Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-29
WHAT NEXT?

Il DOuDlIeSS every IlelllDSF UI TIE SIdo'
Iuating class last evening drew Ions
breath of satisfaction and relief Whel
the diploma for which each had worket
land worried from kindergarten to senio!
class was presented l. was all over
and goal had been attained. But with
the feeling of success comes a sense OF
loss, sensation of bewilderment and
lost OCCUPATION. Without doubt every
member of the high school class of '0a
asked himself before he slept. What
lnext?"
4 To those whose plans and possibili-
ties include a college or university
course the answer came readily. The
one whose circumstances. Of whatever
/ nature, forced him 20 eliminate the uni
versity from his plans aud hopes found
/ the question harder and turned to his
/ pillow with a sigh OF disappointment.
He wanted to go to college. His desire
followed the plane of his ambition. Very
likely he is still asking the question.
! What next? Just work. Learn to do
something. A university broadens
youths. but work-actual. very-day
struggle-makes men. The boy who
must stop with the high school has
cause for disappointment. but none for
encouragement The college mans po-
sition Is still question in the minds of
the men who do things and his status
| of superiority is far from established as
current discussion disclcses. The higher
ieducation is at best an Improved imple-
ment to work with. but the immortal
marbles Of Athens We're carved with the
crude tools of their time and the litera-
ture of the stylus is likely to live long
err than that of the typewriter. The
high school graduate has been furnished
with foundation for his fortunes. Let
him gather together HIS materials and
build, remembering that he is at once
architect and workman and today alone
belongs to him.
genius falls to earth once in a century
and when he arrives does as much harm
as good. Labor is common, but it ac-
complishes everything. Steady. every
day Flooding hard work, with an object
in view, makes big men of small ones.
Few are born to success. They work to
IL. The man who does things intui-
lively has learned his Intuition by hard
work and attention to details. He
superintendent OF certain great cleo
trio traction company worked on the
line at SIS a month. He knows. The
manager of a dominant wholesale firm
began as messenger boy. He knows the
business in detail and he notes by a re-
flexive capacity any lack from errand
boy to bookkeeper. There is nothing in
herent about 1t. He has simply bright
ened his Intelligence by friction.
1t Is the game quality that wins when
all is said. Racehorse trainers tell us
that the desire to go fast is necessary to-
the making of a champion. The high
school graduates success is in no great
degree dependent upon term at uni
versity. He has had training enough
to win if he is willing to go fast" 1t
is all matter of conformation, gait and
desire. Whether or not he is to go to
college the summer vacation affords
him chance to try himself against
hard work. Let him go out, do some-
thing and learn something practical, If
no more than to hitch horse to wag-
on. If the city offers nothing worth
while there is q Macedonian cry COM
ing up from the country and six weeks
on the farm Will teach lesson not to
be learned In school. There is nothing
to .be gained by idleness and no truth in
the lazy mans adage that there is luck
in. leisure" Let the graduate look for !
to do and do ii. When he has
found it he will have found blessing.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.