The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-02

In this closing lecture Of tue go
Saes II 'sa@s bs we'll 70 take a birds
eye View OK The suhtec, ana Hss the
whole ground covared, from aaaui-
Zen 10 application. Efficiency II
conaiucns rot t. theory. /. In the
result Of ct ~eatian, which is q means,
Lot ar ead Efficiency consists IN
doing the right thing In tina right
rsafa. L TIC right way, al the risl.t
TINS. Tor the right person, by the
Tsgat pa-son- 1or the righ. reason.
This eehnition not only includes all
essentials but 1t excludes all nom
fcieney--fno-e might be the excess
shat means failure You ruay uaka
eahitg IN Law, but {. In difticrl. 70
make equity in facts: equtty's meter
heing 10 supply that wherein the law
is Geactslt by reason Of unive salty
A Tact Is either q good friend or d
bad fos--a fact VIII not be adjusted
10 cur wAnts~-so we, perforge, rnuyt
ADJUST our wants TO the fact Hence
fhs sfrear~ OF woes in which unad-
.asies humanity foundera II there
are ssvsn essentials 10 efficiency. IL
ought not 10 require high degree
OF reason to demonstrate that tho
desired rssalt cannot be attained
With any number less than seven
Common sense ought 10 teach us
that y into won't 60"
Nc man can ever succeed In bust.
nass 80 long AZ he continues TO try
things that won't go" Few mon
succeed In business who do not profit
ny tlTs expar.ance OF other men I'm
irving things that won't no"-such
things arc expensive. whether on the
physical plane. tie mental, the
TeEynn.fr--fha
plano. One basic obtec, of society
fhs dominant reason for our being
willing 10 endure tho thraidon of
aociesy---is the opportunity IL g,yee
lis to know the things that other
people have found to their cost
won't go" II Is much cheaper for
US TO pay money 10 learn about such
experience In others than to make
the disastrous experiment for oursalf
--experine1ts which usuSlly have
much more than money cost
We have agreed that education ie
necessary To that proficiency which
makes efficiency possible. We have
stated that efficiency In the net re-
suit OF the proper development ana
use of personal ability, r~Aia biity
and will power, rightly expressed by
the human body trained to obey ana
endure Before We begin real edu-
ca.ion Tor any particular purpose. II
IL tia part of wisdom to take AZ
accurate account Of stock OF what
ws know. aa distinguished from
what rs Assume. or believe. or 9TH
erwise consider. We next should az
certain what qualities and powers are
rseded 10 accomplish our purpose
70 gain tia exact result desired. Then
We Know what weaknesses We must
st-engfhen--wha team work We
7nrsr. dc in orcer to certainly attain
tina. Result. Then II follows that
we Will be snteiligently abba to ap-
Ply needed education Ia the right
way, ana not merely spend time and
money In examining our mind with
facts more or iess unrelated 10 our
oe5ect--dtfectly. and 30 practically
uFeiass IN adding to our efficiency
Mental Indigestion and moral tndi-
K@stlcu may DSccMe hs bfts---aud
merse into securing necessi.iea, II
we give Them play enough. We have
found that every muscle IA our
whole betag--phssical. mental Or
snoral---rna. be developed by proper
Yood---and rightful use The differ
ent parta CT our nature are none
Of them entirely dependent nor en-
tirsly independent but ali or them
Gre mutually inte-dependent. "AlI
fol one ard each Tor all Is the true
motto for all ths Individual qualities
and powers IN an Individual man.
rs X is for all the mem hers of the
human race In their mutual relations
with ono smother tye have found
that every relation II life carries
with II duty. duty which can
not be ignored with impunity. 4 duty
determined by law. not by chancs.
We know that natural law holds
good alike IN the business world as
Ia tie moral. mental and physical
wcria--and that any violation OF
g t9saY fs2sofaa ssw IN eng wYrfi9 rnas,
meet with coua.g14 runishm nt--~-s.Il j
that II tor any seeming delay OF
such resrihution We must owe; pay
lerge interes. compounded and re-
compounded I'LL Tho utteruoss OH
legation haS been 6ischarse1.
We hsva found that the reason
SesTning n..sfoFt1nea never come rim
eiy Ii that th~ quality OF weakness
ia ourselves which caused that mia
fortune is blu. ono Of q g1oup Of
weaknesses which. Hike locomotive
engine, draws "a train Of loaded cars
tn It's waxa.
We know also that whenever we
develop ay.y positive useful. suecese-
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