Ladies and gentlemen:

The subject, THEN and NOW, on which I am to telk_at this

time is of my own choosing. So far as I ugh now remember or—eallnto‘
“untnd there is no other subject that wresents a larger field for thought

than this one. THEN. may refer to the creation of the world, while NOW
of course refers to the present time. However, I do not want you to
come to the conclusion that I propose to discuss every question that
has come before the peOple of earth from the days of Adam until the
present.

The woryd then, may refer to things of only recent date as
well as to Ancient history. Speaking of things two months ago, we can
say, then, Mr. Taft was Fresident of the United E‘tates hut now, re say

’jfi\that Mr. Wilson occupies that reaponsihle position. Six months ago we

‘_§\Dsay that Col. 40 evelt occipi ed the first column of tie iir t .age of

almost every newspaper in the civilized world, but now his no me, if
mentioned at all, is in small letters and apt to he on next to the last
page of the papers that then blazoned his name to the world.

At one time not very remotely, I was on the program for a
talk before a teachers' meeting. The wise or otherwise superintendent,
or the intelligent or otherwise unintelligent printer changed the word—
ing of the caption and made it read that my subject would be Now and
THEN, instead of THEN and 3‘ , which egélfé/be construed that I would
talk now and then. Now and then, I may do and say things which I af—

vxt>terward very much regret. There are some persons who are now and then
termed just a little cranky. In fact,the1e area a great many of us who

are more or less cranky on many of the subjects whséh which we have to
§Dg$ deal. If it were not for the cranks the world would make but very lit-

tle progress. I prefer a crank to a "stand-patter". This last remark

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does not refer to matters political.

In my talk at this time, I want as briefly as Iossible to
review the progress of education in the state of Kentucky during the

last fifty years. In this I shall have frequently to refer to mys 11v