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Show J rUiLapEssiiy ' 1 " Iise Wtatig Casay on Great Amer-r Amer-r ' ' 14 Jkf HassJ Heather ia Given EacagnKkm. I ; I Hszel'Heather, Junior student in the ' " tingban High Schoot submitted the .I r J best .assay on Abraham Lincoln, ac- , ' ordinf to the Judges, and her essay ' A w read M the regular weekly meet- l ' ' ' ing ot the Kiwanis Qub, held Thurs- 1 . . j. day evening "of last week. . . ' The paper as turned in by Miss , J ' Heather so impressed the members ' j . of he Kiwanis Club that it was asked -' i to be published, so that all could see 4 . . i what is being taught in the " high 1 . school of Bingham Canyon. y f ' George Earl was the chairman of . 5 ? -.t -i the meeting.. k Mr, Dick Bryant gave A r ... a short talk on Abraham Lincoln, the 3 " ' ' Emancipator, telling of his influence ' . 1 ' .. . . in other countries as1 well as America. !J ' .' ''. ' Road Committee made its re- ,', port, after interviewing the County '' i i Commissioners, stating that this au-- au-- 'gust body has announced that the ;;Tv. 1 budget had not' been made up as yet, t ' ' and could give no definite answer as ' ' a - to what Bingham Canyon would have ', j . . in the way 6f improvement on our J :- - roads, although. hopes were entertain- . f ' ed lor the straightening out and grad- '.' I : - ing of the last few miles of road lead- 4 1 ing into the town from the end of the . ; pavement. - " ' Mr, Earl Nepple gave the attend- 4V" , - ance prize which was won by "Doc" - ,-M.iier., . . " Following is the essay on Lincoln, 15. t. written by Miss Heather, which re- - . ceived such admirable commendation: -T WHY LINCOLN LIVES TODAY . ' ' The Character of Lincoln stands , V i .-1 V out In. the history " of the United "; ' ". States as an emblem of greatness and r ' . all that we admire aa good in man- kind. Hia self-sacrificing nature and 4 khis stern adherence to all that he IX ',. " (Continued on Page 3) Kiwanis Hears Essay (Continued from Page 1) thought waa right appeals to the finest fin-est within us. The story of his won-" won-" derful life lives among us today as a great inspiration and influence for good. There are few great men but Lincoln Lin-coln ranks the highest among them in intellect His logic was clear and concise, carrying him through situations situ-ations where less clear thinking men would have failed. His keen sensitiveness sensi-tiveness to the sufferings and wants of others sets him apart from other men as one of nature' Unusuals. Very few men have attained the perfection of mind and beauty of character that Lincoln possessed. Lincoln was beautiful. Upon his rugged face was written the lines of beautiful thinking and honest, upright living in the service of others. The keynote of Lincoln's whole life was unselfishness and the perfection of that virtue was written in beautifying beautify-ing lines upon his face and life. Hia body was the architectural compliment compli-ment to his face. His rigid pioneer life developed his body in keeping with his face and mind, together making mak-ing it in the eyes of scientists, a new racial development upon our conti-, conti-, nent- His utter simplicity was disarming. It won the love and admiration of all around him. It brought him closer to his people than any other president of the United States has ever been. He knew and felt their need, he made - himself one of them, with them and for them, in everything he undertook. The people thought of him as a saviour. sav-iour. - That is why Lincoln is so dear to the people and his memory is so venerated even . today and will continue con-tinue to be as long as there is a history his-tory of his life and deeds. The intense sympathy of Lincoln's nature made him the brother of alL During the strife and the heartache of the Civil War he grieved as "a father grieving over the sorrows of his children," for the soldiers that fell on both sides. The burden of his suffering was so great that his heart nearly broke. Lincoln's personality drew old and young alike to him. He could enter into childish pleasures of his sons as if he belonged to them and at the same time extend a sympathizing and comforting hand to the troubles of age. When he spoke people were spell bound by the power of his simple sim-ple eloquence and straight forward dignity. Lincoln is recognized by everyone as having attained the highest degree of perfection of character; he has held his place in the hearts and lives of everyone who has studied his life and knows of his wonderful deeds. As time goes on new phases of his character char-acter become evident instead of fading fad-ing into oblivion as other men have done he becomes greater and the influence in-fluence of his life reaches down thru the years and impresses some hope or longing upon our hearts to emulate him in some way. I think you will agree with me when I say that Lincoln Lin-coln is the loftiest and the noblest type that has ever been attained In human evolution. |