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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
11
An oblique fragment reflects on spoken words as fiery arrows that kindle courage and expose wrong. It highlights speech as mightier than kings, praising truth and creative force, with a note that the piece continues on a later page.
The graduation program opens with instrumental music by the school orchestra under Miss Svendsen Tune. Salutatory speech by Jonah praises the students, teachers, and alumni, noting that the class of 1920 is the best yet and reflecting on memories of fictional friends inspiring study and future effort. John Ronald Hopkins delivers a talk on Friends in Fiction. The Barnum prize for Alma Rosen highlights a discussion on Teachers of American Thought, tracing American religious and democratic ideas from colonial times to the Revolution and beyond.
The piece extols leaders like Samuel Adams and William Lloyd Garrison, lauds Lincoln as liberator, and praises Woodrow Wilson as guiding humanity toward world peace. It frames America as a beacon of liberty from freeing enslaved people to pursuing an international league of freedom, ending with reflections on speech’s divine power and the arts.
A fragmentary reflection on how speech can shape emotion and virtue. It muses that words controle hatred envy jealousy and anger and can elevate men toward goodness and even toward godliness. The passage compares speech to the moon guiding the tides and suggests language resonates across all people.
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