The Springdale news., 1908-02-21
OPPORTUNITY IS NO LAGGARD.
B HILBERT HUBBARD.


 U Ingalls, once went a-sonneting around this pro- verb, and some say he wrote the finest sonnet ever written by an American am inclined to think this IS so; and if 1t s it proves for us that truth IS one thing and poetry another,
 The actual fact IS that in this day Opportunity not only knocks at your door but IS playing an an vil chorus on every mans door, and lays Tor the owner around the corner with club The world IS in sore need of men who can do things. h. deed, cases can easily be recalled by everyone where Opportunity actually smashed in the door and colared her candidate and dragged him forth to success. These cases are exceptional; usually you have to meet Opportunity half way. But the only way you can keep away from Opportunity IS to lie down and die Opportunity does not trouble dead men. nor dead ones who aatter themselves that they alive.
 The reason more men do not hear Opportunity when she knocks IS because they themselves are knocking at the time. Let repine on ac- count of lack of early advantages Rare-ripes run away from advantages They can not digest them If had my say would set all the young folks to work and send the old ones to school said Socra- tese, 420 B. C.
 What Socratese meant was that after you have battIed bit with actual life and begun to feel your need for an education you are, for the first time, ready to take advantage of your opportunities and earn
 And this faet also holds The best educated men are those who get their brain development out of their daily work, at the time they are doing their work. Quitting work in order to get an edu- cation eas the idea of a monk who fled from the world because he thought t was bad allacy we have happily outgrown t takes work to get an education; 1t takes work to use it and 1t takes work to keep Il.
 The great bunder of the colleges is that they have lifted out of life in order to educate them for lie. All educated college men know this and acknowledge 1t
 In his last annual report President Eliot of Har- ward made strong appeal to parents to get their children into the practical world of lie as soon as possible and not expect college degree to insure success.
 Those who want to grow and evolve should not give too much dlne to the latest novel and daily pa per. Don't spread yourself out thin Concen- trate lew thngs-tbe very best educated men do not know everything
 Choose what you will be and then get at il You'll win
 If you quit | simply shows you did not want an educaon you only thought you did-you are not willing to pay the price.
 The other day in the Michigan state penentiary at Jackson saa in eoav1ets ceff three architects designs lacked on the wall and on shelf were several books rom 3 correspondence school. "Is i possible, asked Dr. Pray the prison doctor that convict is taking correspondence course in archteeture2 Not only that was the reply but good many of our men are studying hard to better ther mental condition This particular man has gotten beyond the amateur stage. You see he has been working q his course for three years. lie draws plans for us and IS doing work for par des outside. Then we hunted for the man and found him in the marble shop. He seemed pleased 10 kn5u that had noticed his work You sec he said, i only work SIX hours a day for the state and alter that my tune IS my own and try 10 i'm prove t; there are no bowling alleys, pool rooms nor saloons here-no place to go. And he smiled. tried to, but couldnt-my eyes were hled with tears. A convict getting practical ed ucation, and so many of us who think free trltterlng away time
 IL, in it's anxiety to present itself Opportunity will break into Jail, surely those outside not