Advice to Young Men and Boys

Benjamin Comegys (1819 - 1900)

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

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface and Introductory John R Moore
00:26:16
Play 01 How to Win Success InTheDesert
00:17:20
Play 02 Life — Its Opportunities and Temptations InTheDesert
00:15:30
Play 03 On the Death of William Welsh InTheDesert
00:10:11
Play 04 Bad Associates John R Moore
00:16:23
Play 05 On the Death of President Garfield John R Moore
00:15:03
Play 06 The Case of the Uneducated Employed InTheDesert
00:23:43
Play 07 William Penn John R Moore
00:22:39
Play 08 Our Constitution John R Moore
00:26:53
Play 09 James Lawrence Claghorn John R Moore
00:22:41
Play 10 The Leaf Turned Over John R Moore
00:20:02
Play 11 Thanskgiving Day (1888) John R Moore
00:20:42
Play 12 On the Death of President Allen John R Moore
00:14:48
Play 13 A Young Man's Message to Boys John R Moore
00:13:10
Play 14 A Truthful Character John R Moore
00:08:25