The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-07

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- - translation, dccIar-
lKAslQG ku2StLLl Ing that he had
/ he support Of
scholarship IN rendering it thus: who,
being ia the t0ru Of God, did not med,
itate a 'uyurTatt0n to be on an equality
with God, but IcontFarIwls"H made
Himself OF no reputation. and took
upon Him the form Of servant" lie
said: ......
Whoever has no ambition has not
properly begun 10 live. Ambition i'm
plies appreciation Of the value Of life
- weighing nt prospects and poSSIbi|I'
tinS-a decision, and n fixed determl-
| nation of will. Parents and teachers
should aim 10 lift before the mental
vision Of the young noble ideals. AM! to
assist them IN determining what they
would copy and which goal they Will
bend lIrc'S energies to reach 10 such
parents and teachers many Of those
Successful IN life refer IN terms Of tn.
dcarmcnt, declaring how much they
owe TO the encouragement Of ideals
and ambitions IL which these assisted
them.
Many Woe. Besone Faces
As We learn ID read character anu to
observe people. We perceive That sn@ny
are WHOLLY without ambition; or that
their ambitions are so low and trivial
as not Ia he Of real benefit, In "a crowd
nr thousand people. less than hun
bred will show by their faces and their
energy that they have an ideal. IN am
billion, and are pursuing ii. In other
words, ninc.tenthS "f Our poor. fallen
race lurli the very handspring Of life.
This lack az proper amhttt"n nat ouly
makes life drlIdgrry instead OF Il
pleasure, but II IS a menace tn or So
ciaI fabric. According 10 the Bible. II
Is This ninr.tenthS Of the human fam
lily, without IawfNl ambitions, that will
he anarchists. striving to pull down tlIc
structure Of civilization in Il kind If
blind lnry--thc awakening "f an am
hilton which, knowing not how to vent
Itself. will hr'iuS trouble upon all,
Worldly Ambitions Profitable.
II is The ambitious tenth nf humanity
! that cause the wheels 0t progress I"
turn Their ambitions are keeping their
own minds actively occupied and are
giving employment to ia" remainder
OF men. The ambitious mechanic hopes
Ia become an inventor and 10 rise in
the social scale. Tile ambitious clerk
strives for success. hoping IL become
- successful merchant. The successful,
| merchants, princes and captains Ut In
dustry lake pride In IuiIdiug NJ vast
| cntrrnrIsts, in the erection Qt.stN0N1is.
mental rdilirrS. in the CONSTRUCTION Nf
great bridges. :nnneIS, cts AgttherS
lave ambitions along professional lines.
There Is general tcmtehdy nmnaS
the amhltlonl"ss to view ttleseslictess.
fuI pcmi" harShiy. To :thinR .6f theft
nmhIlIouS as purely selfish. giving 40
credit to the pleasure nf an exercise
nE ambition Which the minority cannot
anpverIatc because they have none
themselves.
Contrary Thoughts Should Prevail.
Men with ambition leading on 10
genius should he admired, appreciated;
and it should he remembered that they
have hclneh mankind in general I" lar
ger conceptions Of life aud 10 wider
possibilities. grant, indeed. III" ne
rcSsity for legislation in restraining the
rich, anil especially trusts anu com
lLnatinpS uf brain aud money Which
ui"ut pudauycr the liberties and pros
nerity Of the masses. Iiu. let us never
forget how much we owe to III" aIlh'
tinuS men whom we seek I" restrain
from mower 10 crush those Of less am
hilton and lass capacity. who tIe NOR"
or less dependent upon them.
Az proving that some "F ""r success
fuI men we're moved hy ambition rather
than love Of money, we note the |a''
that, having accumulated vast for
times, some are directing their cn"r'
SipS In cXpendIng Tie money In the en-
B lowmcut Of colleges. the building or u.
BrarieS, the financing Of political anu
medical Investigations for public veal
Whether their Judgment aud Ours agfe"
~ Respects the Wisdom Of their h"ne
factions Is another matter. They hav"
rI.hL 70 exercise their "w" lnds
ments In tie use Of money which came
to them through the exercise at their
own brains ana ambitions,
We eau surely agree that beautiful
library building becomes nm incentive
for the erection It other beautiful
buildings. even though comparatively
l.