Advice to Young Men and Boys
Benjamin Comegys
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Benjamin B Comegys was a member of the Philadelphia Board of Trusts, which oversees (among many) the trust for Girard College. Comegys was one of many who addressed the schoolboys during chapel services. here are a few of his speeches, selected by Comegys himself. Girard College continues in operation today; also, an elementary school in that city bears the name of our lecturer. - Summary by John R Moore (4 hr 33 min)
Chapters
Preface and Introductory | 26:16 | Read by John R Moore |
How to Win Success | 17:20 | Read by InTheDesert |
Life — Its Opportunities and Temptations | 15:30 | Read by InTheDesert |
On the Death of William Welsh | 10:11 | Read by InTheDesert |
Bad Associates | 16:23 | Read by John R Moore |
On the Death of President Garfield | 15:03 | Read by John R Moore |
The Case of the Uneducated Employed | 23:43 | Read by InTheDesert |
William Penn | 22:39 | Read by John R Moore |
Our Constitution | 26:53 | Read by John R Moore |
James Lawrence Claghorn | 22:41 | Read by John R Moore |
The Leaf Turned Over | 20:02 | Read by John R Moore |
Thanskgiving Day (1888) | 20:42 | Read by John R Moore |
On the Death of President Allen | 14:48 | Read by John R Moore |
A Young Man's Message to Boys | 13:10 | Read by John R Moore |
A Truthful Character | 8:25 | Read by John R Moore |