During the past twentieth century, those old enough to, witnessed the altruistic people and the atrocious people- Time December 3, 2007- What Makes Us Moral. Examples of altruists were Mohandas Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, JR., and the Dalai Lama while the atrocious examples were Joseph Stalin, Augusto Pinochet, Adolph Hitler, Osama Bin Laden and Pol Pot.
Additional atrocious ones in this twenty-first century are Saddam Hussein and his two sons, Venezuela's Chavez, Cuba's Castro, Iran's Ahmajinadad (sp?), Cult leaders Charles Manson, and Jones of the Guyana suicide pact, etc.
This election could put the executive power of our government into the hands of a dangerous person. Venezuela was a democracy which Chavez is running now as a dictator. Castro came to power in Cuba and gave the people much change and poorer individul lives. Be very careful how you vote Nov. 4, 2008.
Please do not vote for obama. Vote America first!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Dr. Christ George- Valedictorian Speech
Valedictorian Speech
As told to Sam Kegley and Dick Klitch by Dr. Christopher George
Dr. George was meeting with the honor students who would soon graduate from B.I.S’ High School program. One student raised his hand to talk. In an extremely anti-tone, he declared that the speech by the valedictorian should not be allowed at the coming commencement. He made that a motion. Dr. George asked who would second the motion. After a second-less delay, one of the students meekly raised his hand as a second. .
Dr. George explained that the speech was an honor for that one student who excelled above all others. He didn’t want to disallow it, but he would go by the wishes of the seventeen honor students. He tore sheets of paper to be used as ballots and passed them around. He asked one of the students to go to the blackboard and when the ballots were in, Dr. George would slide a ballot across the table, open it and ask the student to tally. The vote came up to an eight to eight tie, with one ballot remaining. Dr. George kept that ballot to himself and dismissed the meeting without telling of the final tally.
The final grades came in and, as fate allows, the valedictorian was the student who raised the anti-speech motion. Dr. George called for him to come to his office. He initially explained to the student that he had become the new valedictorian-that the honor was his. Amid the student’s jubilation, he informed him that the valedictorian would not be giving the commencement speech. “What?” exclaimed the hurt young man? “I get a chance to be honored for the first time in my life and you take it away from me.” He grimaced and even cried there in front of Dr. George. Then Dr. George slid the final ballot to the anguished and disappointed student. The motion was actually turned down so that the speech would be given by the valedictorian. He would be allowed the honor he almost motioned away.
Dr. Christ George- Harold Right
Harold Right
As told to Dick Klitch and Sam Kegley by Dr. Christopher George
Dr. George had a lot of experience in criminology and ran the educational program for a while at the former Lancaster’s Boys Industrial School (B.I.S.) Dr. George has taught criminology classes at Capital University and The Ohio State University.
Harold sat across from me in my office. Governor James Rhodes gave me a mission to revive the educational program for the 2000 inmates of the high school age boys’ prison and he gave me a tight schedule to get it done. One of my early students was Harold Right.
I had checked Harold’s records. He had only three high school credits. I discovered that he had an IQ of 150 (by Binet’s chart, 130 is far superior and is exhibited only by 2.2 % of the population). Dr. George advised the juvenile offender that he could get a high school diploma by taking academic classes while he served his time at B.I.S. Harold belligerently replied that he would never have the credits to get his high school diploma and, more or less, asked Dr. George to just leave him alone. He left in an apparently angrier mood than when he entered the office.
The next morning when Dr. George settled into his office, there was a knock on his door at 8:30. Harold entered with a different appearance, but sort of dared Chris to back off saying that he could get a diploma while imprisoned. “No way could I do that! But I didn’t sleep last night because I was thinking about what you said.”
Christ explained that he could get most of the credits although he didn’t have enough prison time to finish. “How could I finish?” Well Dr. George said, it is a very rare occurrence, but you could write a letter to the Director of Youth Services for the State, Bill Willis, and request an extension of your time so that you could finish. You do know that you will have to attend classes and satisfactorily complete the requirements. Harold left wondering what he might do.
The next morning at 8:30 Harold knocked on Dr. George’s door once again. He came in and handed a letter addressed to Bill Willis to Dr. George. In it he requested a three week extension of his imprisonment so that he could complete credits for his high school diploma. Christ told him that he would see what he could do.
Christ walked the letter into Bill Willis’ office. The ex-Cleveland Brown and Ohio State football star wondered at the request. Christ assured Bill of the young man’s background and apparent abilities. Mr. Willis granted the request.
Harold began his courses and pursued them earnestly. He also played on the school’s basketball team. He finished as valedictorian of his high school class at B.I.S. Dr. George always saw to it that the valedictorian had the honor of making the graduation speech at the school. Harold’s speech was impeccable and a great inspiration to the students. Dr. George was the proudest member of the audience.
Harold’s academic prowess won him a scholarship at Ohio University in Athens south of Lancaster. The scholarship provision was that he would receive two additional years’ scholarship if he satisfactorily met the requirements of the school. Harold finished with honors and later obtained a Master’s Degree as well at OU.
