Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-28

slappang. hesasaring AT sApw. fails no.
lHHp she gmpa and falls h@sweea-wR
~snenekxfal
He who would BE successful mast
leap tie gaps: for a what aEal 10
purpose without p~reparataonT And
What sEaIas preparation wiGhoat oppoF.
tunisyF And what aEalls opportunity
without moxk.
Success In not always panesuatea
With the applause q HI audience or
With the road or cannon. and none
comes 10 know this better than ID.
teacher. Your purpose u developins
the character of the children and ot
Inc youth "f the land. ypu hoia STEAL.
fast while your work of preparation
goes an A teacher IL needed In the
neAt 'own: yoa apply and are elect,
ed Sow il your chance: Now o
will sh"w your friends What yoa are
good for And 90, work treaAs upon
the heels Of oppoEtunlty-the work
"f realization. You have your diff
eHlties and thep are legion Yea re-
alice that the pupils desire certain
things If you:- the parrnts expec,
certain things Of you: the superln,
'endent requires certain things of
you: and last. but not least. you d.,
anand certain things Of yourself. Yoa
wonder how you are going 10 satiss,
all and disappoint none Neyerth2-
less. yom hold 10 your course, and
deal with each difficulty when Il
arises. as best you can. and nj the
years end. when you hire time for
reflection. you ask yourself: Have !
been successful You have taught
facts To your pupils and they have
learned them: but have you advanc-
ed them ON the road 10 noble man.
hood and womanhOod? You feel that
you have: you know that you have.
and In this knowledge take comfort
Charaeier1growth ID. less easily ob,
served than plant-growth and, even
TO the parents eyes, the boy who be-,
gan school with you seems to be the
same boy who left 1t at the end o,
the year You know better: but you
realize the futility Of expecting i'm
mediate recognition Of the full WORT
Of your service. II may be. that In
the later years. n letter comes from
one Of those who has sat before you
In the school room and you read:
You were the best teacher I evel
had You taught me how to think
fed the feeble flame OF my consci
ence and inspired me with a love o
study and n love OF nature: so tina
9 today. the most OF the best that IN IL
me, | owe to you"
One such testimonial Is payment /
full: but whether such letter come
or not. success has been yours; fol
you have realized your purpose, an
tho consciousness of work well don
Is a reward Of which you cannot b
deprived,
Serene | fold my hands and wait.
or ARE for wind. or tide. or sea-:
| rave no more 'gainst time or fat
For 10: my own shall come to m
The stars come stealthily 10 the sky
The tidal waves unto the sea;
Nor time. nor space, nor deep, M
high,
Can keep my W away from me
Concerning the measure Of su
cess. the speaker said:
What Ii the measure or success
the ucces Of the teacher. of La
yer, doctor, merchant, chief"
work the measure of success"
so. the horse Is more successful thu
his rider and the engine more SUI
CeSStul tndn eltleF. Is mental I
fort the measure Of success? If S
We who work hard and accompli.
little are more successful than tho
who work little and accomplil
much. II so. We are all of us mo
successful essayists than Macaul'
and more successful mathematical
than Leplace. whose ~lightning.lil
mind seemed unaware of the int
mediate steps In his calculatiCas.
opportunity the cas- Of success
Who Is the more successful the ski
full gambler, or the thrifty farme
the Emperor Nero. or his Christi;
slave: the embczzler, escaping
Mexico with his stolen wealth,
] the trained engineer who drives 4
. train on which he rides? Each h
been successful: each has realiz
his purpose. and by his purpose
We judge and measure his success.
Why Is one purpose broad,
higher. better than another, leadi>
.n .yr.aafor cuOrnSS9 In atfanntinp