New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-19

good training. and we feel throughout inns OooA
the influence Of the rules OF life winch MT.
Charles Stewart Smith draws up in his paper on
commerce. as follows;
First-One must believe his adopted vocation Is
f fs NE aq he must work IKE reeeVes It's re-
second-To be "society man" and lover Of
Third-OnIy such recreation as IS necessary to
neutrality-suspicious. and excuses OF al KINDS
Fifth-It is mandatory to rise early with a clear
brain. refreshed by necessary rest -nolii5 Ill
sixth-If occasion demands it. one must face
the strleest economy In diet, dress ana All AoIAS
surroundings
Does the reader think that the ideal is too
high? I'VE make reply" adds Mr.. Smith. that
the picture is drawn from life and from observa-
ton Of men that we know" All Of his fellow
contributors unite on this point. that the hard
est kind OF hard work must be done If success is
to be won. This clearly enforced. not only the re-
wards in money but the circumstances that be-
long to every career, are forthwith outlined.
Thus Colonel Mills IN treating Of the military
career, adds TO his account Of the rules Of en-
listment and service. and his summary OF the
pecuniary side Of the question. note on the
daily life Of the soldier. "Oficers enjoy many
social advantages" he says. both in official
and unofficial life. The army social life
is most attractive. Every considerable station
has its rounds Of amusement. and nowhere else
are more enduring friendships made OF the kind
that share sorrows and joys alike" It is in
teresting to observe that Colonel Mills. writing
long before General Corbin expressed his views
on the soldier and matrimony. had this to say
on the subject:
Untn the Spanish war, probably weighter argr-
/ ments existed n favor OF than against marrying
Now the question Of matrimony Is quite different
especially fOr 7uUioT officers. Nearly all officers
must count foreign service. much Of which viii
company comp their husbands. ana where. the govern
ters suitable for families The boBseboI5 must
then be divided during this service Aside from i'm
hat BSTaon Of ths KIND R ihf MOVIES s yoan
Officers salary IS not equal 70 such demand, and
this fact alone II outside income exists should
deter him from marrying until he can provide prop
erly for a family.
President Rush Rhees pays attention Ike
Colonel Mills. 10 the rewards that are not to be
expressed in terms OF dollars and cents He
speaks Of the time that the teacher has to him
self, Of the intellectual fellowship which he en-
Joys and Of the social dignity attaching to the
life which he leads" Other contributors write
in the same vein. On the question Of training
the book IS again and again extremely interest
! ing. The value Of college education IS empha-
! sized. but II IS not made fetch. Mr. Martin
mentions half dozen celebrities in the world Of
| electricity who have been educated at college
/ but he notes that others. like Edison, were not
| educated there DR.. Rosa, IN the course OF
! some particularly suggestive comments on the
training OF the physician makes n striking aIlu-
! sion to the question Of European study. 1t is an
/ excellent thing, he thinks for young medical
student 20 visit the clinics the other side Of
! the Atlantic, but, he says, 'as to the necessity
Of going abroad for the perfection of ones medi-
cal education, as things are now in the State Of
New-1ork It IS not necessary for any man TO
| seek preparation for the thoroughgoing practice
Of medicine on the highest plane by going
! abroad" This is characteristic Of the practical
ity which marks this book from beginning 10
end. The writers who have made It propose
| nothing impossible or heroically difficult 10 the
young man seeking career. They point out 10
him the work thar lies ready TO his hand II only
! he will take it up with devoted spirit For
| such as VIII do this. the book argues. America ;s
richer in opportunities than any other country
/ in the world.