Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27


develops q man. Il Is not only allow
able but necessary.
The second pillar is Intelligence.
man may be physically perfect and
vet nothing more than a powerful
brute. One may be great I'm spite OF
a weak body. but one cannot be
great with weak intelligence, and
although a man without education
may accomplish much, with education
ne will accomplish more. OF the men
mentioned I'm who's WhO?" only two
fifths OF one per cent we're absolute
ly self.made; only ten per cent had
merely a common school education;
sixteen per cent had a high school
course; seyenty-four per cent were
cOllege-bred. According to this a col
lege education increases a high
school boys chance Of success nine
times, the chances Of a boy with a
common school training two hundred
and nineteen times. Of an illiterate
boy eight hundred times. This shows
the value of a college training In in
creaslng the efficiency and happiness
OF its students. I charge you to
recognize one Of wisdom's necessary
pillars.
The third pillar Is Virtue. The
first two pillars increase a mans pow
er. but they may increase Il for evil,
they may make him a curse to so.
ciety." The lives OF Joseph. OF Solo
mon. Of Asphasia. OF Aaron Burr, OF
Charles 5. Parnell, were alluded to
in order to show how necessary this
pillar is I'm building the house. To
ne truly successful. to accomplish
good. TO build a house strong and
beautiful, the pillar OF virtue Is es-
sential; otherwise the building Will
go down in shame.
The fourth pillar Is Resolution or
Wlll-powcr. Without this a man T.
like a rudderless boat; with II he
Is ike a great Atlantic liner safely
making the destined port. The great
est trouble with many young men T.
that they lack a clear-cut purpose
aud have no aim in life but the pur-
suit Of pleasure They build houses
without a plan. they sail vessels
without a chart OF course. Form a
purpose. then bring in your will
power.
THE fifth pillar Is Hope. This Is
one OF the greatest factors In a mans
success; without Il continued effort
Is impossible. A man can fight for
forlorn hope. but there must be
hope Of some kind. Hell Is Hell, be-
cause over It's main portal Is writ
ten. Let him who enters here leave
Hope behind Lack Of hope paralyzes
all human effort; all great achieve
ments have hope as their guiding.
star. DO not be pessimistic, do not
lose hope; be optOmistic. DO not
look al the hole In the doughnut-
look al the enclrcllng ring
The sixth pillar II Love for our
FeIlow.Men. Without this no char
acter Is strong or beautiful The
greatest OF African explorers was
David Livingstone. His purpose was
not 20 Increase British territory, not
10 exploit the resources OF the c0un-
try. not 90 hurt or seek adventure;
his motive was love, he was seeking
% heal the open sore OF the world
DR. Curry here introduced a strik-
ing contrast between George Wash
iugton and Napoleon Bonaparte; the
one prompted by selfish ambition, the
other moved by tender, unselhsh pa
triotism and disinterested love for
the American people We cannot rise
20 the greatest heights without this
love. The human greatness Of Jesus
Of Nazareth VAS due 20 his love for
the common people.
The seventh pillar IL Faith In
God. This brings man into contact
with the source Of an good This