age the use of which was unlawful,
until they came to the young hero,
when he had the courage and in his
modest manner refused to drink,
and in his SO doing all the others at
the banquet table did the same
thing. The reason Lindbergh did
this was because he had control or
himself and was not afraid to say
no. DR.. Barker said ''you parents
can give it to your children in put
ting them on guard to say no." He
concluded his matchless address by
reciting three verses of Robert W..
Services poem Mature Calls the
Showdown and You Pay the Bills" "
The speaker was followed by EN-.
Dietrich, assistant director OF edu-
cation, in which he complimented