Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-06-14
THE BOY MAKES THE OPPOR-
TUNITY.

THE BOY MAKES THE 0PP0R-
TUNIrY.
The world of industry today is fairly
, hungry for the boy who is possessed
with the spirit that conquers. 1t has
untold high-salaried places awaiting
the boy who will train himself for
them. 1t does not care whether he
was born in mansion, or a tenement
! house, or a log cabin, whether he
Wore fine worsted as a child or COM
mon blue jeans, whether he has ped
i gree or is Of unknown origin. What
lit does care IS that he be honest, in
| dustrious, Intelligent, eager, ambitious
not afraid to work, gritty, determined,
that his employers interests be as his
own interests, that he be willing to
give the best that is in. him, to develop
his ability to the utmost. The boy
with such spirit is the boy that is
, snapped up, pushed forward to posi-
, ton of responsibility, honor and large
emoluments. The supply is SO limited
that the world clamors for him.
And yet the limi,SS supply is not
due to the lack of s8Hive ability in the
boys of the land. Plenty of those who
stay down around the foot of the lad
, der have just as much natural quail
tications as those who have gone 10
the top. But they lacked that without
which natural ability is of little avail.
They lack training, character, the
power of initiative, the willingness 90
sacrifice self to accomplish for the
future. They waste the present and
accordingly reap no fruits in the fu-
ture.
Richord II. Edmonds, editor of the
Manufacturers Record, stressed this
in talking to the boys of the Georgia
Tech the other day. Success, as lie
pointed out, is not the reward of fay-
or-tism. 1t is the reward of merit, of
honest work intelligently applied. The
| Openings We're never so tempting IA
the history of the world as they are
to-day, never were they so numerous
as they are in the South His remarks
on the spirit that is needed may we'll
be read and studied by every hoy in
Americas, the boys who are already
ambitious ana at work, and the far too
large number who are idle, indiffer-
ent, corner lOafing and cigarette
smoking, with failure in life already
stamped upon their faces. Said Mr.,
Edmonds:
One of the crying needs OF the
world, which every day seems. to be-
come more pronounced, is the need az
| people, men, women and bows alike.
| who have so nodded their Character
that in business. affairs they are able
and willing 30 think and willing n
| work with energy and devotion to dnty,
| everywhere business men are looking
| LoF employees of this kind Men who
nave succeeded find t difficult TO Sc
Ecure employees, especially BOYS and
Iyouhg men who will give to work the
| same nntiring energy which made their
success possible. Not only is energy
| needed, but methoea system and adapt-
bolllty are alike essential in order tn
accomplish results. Many of the bows
and Young men of today lack that
duaptah4fty and readiness to work
winch made possible the success of the
| men OF the present generation. We
| nave come upon a time when there
kbas been too great tendency toward
Fthe Dellet that work instead of beine
| q blessing is a curse to be shunneil
we are inclined to forget that il is
true today, as it always has been. that
| in the idle hand as well as in the idpe
| Drain the devil finds his best work
Eshop. II We would catch the right
SPIRIT OF work We must learn to pEr-
sue our business, whether ii be that
OF the schoolbOy at his lessons or the
man out III the world making his lly-
| lng With the Same spfrif of zest and
| interest with which a hunter follows
| the trail or a fisherman whips, the
mountains stream, every faculty alert,
every nerve tense. the spirit of the
conqHeror aroused This spirfr sbonid
\ dpthlnate every man, whether he be
selling mousetrap or a steel plant,
whether he be track walker or a
railroad president, whether he he n
sailor or the captain OF The Ship. Such
a spirit IS essential if one would s1Tc-
ceed. 1t is not only essential il one
would win success viewed from the
financial standpoint, but likewsef es-
sentlal If he would be a real factor in
the worlds upbaiIding-a real man.