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Durham Chronicle (1867), 10 May 1923, p. 2

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PAGE Fit}? At the Men’s Class Banquet here on Thursday evening, April 26, at which Col. John Bayne Maclean, the prtmrietnr 0f Maclean’s Magazine, and numerous other 1mb1ications, and a former resident. of Durham, Spoke on the subject, ”World Lead- ers I Have Met,” The 'l‘nrontn Tole-â€" gram Ind a staff reljmrter present, and the following: appenrml in The. 'l‘elegrnm of 'l‘uemlny at last week, ’l‘he artirle is. perhaps. ‘ather but is anearly Verbatum lengthy. Jul. Maelean's address. We report nt' t found so much pleasure in the adâ€" dress that we reprduee the artirle fur the benefit of our readers whu were not in attendance. : -â€"A “World Leaders" 1 Have Met” ‘3“; ‘|"L III “u...-,_- The l'nilml Bible Class of Durham. 4 ronnmsml nl‘ mm lwlnuging t0 the Anglican.' l’rpsbytvrian, Baptist. and Methodist Churches, met in the Prosâ€" liytariau tlhurrh last. Thursday (w- aning. whore, after a wry oujoyahlo sumwr, they were addrrssod by Col. .l. B. Maclvan. pm'iudical pub- lisher ut' 'I‘urmito. whn t'ormvrly lived in tho tuwn fur a time, and where hr is wrll known. He was “It: guest, of Dr. .lamivsuu during his hrivt‘ visit. RM. W. H. Smith pro- SltiOtl and thr nther ministrrs in Durham worn also [irvsvnt (Jul. .Maclvau luok as his tnpir. “\Vurld lmadvrs l Haw Mot." at. li-ast that was tlw titlr nu thv priutvd tirkvts. hut thv spoakrr tuld his audirurv hnl had nut, srlvrtw] a lith arbitrarily and Just iutrndi-d giving a murv nr less informal talk. HP lnlil ul' him" grral liuaurivrs liwd and wnrkvd, nt'i thrir human sidv. and uarrat-d an.1 ecdnli-s ul' pursuual llllt‘l't‘Sl whirlr wrrr wry murh vnjuyml. H0 strung-- ly llpilt'itl Bililn trarhiug as puinlingr the way to success and dvprm-atml tho Illtitlt‘l'll lt‘ndi'ni'y nl' llw [H'Hliit' to st 'ay :aftor false gods while urâ€" glvctim.r the rally grvat. mvu and wumon ut‘ tuâ€"(lay who are savii u and working.r l‘ur llw (lrvclnpmmd. adâ€" vanrvmvnt and uphuilding nt‘ thr cuuntry. At. hr rnurlusinu iil‘ thv addrrss tin]. Maclrau was warmly thankod, and Rev. Mr. Smith. whu taught the class. was presented with a. hamlsumv umhrrlla hy the mem- hers. Siam-Stepped Invitations. “I have read ”aim-s and 1.1mml talks. but tlmy have born to tmsinvss: ml'n.” said tint Marina” who was; Very cordially racviwd, "and Hwy liaVe been on subjects I kl‘lOW‘I a lit-- tle about. I haw b11011 afraid 11:" clubs and ()UII‘I' mineral audioncm and I haw sideâ€"strppml (awry INVIâ€" tutiou. but 121 Bible class has been hitlwrtn outside my [told I haw been VV'ondtVring ewr sinrn I acvmil- ed just what mental slvigln of hand RcV. Mr. Smith worked 1111 1119. I had been comprnmjsed before I roan/ml lit. Jt‘nirnalists, like business 1mm. 1 as a lulu are poor speakers. I kituw of only 0119 groat businvss man aim is a brilliant. rominring Speakt‘l. but he can't, \‘VI‘III‘ a spovcli. 'lliv most respected and pnwrrful \an'lll journalist I know is 111 11001 hpeakvr He can t dictate his articles. He has to write them himself with a pen. and. usually before they gn tn pl‘vss he has rmvrittnn them many times. Reflected Glory. “1 am still further hzamliuzimnml. I am have. under false [irutviisvx I am treatell as a loader in lituratui'v. but thv fact. is I mvrnly I'oflovl. tilt" glory of the many lll‘llliidlll ymmg writers who are associated with mu. But this is not. all. Here yun are, with your highly trained tvavlwm; and all of ynu Sitiili‘nts (it tho. great- 'est. of call text-hooks fur the study 01‘ l . ltlm English language and whimsiâ€" Momâ€"«tho Biblv. l haw a fair his- tory as a businvss man and a jour- nalist. but I haw a wvy Inul m-cum as a writnr nf good English. Hm- higlwst exports decided and rumi- tied to it Officially. Pluckod! “Mx natural inclination 1m! to the army as 3. 031001. but I thought, it How to Invest. WHENyouhnveaqedmouchmom With “MC“ to aCanadun (‘sovcsu'mneutm‘Manic-i!