Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1907-01-10

look how he calls Hooker's attention
to the fact that the dissension Hook
er has sown is going to return and
plague himl" Neither you, nor Ma
poleon, we're he alive, could get any
good out of an army while such
spirit prevails in it," Hooker's fault
falls on Hooker-others suffer, but
Hooker suffers most of all.
Not long ago 1 met Yale student
home on a vacation. am aure he
did not represent the true Yale spirit
for he was full of criticism and bitter
ness toward the Institution. Presi-
dent Hadley came in for his share,
and l was supplied items, facts, data,
with time and places, for a "peach
of roast.
Very soon l saw the trouble was
not with Yale, the trouble was with
the young man. He had mentally
dwelt on some trivial sights until he
had got so out of harmony with the
institution that he had lost the power
to derive any benefit from it, Yale
is not a perfect institute fact, l
suppose, that President Hadley and
most Yale men are quite willing to
admit; but Yale does supply certain
advantages, and 1t depends upon the
student whether they will avail them
selves Of these advantages or not.
If you are student in a college,
seize upon the good that is there.
You get good by giving it. You
gain by giving-so give sympathy
and cheerful loyalty to the institu-
ton. Be proud of it. Stand by
your teachers--they are doing the
best they can. If the place is faulty,
make it better place by an example
Of cheerfully doing your work every
day the best you can. Mind your
own business.
If the concern where you are EN-.
ployed is all wrong, aud the Old
Man curmudgeon, it may be we'll
for you to 60 to the Old Man and
confdentially, quietly and kindly tell
him that he is a curmudgeon. Ex-
plain to him that his policy is absurd
and preposterous. Then show him
how to reform his ways, and you
might offer to take charge of the con-
Germ and cleanse it of its secret faults.
Do this if for any reason you shonld
prefer not then take your choice of
these: Get Out, or Get in Line.
You have got to do one or the other
now make your choice.
If you work for a man, in heaven
name work for him
Ii he pays you wages that supply
you your bread and butter, work for
him-speak we'll of him, think we'll
of him, stand by him and stand by
the institution he represents.
l think if | worked for a man
would work for him. l would not
work for him part of the time, and
the rest of the time work against
him. l would give an undivided
services or none.
If you put to pinch an ounce Of
loyalty is worth a pound of clever
ness.
II you must vilify, condemn and
eternally disparage, why, resign your
position, and when you are outside,
damn to your hearts content, But, l
pc Ou so long as you are a part of
an institution, do not condemn it.
Not that you will injure the institu-
tion-nOt that--but when you dis
parage the concern of which you are
a part, you disparage yourself.
More then that, you are loosening
the tendrils that hold you to the in
stitutioD, aud the first high wind that
comes along you will be uprOOted and
blown away in the blizzard's track
and probably you will never know
why. The letter only says, Times
are dull and we regret there is not
enough work, y ct cetera.
Everywhere you find those Out-of-