The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-15
THE YOUNG MAN WHO EXPECTS TO
SUCCEED.

coed III New York." says Mayor Strong,
OF that city, must come here deter
mined to depend upon himself-he must
push out for himself and NOT depend
upon Others" Nothing can be truer than
this. Indeed. with q very few excep-
lions, all the men of this country who
have attained success, as the term goes.
have been those who have depended
upon their own energy and push. It
IS true there are some men who have
been successful in life, whom the world
sometimes styles Creatures OF circum-
stances"-men who have had an unseen
start in life, but they are few In num-
Der, and It is very much to be doubted
whether after all they have not been
improperly styled 1t depends upon the
push and energy with which q boy be-
gins the battle Of life, and the manner
In which he keeps 1T up whether or not
lie Will succeed. If a boy has both
good principles and good habits, and 4
fair amount Of intelligence, there is no
reason in the world why he should not
succeed in life
AS Mayor Strong says. however "hc
must bend every energy toward accom-
plishing what he sets out to
do. and he must be economical
In respect to money. time and
strength. If he does this and has
'it in him he will have a great success,
for there is no place where the posi-
bilitics Of great successes are more than
right here. I don't think the place
where the boy ia raised has much to
do with 1t. The manner OF the boys
rearing often has more. The country
boy has, as rule, had the advantage
OF having been made to work He Is
usually poor boy, and his nerve and
muscles have usually teen developed by
adversely. This may be the case with
the city boy, but in many instances his
early life has been too easy. His par
ents have pampered him. He does not
know the value Of dollar until he
learns it by experience after he has
gone into business, and in this way he
starts In behind the horny handed son
Of the country. The country BOYS life
has been tended to the development
Of self reliance in him. and he comes here
with the determination to stand alone"
In this commencement season when
hundreds Of boys are to begin life, they
should not forget theses things
The boy who energies from school
simply with q Latin diploma, and some
knowledge\of the languages. IS not half
so we'll equipped for the great battle of
life as he who understands his algebra
and his English, and who steps out IN
the world thus armed and determined 70
apply his requirements with energy and
push that he may win q place for him
self in the world. But then neither the
one or the other will. of themselves
give success TO boy who has no energy
or push about him. All the great mar;s
OF trade and avenues OF business life
and professions are filled with men who
are simply content to get along-that is
to make living. The men who build
cities, great railroads and steamship
lines, whose efforts have brought the
two hemispheres In speaking distance
by electricity; the men whose names are
written high up in the temple of fame
all have been and are still men OF en-
ergy and push. and this Is so with those
IN the professions as well as in other
spheres Of life. The boy who expects to
succeed in life Should keep these facts
before him, and thus push ahead