Show mayors address at hagho f school celebration ludina und gentlemen I 1 it sli avo beon been asked on behalf of yv Fillin Kil liuto wo city cily to bid you wel avol I 1 y onie conie c on oil this auspicious occasion A I 1 feel that any ally language at my iny corn coll would bould bo inadequate to elpi express ess the hearty Nv welcome elcome which wu we extend or to convey to you our appreciation of the fellings and actions of the good people of f millard count county y alio alio have by alie their ir votes in I 1 the lie recent election reil dered it possible to V secure for foi Fi filimore linore city and mil lard co ahe state high school which we are nw now about to have established while V hile we all feel to r joice I 1 doubt very much if adv any of wa u realize the fr for reaching benefic beneficial benefi cil al effects that this institution will have ha upon apoi our community I 1 consider oll sider this by fill far the port portail atil tiling that has happened to lo fillmore fill more for many years F for or years past we have been sending our young people away from to be educated which has in ill the first place cost enormous sums suma of money but tills this is not tile tho worst feature of it these young people have gone s wity away from froin their honi homes s have made new acca uin Unco and ass icente ici ates th they y linao become en ell strail st ranged ged from froal tin tilt old baille town they have while ariy Y engage M t to 0 teach school and taken ill ap lines line of work in ill now new fields I 1 d many of them thein have anni married ried nud and settled in other parts p of tho the state and we have lost loot them thein forever through M tile nick lack of sue such 11 till an 1110 in 0 ution as this wo have been build building iii 9 tip other towns at and cities of tile the state ot the expense of our avil town and county out our town lown is ii being depleted year after year fedt of some of the best young alood in ill I 1 it t which wo vc so much need for the development and building up 1 ing of out our ow own ft coil commonwealth NT we e have vast undeveloped resources ill in this vicinity for foi the development of which we need more people and more lilore money A school of this character is one of tile the greatt greatest st inducements du cements for people to come 1101 here 0 and miko their thai home flence from it a finati financial cial or coin mercial standpoint this school should he 16 a 6 great belle fit to talis town and I 1 co county but ladies lind and gertie gentlemen nien this is tile the least of oatlie the bolle benefits fits that should como come to us from froll this if tile the school is whal it should bo be wo we may may lobit to see our soc e y placed upon a higher plane wr VI cun call look to see climatee cli mated from our ur midst tile the knocker the loafer tile the hoo dhun the cioll cigarette rette the whiskey bottle and them the boot legac we av lisiy look to see bet pl planted anteI in their stead tl thrift lift it in dukery U 1 i intelligence it tell irence pro profro grest and imp i in pro rovel vein ilent en t it ii is said tile llie glory of god is intelligence Z and I 1 took look to see this intellect nal glory shed forth from this it in till it illum ates this city ity and 1 this liis county and bo be seen frow from afar all over this state stale and ui nation ladies and when I 1 tell you voll those these things is it alin any wonder that we to do nol fully areld ize what ia now within conr on r graspo ay iy s it all any wonder we rejoice boico n and celebrate we feel grateful to 0 till all those who helped us to to this this ill an and toward those who did not yee see as ta s we w saw t v wo have ill feeling we are sure the lime will come colne wile when every one or of them thein will led that we right in ill ask ing for this school at this time and in this place and while we succeeded we are not claiming the school as lull ion it is a county institution and 1 hope and trust t that tile the whole county will patro patronize nizo it and derive the benefits i which I 1 have referred to it is id with wall much regret that alith I 1 have noticed colodia col Odil 11 tile f ee bille acain t fillmore on oil alie tl ie pal 1 t ot till th P peaple ea P 10 n 41 out our neighboring koni io UH its the 11 t lom tit lle e Hl colion would indicate indi utu that ali it 1116 feeling wats vry very hitense so fill far I 1 lit havo avo been able to find noth ing eliat stich feeling I 1 aill iain convinced that tile llie wrongs they complain of tire y ns is t f bius as vo nry there nay bo some dinong us ahoon alio on tile iho fit birst st illi fool feel liko I 1 resenting 0 s e 1 t this ill felling but 1 a am ill conf confident ilent that I 1 voicu voice the feeling ind and sentiments of most of tile the people of fillmore Fill Filli moie note when I 1 say forgive them for they know not what they do they think tlc alc they hav anve 0 been wro wronged liged it is now up to us to show them thein that we ve beai bar them thein no ni malice alice that wo have not wronged them and do not intend to 0 o it is up ill to us and them thein it wa w would progress and develop to oniso chise above baich aptt continued on last hist page MAYORS MAYORIS SPEECH ECH continued ty ly differences and to work to gether for he file success isue cess of our oil J county high ghigli L school and for th i development and building up of millard go co united we stam divided we full god speed the dv day when wo we ca n cense ct aso knock J AJ J A in ing one another forget out ou sel se fishbe s band and get breadth of mind und d soil ellou enough gli to see the corni above our aur own Lief fisli ats and to work and to to b boost for community growth growt 11 we ve have a vast undeveloped empire hero here in ill millard oo co crests are identical and if we would grow and develop it fiust bo be by pulling tu together gether and not apart I 1 trust this 9 may bo be our lot I 1 feel sure this school will vill holl help lib KB to lo that end in ill con clurion I 1 wish vish again to express orji 1 conr appreciation and to I 1 lio you macoule wel wA couie cOule i aw 4 ia s i |