The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-19
Character Is Stressed
At Brigade Club Dinner

Footprints are best preserved
when left in the characters and
lives of members OF our commu.
nifty. I will never merit a statue
in the city square, but if I can
leave some imprint upon some per-
son whom I have helped to make
happy, grleve a little less, and
become a better man, l will con-
slider my life well spent" said
w. S. Mcmahon in conclusion when
he talked to the members of the
Brigade Senior Fraternity and
their employers al the Eighth An.
nual BOSS Night" banquet Thurs
day night.
Mr.. McMahon. who is a gradu-
ate of Annapolis ard a retired
naval officer, is at present as
sistant general manager of t h e
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany. He spoke very favorably
about the Brigade Boys club and
the Senior Fraternity and the ex-
cellent work of character building
both are doing. This type of club
isn't just an ordinary boys club,
Mr.. Mcmahon said. 1T is a
healthy institution, building char
acter and molding lives, in addi-
ton to being place to enjoy
oneself. 1t is the center Of plan
ming and training Of our youth. ;"
youth has oeen trained in var
ious ways throughout the history
Of time" he continued. I'm the
time of the Modes and the Spar
tans. the boys were taken when
young and taught faithfully by their
elders. When they became 18 or
20 years old, they took over the
responsibility of their tribe. When
they grew older, they then became
the trainers and counselors of the
tribe. But the majority Of their
training was to make them war
riors, much like MUssolini a
Hitler took the youth OF their coun-
try at an early age and trained
them exclusively to become war
riors. During both ages of time,
the Medes and Spartans, as well
as the present dictators, the pur-
pose was the sa,ne-for war. We
don't want this type Of training
today; neither do we want to train
them only for peace. The youth
of today need a combination of
the two extremes to make them
happy. They should be taught to
work and play, and we must de-
eide what we expect of our youth.
I'm my opinion" the speaker
continued, the youth of o d d y
need three things; namely, reli-
ability, inner integrity, and spir-
itual understanding. If man is
reliable, it means more than in
telligence. He must also have in
ner integrity and be allowed to
do something 10 earn an honest
living. If man has these two
qualities with spiritual understand
ing to assist him in rationalizing
the world, he will be near per-
feet.
A boss may do a lot to help
the youth or young men of today.
More than work him and pay him
adequately, boss can make his
employe happy and content by
trying to understand and help the
employe. The boss experiences
may often be a great help to his
young employe. If a young man
las no father to 60 to in time OF
grief or worry, he often will 60
to his boss. The boss may gain
a great deal of satisfa ction by help
ing this young man and thus help
to make him a better man as
well as carve his footprints in
time"
| R. M. Patrick, Jr., proved to
be the outstanding member Of the
Senior Fraternity present W h e n
Wilbur Dosher, chairman of the
board OF directors, presented him
with the annual achievement cup.
Padrick, past president of the fra.
ternity and an employe Of Shoe
! makers, Inc, received this distinc