The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-23
salaried Positions.

Ing place IOr auccesstul men ue ma
3ority OF great statesmen. o. ..ness
men and engineers were born and
brought up on the farm. and from
among the thousands Of young men
now following the plow viii come
many OF our future leaders 60 business
and science
With rare exceptions the youne man
on the farm is poor His education is
Limited io term or two In the neigh
borho0d school lie is In truth the
architect OF his own fortune as his
success in life depends not upon The
patience with which he waits for OPP
poruunities 10 present themselves but
upon the energy with which he makes
opportunities For instance civil
service examination is being carried
on in a town. twenty applicants pre-
sent themselves for examination. two
are chosen Why? Because they are
/ qualified. Did the two chosen not
make their opportunity? To be sure
What value was this opportunity TO the
eighteen rejected ones? None. why?
Because they were not qualified for IT,
Have you, reader. ever heard a young
man or young woman complaining be-
cause IL was so hard to get a position
and when obtained was so poorly paid
as to only suffice for expense? Where
did you see such a one last-in the
mirror?
President George r. Baer o, The
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
speaking Of the need Of technically
trained men said. in success"
There Is a miserably small proper
tion Of ambitious workingmen in shops
and works everywhere. Companies in
vain look for men to use as foreman
and to MI other responsible positions
The great majority do machine work.
pure and simple. and have no thought
beyond routine. The railroads OF
which | am the executive head need
very much, as do all other railroads
or corporations all the capable young
men they can get. They have men in
their employ who hold positions that
could be filled to much greater adyant-
age by more alert and better trained
men, But such men hold their posi-
tions because we lack the right sort
to replace them. We are constantly
worrying about the right men to put
in higher place. It is not a ques-
ton Of sequence in time of service. but
ability"
Could more proof be given that en-
ployers are looking for qualified men? |
Yet, how shall men obtain these re.
quisites to advancement If In earlier |
years opportunities to obtain them
were neglected..
The international Correspondence |
Schools of Scranton. Pa, have lately
opened an office in the Noble build |
ing and appointed Mr. F.. L. Griffin Of
our city to represent them here
These schools teach by mail and |
spare time a splendid opportunity to |
prepare for success. They qualify |
them to grasp opportunities for secur.
ing a start in life, and after they have
obtained a salaried position in their
chosen profession. help them to inn
prove their opportunities for adyanc-
ing to the top. No one that has had
a single term of district schooling"
lacks the education; no one that has
80 cents a week to spare lacks the
means; no one that has fifteen mlnutesI
q day he can rive lacks the time. and
no one that wants to make himself
and his opportunities lacks the am
biuon TO successfully complete one
Of their courses OF instruction
Mr.. Griffin has been long and favor.
ably known here and we bespeak for
him splendid success in his connection
with these schools.