The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-07-06
WHAT SHALL 1 Doa"
The Address Witch Was to Have Been
Given Before che GraduatinG Glass
I.Ansc High sehooi
June 2T, 1895.
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The question before everyone OF you
now Is: What shall do9"
You are 70 solve this question for
yourselves consistently with your rights
to lie, liberty, family and the pnrsnit of
happiness.
Your present education is simply a
starting point, milestone On the edu-
catlonal pathway OF life II is too
brief and teo little to be called more
than a beginning. 1t Is the next three
to FIVE years that is TO fix for all time
your future status more than any other
years Of your lives. You cannot afford
to stop your education here. You need
10 continue it, and it is far better for
you personally to 20 on, II you would
have enough knowledge for your future
practical needs.
Iu speaking 10 yeu tonight. ! wish to
talk to all of the young hen and the
young women OF this country rs well as
w tlOIA p0ioab''
will address myself first to the young
men.
You naturally turn IN your minds to
the so-c0led learned professions
Theology. Law, Medicine, An entirely
fictitious glamoar surrounds these la
tho minds of the yosng-thoY are no
mere learned nor moro honorable than
hundreds Of other professions or occupa-
tions in fact, they are often far less
learned and far less honorable as
they are carried on by MANY of their
prolassed followers.
All three OF These prefe.sous are
vastly oyercrSwjed and the apportunl-
tics for success are small indeed ualess
you have uiaaas. influence OF ;ommaad-
lug Abilities. IN all there is plsnty OF
room on top bpt only one in thousand
has the abiltyito rise 10 the top
While Il iew men win prizes these
professions are generally wretchedly and
ina lequatcly paidS3C0 90 year is a
very liberal estimate for the average
professional eafningso OF each clergyman,
lawyer anG doctor throughout the
United States. il the tota! earrinss of
al we're iyidoj cqusly AMONGST every
one Of them.
II yen lovk at the question OF doing
yeod TO youc felIow-men. then remember
hat as good ayman you can do as
much yea far more for mankind than
you can as posr clergyman.
MOI word is said here with tha in
.en,ior Of dlssuading ycu from becom-
Ing a minister, lawyer or decto, II you
have the requisite ABILITY asd fitness for
asy one OF these tslrsgEs. The inteu-
tiar is SEply TO prevent your entering
upon one OF them under mistaken ideas
and then to fiHd yourself a hopeless
wreck in life study yourself and then
take the work you are best fitted ioi ana
the one eccupatieD you like best. lf
you have thoroughly studied and &C e
curately estimated yourself thea you
are best Fitted for the occup9tiau you
| best like. Follow your natural ability
in seeetng your work--tollow II with
out regard to anything except that it is
your natural field; and success will be
| sure to be yours II you have the re-
! qutsita braius and health. leave al TO
time and hard work.
! In the teaching profession there are
many fair places for teachers who have
the right ability or special aptitude Tor
the work 1t is almost impcsslbe &c
{ procure msn who are suitable teacher:
iu our higher tech9ic&\aud professional
schools. aud hence In this lire there are
quite fair openings for the tight Kind O.
young men. The salaries are moderate
averaging from 81 500 "a S3, 3,50o. tbs
| work hard and constant, but It has maay
agreeable features TO those who ate
fitted for IT. Ne Rspaper work. railroad
ing banking. and every kind 81 com
mercial work ui1er fields ior the actiiitl
of any man who is properly edaca,e,
and trained and has natural titges'
for such busiDess--Oul Ike mang o. hr.
/ liues all these business are oycs2rovled
The numerous industrisl sroiessiana oi
Ter az tbs present time the sosl cpp1r
tuuities that exist Tor yoong neD in ml
judgment. These pursuits ere to'
numerous TO mention has g few may b
referred to
The eGxipesrins ines oitsr oppor
tugities for as hi7S an edueatiou anC
the exercises 81 as great uhiiitY as au
other ptofessioD while the rewards ar
oftsa great. The best knowu ssgiucur
Ing lines are The civil, bechauicsi
electrical and mining 0t these at n
present time the mechanical and miuia
offer the greatest opportunities iar meu
The civii mas been good, aod viii &g n
be so, 90 the revisai OF railroad an
other epgiaeering eatsrptises tbroagl'ou
the coontry. The electrical enSDcerln