The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
EDUCATION FOR SUCCESS.
By8ANDPEW cARNEdIE
ages from Mr. carnegie's forthcoming
'.Life Of James Waft.',)

mes Watt y
gears steady work for return to Glas-
/ cow ttern 50 begin on his own account
Lie had not seven years to spend learn
| Ing what lie could learn in one. He would
| be his own master. Wise young man in
| this he was. There is not much outcome
| In the youth who does not already seq
himself captaini his dreams, and steers
his barque accordingly,9t true to the course
I. already laid down, not to be departed
4 from. under any stress of weather.
Before his year was finished he wrote
his father: thatahe had made "a brass
| sector with d French Joint, whiclrs -
rechoned as nice d piece Of framing work
as is III the trade.,,f and expressed the
l1hope that he would soon now BIO able to
| support himself and be no longer charge
| upon him. Tx an it.
1T is highlysprobable that this first tool
finished by his 5own hands brought to
Watt moro .,inalloyed pleasure than any
| OF his greater trlumphs OF later years,
4 Just as the first weeks wages Of youth,
1 money earned by service rendered pro-
| claiming coming manhood, brings with 1t
| thrill and glow OF proud satisfaction
compared with which all the millions OF
later years are as dross.
Good Work Always Tells.
~ Z
watt had entered In properly. by the
| door Of knowledge and experience OF the
! craft, the only door through which en-
trance was possible, but he had Travelled
lEtoo quickly: besides he was neither the
| son OF a burgess. nor had he served nm
| apprenticeship In the borough. and this
was conclusive. How the world s.as
travelled onward since those days! and
yet our day is likely to be IN as sreat
contrast a hundred and fifty Years hence.
| Protective tariffs between nations. and
probably wars, may then seem as strange
" absurd as the hammerinen's rules
Even in 1896 we have still a far road to
travel. -fis r. i5Ss Il Z sa &
Failing in his efforts to establish him-l
self in business. he asked tho guild to
ifpertnit to, rent and use small work.
shop to make xperiments. but even this
was refused. We are disposed to wonder
! at this, but 1t was in strict accordance
| with the spirit OF the times.
When the sky was d a.rkest, the clouds
broke and revealed the university as his
guardian angel. Gr.IC.ek, profe ssor8 OF
natural philosophy, knowing OF Watts
skill from his first start In Glasgow, had
already employed MIN to reLalrS some
snnathenlatlcalt instruments beques thed to
the universlG.;i by: a Scotch gentleman :
In the West q Ind les, and II he work had had
been we'll done, at q colt Of five pounds
#the first contract mon eyer earned Sby
Watt in Glasgow . Coed work a ways tell.
Ability cannot be ept Town forever; Il
crushed 10 earth 1t rises a gain. I.
/ AT all Scottish; as at all America uni
yersities, W may rejoice that there is al
i ways found q large mum Der OF fthe most
i distinguyhed students, who, fl guratlrely
II speaking, cultivate iknowl dge upon a. III
tie oatmeal, ii earning money between
terms to ay;stheir way. Us highly al
probable that a greater prop portion. OF
these will be- heard from In Ia ter: years
Sthap OF #any other ella SO, III .5.s i5 AZ .
SIS American universities have. Fortunately,
Followed the Glasgow model. and are
|f'gfying more and more attention to the
l$hitherto much ne elected ne eds of science,
4 and the practical apartments OF educa-
i ton, making themselves real 8untvers stiles,
A s..where any man can stu i'd yjseveryt thing
worth stud wing. .f5 :}ss II " ssS ssstiSs5
Povertysithea Best Heritage:
fortunate 1t was for our subject and
Il especially so for the world, that he was
4 thus favored by falling heir to the best
II theritage of all. Sas Mr., Mo riley calls ~ q
s,,shis address to the Midland Institute,
Il EntLe necessity at an early age to 80
ilsforth into the world and work for the
4 means needed for his " own rs support"
\ president GARFIELD Verde ct Il was Ito the
same effect: The best heritage to which
i n man can Be born Is poverty: The
i writer's knowledge OF the Usual effect OF
4 the heritage OF nlllibndom u oil the sons
4 OF nilllonaires leads him full ~ TO concur
\ ,with these high authorities. and TO be-
i slievc that 1t Is neitherHto the rich nor to
4 the noble that human socie ty has to look
\ for It's preservation AMI Improvement
4 hut to those who. like W.att, have to
4 Labor that they may live and thus make
4 La proper return for what they receive,
4 as working bees, not drones. into ssocial
lhive. 81 W
4 Not from palace OF castle, but from The
! gcottage have come or can come, the need
j cd leaders of. our race und Ter whose glid-
Il ance It is TO ascend
4 5 In all history It may be doubted wheth-
4 or success can be traced more clearly tc
I long and careful prepara lion than In
Il Watts case. When we nvesttga * for
4 instance, his seeming sleigllt- of- hand TT
5umph with organs, We find q that upon
!. agreeing to make the first, Watt imme-
4 dia tely devoted himself to; a study OF the
4 laws o. harmony. making science supple
I ment his lack OF the music cal ear. as
u usual, the study was exhaustive.
i or course. he found and took for guide
[|Sthe highest authorlty.Ia profound, but
obscure book by Professor Smith. q
Cambridge University and mark this
4 lie first made n model of the Forthcoming
4 organ. Its safe to shy that there was
Iinot then n man in Britain who knew
! more of thee science Of music and was
more thoroughly prepared to excel In the
art Of making organs (, than the new
organ builder.
Forearm by Taking Pains.
we note that the taking OF infinite
pains, this forearming OF himself, this
knowing OF everything that was to be
known, the note Of thorough preparation
4 sinW Watts career. Is ever conspicuous, The
hest proof that he was a man OF true
4 genius is that he first made himself mas
4 tel OF all knowledge upon his tasks,
When a noble lord confessed to him adj
mlration for his noble ac ltl y.
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