“l .mummhmbumdbmm THE DURHAM 03308101.: ASSETS ovnn mom-mun umupug min. would bé well to have a permanent civilian occupation to fall back upon. I passed my university ma- triculation and tried for a teacher’s certificateaa life certificate. I have to shamefully confess they plucked me twice in English. The uxaminvrs also concluded I would never make a teacl‘wr. They also llmridod that twice. However, thvrv were sunny cunsolations. It. happmlml that, a fvw (lays prminus to tlw t‘mal uxam- lnaticms I was l‘allml lwt'url- thvl ll’rincipal, Rov. I)r. Dawns of lln- Ontario Narnial Scluml, whore lw sat in state with his two (‘lllt'f assistants hrs. Carlyle and lx'irklz’uul. H1- saicl they had hN'Il alskml by Port How-~~ I think it. was-ml” rvrnmmvml ‘21 principal l'ur llwir l’uhlic srlmul. 'I‘hvy had agrvml ulmn mu. l 511;:- gvslm‘l that I might hp pl11rlwll.'l‘lwy said. nu rhanrr. hut. l was. Articles Always Accepted. "But, within threw years I was. warning mnro with my pen than thu examiners had vwr rm'oiwd. In addition to my mm daily pawr. I had hacomc a regular mntrihntnr tn a number of Canadian, British and l'nitt'd States nuhticatimns. I nnwr had an article rotnsml. Almnt thirty years ago 1 made thv acquaintam-i- 01' a wry prnmising ynnng' ministur â€"â€"-a brilliant, tlanadian. “11” [Milk nnst graduate courses. in l‘lnrnpn and Harvard. lln \yrntt- a hunk, nrusunt~ 0d nu- with 8. mm“. l rannnt tvll ynn lmw many time-s l haw mnsri- rntinnsly triad tn read that hunk. l Id” nut. think I (EVt‘l' gut twyuntl tlw tirst rhantor. ’l‘hvrn was tun nmrh litt‘ratnro and not vnnngh news ur tvntm'tainn‘wnt. Demand For News. t ".\ t’vw wars ugh Sir Ruin-rt Ful- mme't‘. a “I'D-lung friend of this min- istvt‘, tnht nw ht“ thuught lw had “Iv: hiuiu-st uttaiuuwnts at any man in tl'rhmla. Not wry lung mm hv \Vrutv nu- that ht‘ hatt twu murv hunks “manly hut. cutlhl not. tind anymw tn pnhiish tlwm. But is a grunt Sllt't'tPSS in Iht‘ pulpit. 0110 nl' his mnurvga- Hun. a (Zahinvt Ministvr at Uttawn. thinks ho has no smwrinr in tlanutlu. And ht'l't‘ I am llnahlv in ght by 2! simple vxaminatiun. What is. tho t-xhtunatinn? It is simply that ”It' public dvmands in its wading. nvws. 'mstmwtinn and vl'ttnrtztimmmt. sot t'm'th in thv simplest currunt lau- gmuu'. in words that thvy van quick- tly tlnclm‘stmhl. Best. Training School. 1 "But. I still {00‘ tlu- (luuhlv cnu-i «lmuuatiuu of tho. tm-huical oxiwrts! hanging owr mo and fmm this stamhmiut it is a wn humhlv imli-Z \‘itlllfll \Vlln acldrvssos ynll. l llopt' ynu will not hot '11)’ this litth‘ mm- fvssinn. for it, is impurtaut far my lll't'ml and buttcr that l shuuhl still mutinuo to fun] tho public with my lilvrury protrusions (laughtvr. At tlw same time" I haw nu ohivctinn tn \uur spioailing thv facts almut m\ tailuros as a toarhor. \lmut '23 v'vais :lgu sump r'i\al. sumo Dnc‘my of miuv slal'tml thv story that My ur- gaiiizatinii “as tlm host training St'lmnl t‘nr succvss in journalism and publishing. 'l‘hv result is that. our \nuug mvu are living mustauth' smu. ht aftvr \VlU] highor salaries. Wu vucuurago same to acwpt; snmv. Im' would like to k001i. drift ntl'. sumv cnmv back. But 1 am happy to say that all my souinr assm‘iatvs haw rvfusml all tvumtatiuus. World’s Leaders. "It is a t'uincidmico that (.110 man who heads the educational system Hi" this province is 0110 of our old asso- t-ialvs. and tho chivt' oditm' ot‘ thv' tizmadiau daily that. stands highvst in Hill opinitm 0f litt-I‘m'y mom ro- t'vile his training with mo. You lot mo select the subjectâ€"a wry dif- tivult. task. I put. smoral thoughts lu-t'm'o Mr. Smith and he suggostml that I should relate personal storios of some world‘s leaders. I l‘olt that this would be inhxrvsting and ontt-r- taining. but as I continued to study ‘thv problem, the practical side camp up~as it always does. to those of us who haw tn luuk at [imhh'ms fmm that. \'ic\\'puint. Practical Lessons. "1 (mnrhnlvd tth I would 1w mun» nsM'ul and lwlm'ul tn yuu ymmg mm 3 Hf Hm liihh- Class if I “mm m maluf H10 pvrsnllillifivs Hf Hit-aw lvmlvw svcnnclal')‘ 1n Hm pl‘m'tivai it‘ssnns. Hwir liws. Hwir calm-rs and llu-ir e-xiwrivncvs taught. Mm: and \m- mvn \th mmwd Ivmurvs svldnm Hulk“ M'M'Hvul us'u ut‘ \Vllal llwy lwal'. [dill Mn! vxpm'l In Hm! in :many smim‘s. but I am glad In sw filwm and in MI ihvm nut to {mum-«l {tlmnsvh'us as loo-yum! Hm stage- 1 ‘ 3 1 THE FINEST _ GREEN TEA a flavor beyond compare oJUST TRY IT. 3â€"1; 3‘. “nountgin 01093. of Ceylon .1“! India. The” me to... ”oddly blended. dive to wéwrv ”my can «In tho greatest wnrk n‘.‘ HIPil‘ “H‘s: \\‘ll(‘!‘a' Hwy mm head“ 12va and use-I'm wmun-s. 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