The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-07
OUR BOYS.

rltOry we have, on many previous
occasions, alluded to the necessity
that our boys are under of prepar
ing themselves for some useful oc,
eupation in life, and che that re-
quires something more than a mere
exertion Of the senses and physical
powers. We feel that too much
can not be said upon this importan,
subject, and consequently we take
it up again, and propose to do Sc
many times In the future. Trust,
worthy, industrious, energetic and
persevering young men are wanted
every day. There is plenty of room
for them in almost every avenue of
life. and very likely always will be,
as the demand has thus far been
much greater than tbs supply.
There may be great many such
who have not had opportunity to
display their fitness for p >sition, but
the only way in which this can be
done is to go to work at any thing
that may come up, no matter what
that may be, provided it is the best
that can be got bold Of ct the time,
and thus demonstrate practically
your fitness for better position,
and we assure you that you will not
have to wait long to get better.
One who cannot fill an irresponsible
position well could hardly expect
his employer to give him one of
greater Importance.
How many of our young men are
fitting themselves for any position
in life at all? The reader may
rummage among his acquaintances,
and perhaps he will find one or two
devoting themselves to the profess
sions, perhaps law or medicine, and
In too many cases without any re
gard for their fitness for these pro.
LESSONS; but all the rest are going
to school or lOafng so long as they
are out of JOBS and then taking up
with anything that may come along,
having no definite purpose in view,
and preparing themselves. if such a |
desultory course can be considered
preparation, for no occupation that
requires the least exercise of brain |
power. Such men reach the zenith |
of their perfection when they have
attained their physical development
and can never reasonably expect to
ascend one notch higher. They
have SCARED TO their full height |
death only is the next and last stage
of the game. They have nothing
more to hope for. Employment
that requires no more skill than
comes from mere brute strength,
can never become, or should never
become, more lucrative in the course
Of time, in fact the chances are that !,
hey will be more and more poorly
paid, the more dense the population
becomes, as every new arrival of EN-.
grants brings in just so many more
competitors, no matter how ignor-
mt they may be. If our boys want
20 succeed in life they must look
to the exercise Of something
more than muscle only. But many
# them will say that there are no
chools where one can learn indus.
rial arts in this country, and they
cannot afford to go elsewhere in
rider to learn the different trades, or
ven il such schools were in exist c
nee here, they could not attend
rom want Of the means to support
hem. We say right here, however, Il
hat it is not necessary to go else c
where to learn trades. They can be
earned here just as well as else
where, and, in fact, the advantage q
5 much In our favor. The appren- t
ice is not here compelled to serve a L
,eriod Of seven years or more for t
lothing, or perhaps during that b
ime he must pay something for his o
Here he generally gets b
is pay from the beginning and his il
7ages increase according to his ?
kill and efficiency. L
Teo many of our young men at
ain to a certain degree Of perfec-
ion, even when they do learn a I
,ade, and never after attempt to "
nurove. There are thousand and a
ne details even in the most COM r
ION trade, that the workman can T
improve upon, and then beyond this b
,ere are often higher branches OF C