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Advice to Young Men and Boys

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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

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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

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A Truthful Character

8:25

Read by John R Moore