Advice to Young Men and Boys

Benjamin Comegys

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
How to Win Success	17:20
Life — Its Opportunities and Temptations	15:30
On the Death of William Welsh	10:11
Bad Associates	16:23
On the Death of President Garfield	15:03
The Case of the Uneducated Employed	23:43
William Penn	22:39
Our Constitution	26:53
James Lawrence Claghorn	22:41
The Leaf Turned Over	20:02
Thanskgiving Day (1888)	20:42
On the Death of President Allen	14:48
A Young Man's Message to Boys	13:10
A Truthful Character	8:25