Following graduation he was hired by IBM for their management program. Dr. George lost track of Harold for a few years, but received a message from his secretary that he had received a call from a Harold Right. Dr. George called the number Harold left. He asked to speak with Harold Right. The respondent told him that she would get the Director for him. “I don’t need to speak with the Director Dr. George said, I want to speak with Harold Right.” Mr. Right is the Director he was informed. When they spoke, Harold told Dr. George of the great impact on his life by the good Dr.’s counseling. After IBM, he had been called by Nationwide Insurance and offered the position he now held with them. He asked Dr. George to come and visit him in the Nationwide high rise building in downtown Columbus. Harold took him to the executive cafeteria atop the building where they visited more. Harold also started a computer business on the side and developed it successfully.
A few years after, Dr. George was invited to Harold’s wedding which was a gala affair. Harold told Dr. George that he had gone back to his ghetto neighborhood in Dayton and found that his buddies were living the same kinds of existence he had before going to B.I.S. His buddies asked what happened to him. “You don’t even talk like us anymore”, they told him.
“Dr. George, I would be doing those same things- stealing car electronics, burglarizing, doing drugs, etc. You gave me a way out. I’m so glad that I listened to you.”
Harold Right is called upon for many commencement addresses now. Dr. George has been told many times of the wonderful speeches the gentleman consistently presents to the audiences.
Christ George credits the many excellent teachers who have influenced his life and is so proud that Harold Right is “paying forward” as Ohio State’s former great football teacher/coach, Woody Hayes, always admonished his players to do.
The name Harold Right is the only fictitious part of Dr. Christ George’s story.
As told to Dick Klitch and Sam Kegley by Dr. Christopher George
Dr. George had a lot of experience in criminology and ran the educational program for a while at the former Lancaster’s Boys Industrial School (B.I.S.) Dr. George has taught criminology classes at Capital University and The Ohio State University.
Harold sat across from me in my office. Governor James Rhodes gave me a mission to revive the educational program for the 2000 inmates of the high school age boys’ prison and he gave me a tight schedule to get it done. One of my early students was Harold Right.
I had checked Harold’s records. He had only three high school credits. I discovered that he had an IQ of 150 (by Binet’s chart, 130 is far superior and is exhibited only by 2.2 % of the population). Dr. George advised the juvenile offender that he could get a high school diploma by taking academic classes while he served his time at B.I.S. Harold belligerently replied that he would never have the credits to get his high school diploma and, more or less, asked Dr. George to just leave him alone. He left in an apparently angrier mood than when he entered the office.
The next morning when Dr. George settled into his office, there was a knock on his door at 8:30. Harold entered with a different appearance, but sort of dared Chris to back off saying that he could get a diploma while imprisoned. “No way could I do that! But I didn’t sleep last night because I was thinking about what you said.”
Christ explained that he could get most of the credits although he didn’t have enough prison time to finish. “How could I finish?” Well Dr. George said, it is a very rare occurrence, but you could write a letter to the Director of Youth Services for the State, Bill Willis, and request an extension of your time so that you could finish. You do know that you will have to attend classes and satisfactorily complete the requirements. Harold left wondering what he might do.
The next morning at 8:30 Harold knocked on Dr. George’s door once again. He came in and handed a letter addressed to Bill Willis to Dr. George. In it he requested a three week extension of his imprisonment so that he could complete credits for his high school diploma. Christ told him that he would see what he could do.
Christ walked the letter into Bill Willis’ office. The ex-Cleveland Brown and Ohio State football star wondered at the request. Christ assured Bill of the young man’s background and apparent abilities. Mr. Willis granted the request.
Harold began his courses and pursued them earnestly. He also played on the school’s basketball team. He finished as valedictorian of his high school class at B.I.S. Dr. George always saw to it that the valedictorian had the honor of making the graduation speech at the school. Harold’s speech was impeccable and a great inspiration to the students. Dr. George was the proudest member of the audience.
Harold’s academic prowess won him a scholarship at Ohio University in Athens south of Lancaster. The scholarship provision was that he would receive two additional years’ scholarship if he satisfactorily met the requirements of the school. Harold finished with honors and later obtained a Master’s Degree as well at OU.
Following graduation he was hired by IBM for their management program. Dr. George lost track of Harold for a few years, but received a message from his secretary that he had received a call from a Harold Right. Dr. George called the number Harold left. He asked to speak with Harold Right. The respondent told him that she would get the Director for him. “I don’t need to speak with the Director Dr. George said, I want to speak with Harold Right.” Mr. Right is the Director he was informed. When they spoke, Harold told Dr. George of the great impact on his life by the good Dr.’s counseling. After IBM, he had been called by Nationwide Insurance and offered the position he now held with them. He asked Dr. George to come and visit him in the Nationwide high rise building in downtown Columbus. Harold took him to the executive cafeteria atop the building where they visited more. Harold also started a computer business on the side and developed it successfully.
A few years after, Dr. George was invited to Harold’s wedding which was a gala affair. Harold told Dr. George that he had gone back to his ghetto neighborhood in Dayton and found that his buddies were living the same kinds of existence he had before going to B.I.S. His buddies asked what happened to him. “You don’t even talk like us anymore”, they told him.
“Dr. George, I would be doing those same things- stealing car electronics, burglarizing, doing drugs, etc. You gave me a way out. I’m so glad that I listened to you.”
Harold Right is called upon for many commencement addresses now. Dr. George has been told many times of the wonderful speeches the gentleman consistently presents to the audiences.
Christ George credits the many excellent teachers who have influenced his life and is so proud that Harold Right is “paying forward” as Ohio State’s former great football teacher/coach, Woody Hayes, always admonished his players to do.
The name Harold Right is the only fictitious part of Dr. Christ George’s story.
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