The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-01

his own chosen profession.
The failures In life are due TO the lack o
neutral ability, and the neglect or refusal Il
apply the business methods which alone car
command success. Almost anybody coulC
succeed In the ordinary pursuits Of life If ht
made more constant effort 10 attain the full
measure o ( his possibilities. Not one man ir
a Thousand reaches or accomplishes the pos
sibtlities with which he is endowed by nature
Education and genteel training sometime
bring success TO weak brother who would fai
without education. But the man not having
the higher education, but having ability and
ambition. will outstrlp the man with more
education and less ability. It ia therefore Of
first Importance 10 be born right. The Al
mighty makes men. The teacher can only
polish and set them on the road to success.
ALL DO NOT NEED A COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
profitable use OF his education his learning
| wi II in q measure unfit him TO discharge the
duties for which he Is best qualified by ma.
ture. No man Is more deserving OF sympa
| thy than he who, relying upon his superb
cial education and his artificial accomplish
| ment, has made mistake in choosing 8
| profession which nature did not Intend thai
he should follow, and for which the Al
mighty did not endow him with the necessary
brains.
The children of consumptives need not receiv
q collegiate education. The probability is,
existence and die before their parents-even
before their life work has been fairly COM
menced.
The children OF silly women and common
place men need only common school educa'
tion. II is impossible for the sons Of such
people, as rule, TO enter the arena and con.
tend with giants.
Sweet and good na:ured children With little
pug noses have no special need OF higher
education-nature forms her thousands OF
tn Ia class and We regard them not.
Children OF vicious parents, who are defl-
Client In the moral Qualities will DO better
enables The good man to be better, II also en-
ables the bad man TO be worse.
Boys who have nothing 10 think with can
get on with the least education. Only those
whose brains have been better fashioned
need the higher education.
YOUNG MEN SHOULD SOMETIMES GO FROM
Young men who expect to better their con-
dition 10 life, and rise above the environ.
ment, In which they we're born, should seek
new homes IN distant parts. Tom Jones Will
remain Tom Jones forever, II he abides In the
community OF bis birth, out If he has the
right composition In his makeup, and seeks 6
u new home, with new associates. It will
not be long before he would be Mister"
Jones, or possibly "Colonel" Jones. '"Tom
Jones" at home might not be rated for what
he Is worth, while "Colonel Jones" might,
In q far-off land, pass for even much more
than hls worth.
This difference in estimate is of vast Inn
portance when he seeks 70 enter wedlock.and
he must do this. II he would succeed. Mar:
riage In the social strata 10 which Colonel
Tom Jones marries at home he must do so IN
the circle In which he was born The chances
are that In doing so, he hangs milestone
about bis neck, and he fails Of the success
What have said OF "Tom Jones" would
apply with more or less force TO those more
favorably situated, and who may be connect.
ed In more influential circles. The local
even "the families" are better avoided. OF
course any youth who may haye been born
within 1.-THE purple had better remain at
home. Because Of the social standing of the
family into which he was born, such q one
will often be honored far beyond his deserts.
In fact, he may not rate on his actual merits
anything like as we'll as tom Jones'" but
he will pass more current than bis less pre-.
Prof Smith. in his recent lecture before the
graduating class OF the Abbeville High
School cited many instances where boys who
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great success In the learned pursuits. But
without intending to bring the fact promi.
nently forward, yet he stated that each aud
every one Of them had gone abroad.
Again. 1t often happens that the community
In which one Is born, does not offer an open
Ing for the proper exercise and development
Of bis talent.
would not be misunderstood on the sub
Ject OF marriage, which subject Is only Incl.
Jones" and others are only the exceptions TO
the rule. For the great m ALTITUDE early mar
riage Is desirable. Especially Is this true In
the case Of all those who expect to preserve %
expect TO travel the same road which their
fathers trod. For instance, those who expect
to be farmers, and those who expect to be
the wives Of farmers. should marry at matu.
rity.
PHYSICAL ALTRAINING-MANNERS-
ALL SHOULD BE TAUGHT AT SCHOOL.
AS far ss am Informed. there is no lack OF
energy on the part OF teachers In teaching the
classics, and on this subject have nothing
to say. except In commendation.
But believe the great majority OF our teach
ers neglect
ist. The physical training;
"a The Improvement of the manners;
Sd. The cultivation OF the voice;
4th. Proper instruction as 10 dress.
For Instance: How much attention do our
teachers give TO the cultivation OF the voice
of their pupils? The cultivated voice Ia the
sweetest sound that ever fell on human ears.
The we'll modulated, sweet accents that seem
ingly come from the warm heart OF the beau
iul or graceful person. charm and win US all.
But Notwithstanding this, how few chill
dren receive lessons In the cultivation OF the
voice? Because OF the money there 10 In u.
many are taught TO thump an old piano for
hours ut time, which returns only doubtful
music or discordant notes. But the human
voice, the sweetest, the richest, the most en-.
chanting of all sounds. is left uncultlvated
and uncared for.
Then, again, how much attention do our
teachers give TO the manners OF their scnol-
ars? Not less important than sweet voice.
Is a graceful carriage and becoming de-
meanor.
Children not only need 10 be taught the art
OF speaking, but they need TO learn how 70
walk, how 10 stand. how 10 bow, how to SIT
down, how to rise up. In fact, under some
circumstances, they need TO be tduynt now 10
dispose OF their hands.
The human body Is admitted to be the most
perfect specimen OF mechanism, but how
many OF us walk gracefully? Too many OF
ms &c pulling through the streets as If we
were struggling In lake-others ample ana
Wabble along In painful manner-either too
fast or, too slow, or In hating and SLACK
twisted gait. .
During the recess, instead OF allowing chill.
dren 10 20 wild In the woods, In the fields, or
on the streets, why not spend part OF that
time In teaching them TO dance. and IN tne
exercise of the calisthenics-the one TO teach
the art OF moving with graceful steps-the
other 10 exercise bodily strength. and TO de.
velope beautiful symmetry OF person. Rest
and relaxation from mental studies could
thus be given while adding TO Inc manners
ahd grace OF the child. a..
IL has been said that a tree ls known by It's
fruit In like manner gentleman or
lady ls known by his or her carriage: and the
manner OF dress speaks In unmistaKaole
terms.
: : hut how many teachers have ever said a
word TO any boy or girl on this subject? They
need instruction in this particular. EsPecl-
ally Is this true of the girls to whom proper
dress is more important than knowledge OF
some of the other fine arts. Do you sneer al
| The idea OF the necessity for giving due atten-
hid not the Almighty, with q view TO beau.
ty. carpet his footstool with living green
| bid he not dot the hills with the daisy and
the violet? Did he not give us the rose
and the golden rod DID not our SAVIOUR,