Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
real one. Here are some of the quail
lies would have him possess:
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real one. Here are some of the quail
ties would have him possess:
THE IDEAL MAN
lie should be right spirited. Many
a young man loses out because he gets
cross-grained with the world, He puts
himself In n wrong attitude toward
lie and It's duties. His purpose does
not rise above the transient pleasures
OF the hour. He does not go far
enough or deep enough in his under
taking to taste the satisfaction OF
mastery. He touches the work before
MIN as some women sometimes touch a
friends hand, with the tips of cold
fingers, and then he wonders that he
gets no helpful response He is a time
server, dropping his work AZ the first
sound OF the signal aud is downright
angry. IL his employer hints AT duties
unperformed. The world is asking
for right spirited young men, Ii asks
them 10 come up into the Kingdoms of
knowledge and sit ut the banquet OF
the worlds learning. 1t invites them
into close and helpful comra6ship with
the men who are burdened with the de.
tails OF great enterprises and 1t offers
them the emoluments that go with In
valuable service. This ideal man |
have in mind is one who does thor.
oughly the work that is set unto his
hands. He has as his motto This
thing do, and | do il we'll" And In
It's thorough doing he gains discipline,
mastery and added resource. a young
man from college began work for an
electrical company In Chicago. He
rose rapidly from humble position To
leadership. One day a friend whom
had passed in the industrial race
asked him how he was able To handle
so successfully the difficult practical
problems submitted to him. He replied
learned in College how to get to
the bottom of things" Halls of indus
try are filled today with stalwart coun.
try boys who have learned the lesson
thoroughness in the school of siren.
nous experience. Under the stress OF
necessity they have come to know how
TO do things, and thus armed they are |
driving from their hereditary posses. |
sions the soft handed fellows who un. /
der the e%nervating influence Of wealth
have learned how not to do what the |
world want done. My young friends !
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,he future. He is To get at the roots
these great industrial problems and
n the light of a clear understanding |
,f details and principles, he is to guide
he producing forces Of the world To
lelds OF still grander achievement.
THE SELF RELIANT MAN
This man whom | have chosen as a
unn 10 IN lao 4. calf tn1sn,, u INyg.l |
being egotistical, he is u self-asser-
i've and manly. He is to acquire the
,ower of concentrated thought and
lear mental vision. He is to over
ZONE the self-consciousness which puts
i'll at ease In conversation and
speech. In the world of affairs
lie is TO be a thinker and u mar OF ac-
ion. He Is to listen to advice but Is
o hold his judgment independent OF
my mans persuasion. He Is not TO
,e carried from his moorings by the
excitement Of the hour. He is not to
simply because others buy, and sell
others sell. He is to make
lis own decisions not borrow them
rom a neighbor. Self.poised, self
onfident, self-reliant, he Is to face
life, overcome It's difficulties and with
ourage and an even temper, walk
mid Its cares and ~perplexities, a
eader OF men. The man, too, whom
would have you take as u pattern,
nust be one whose heart is full of
onging for a high standard intellect
al and moral life. Let us not mistake
he real significance of this hour. Ii
marks not the end but the beginning OF
for noble living. This
'reat struggling business world with
Us unsolved problems and u~ndeveloped
disabilities, with ~clashing interests
md yet with unifying forces which
weep the continents and gather the
into much of common purpose
md sympathy, furnishes limitless OPP
'ortunity OF intellectual and moral
Modern industrial advance
nent demands an intellectually that
$ clean, penetrating, wise, sympathet-
strong, and a moral character
which neither political favor nor cor
,orate wealth can debauch. 1t Is q
priceless privilege, my young friends,
o live in such an age as this. It's
eeming industries call you to a life of
mental power and moral integrity.
is social and governmental problems
challenge you to lofty ideals of u%nself-
sh service while its moral and spirit
lal development ask OF you loyalty to
that bear the stamp OF
itself.
INVITATION TO HIGHER FIELDS
Through schools and Libraries, col
eyes and universities the Christian
utilization of today appeals to you to
make OF yourselves something more
han mere producers OF wealth. 1t begs
II you to come up into the higher fields
II culture where you may have mas
erful knowledge of the forces that are
for the uplifting of mankind;
ghere by putting yourself in touch
nth the masterpieces Of literature you
nay, in every truth, walk with men
those names are cherished of earth
nut whose thoughts are fresh from the
kies; where your lives NAV be enrich
d by the lives OF those men OF genius,
rho through the centuries, have en-
'ellished, digniiied and glCriied
Iuman living. These possibilities,
hese opportunities have been bought
It a price. Men have given their
ives that you might possess them.
the early days OF this week our ma
ion turned from its activities to
the graves OF its heroic dead
rho died that this and future genera
ions might enjoy these high privileges.
stood one June evening in the gather
ng twilight on the heights OF Cemetery
ill and heard a soldier recall to his
omrades the incidents of a charge
nat meant much In American history.
IS he proceeded with the story | could
lmost see those advancing columns
s in perfect alignment they swept
trough the open fields that lay in our
ront. They met the frightened rem.
ants OF a defeated army corps and
ii the debris which goes with such