The daily sentinel., 1913-04-08
DOLLARS IN
BRAINS, SAYS.
DIR. M0RRELL
Three Types Of Boys Says Psy-
ChoIogist In An Address
TO His Students.

DR.. Edwin MorreI. staff psychoIo-
gist of The DAILY Sentinel, is as well
known as lecturer as he is an in
structor in psychology. The Senti-
mel reproduces today an extract from
! his famous lecture. Dollars in
Brains" which was delivered before
/ Defiance COLLEGE, at Defiance, o.,
where he is a member of the faculty.
DR.. Morrell said in part:
Self discovery is a most profitable
task. In studying matters, there are
several types OF boys, young people
whom We come across.
First, there is the boy with no
choice. The chief business of their
existence seems to be to read Kit
Carson, Buffalo BILL" to eat all they
want, devouring 1t as quickly and
savagely as possible. to wear out all
the shoes and clothing they can get,
and to play divers pranks with their
parents pocketbOOk and patience.
Such boys go with the tide and make
up the wreckage of life.
Second, is the average boy. These
are with us all the time. They are
negative. Never make leaders. They
may make trusty followers and serv-
ants. There are many such people,
not brilliant, not specially endowed,
indispensable factors in the worlds
work, but not national characters.
The next is the positive type of boy.
They are discovered here and there.
Such men and boys are apt to take
to calling in life which employs
their strongest faculties, just as nat
urally as duck takes to water. Charles
Kingsley was the son of a clergyman.
He began to preach to a silent con
gregation of chairs, when he was Al
years old. He became a noted au-
thor and preacher Daniel Webster
committed the constitution of the
United States from his boys pocket
handkerchief.
Young Macaulay would stretch out
on Hannah Moore's rug with a book
in one hand, and chunk of bread
and butter in the other. He became
Lord Macaulay, the historian.
Side tracked boys are the next
group we find They are found in
all history. This sidetracking may be
caused by various reason for various
reasons. Pride, parental prejudice,
ignorance.
History has many disgraced pages
of such sad stories of side tracked
talent. Examples: How they used to
abuse James Watts, when he wanted
to use his mechanical impulses. His
father called him a lazy boy. useless,
goodfornothing, but careful watch
ing of his aunt's tea kettle was the
clew to his invention of the great
steam engine. llandels father want
ed him to be a lawyer, and many
scolding had the little fellow to en-
dure because his soul went to music.
He kept on his own track, and the
world listens today with grateful
heart to his song. John j. Astor's
father tried to make his son
butcher, but the boy persisted in be-
coming a trader, merchant, and at
tanned great success. Michael Ange-
10 was a standing disgrace to his pa
rents because he insisted in following
art. They wanted him to do some
thing better: he became the best. Sir
Joshua Reynolds was bitterly treated
by his parents because he persisted
in wanting to become an artist. The
parents of Lord Erskine tried to
make him a soldier, then a sailor, but
he selected the calling of lawyer,
and became great success. Oliver
Goldsmith was turned toward medi-
cine, but he came to give the world
books. Cowper was to be lawyer,
by his parental directors, but he be
came a poet, by his hearts leading.
Stewart failed in ministry and in
teaching, but succeeded in business.
Late Justice Miller of the United
States Supreme Court failed as
physician, and made splendid sue
cess in law.
Thus you see 1t is possible for
round man to get into square
hole, to have misfits in life, to waste
talent, the most precious asset of any
human soul We must have reform,
education must be toward vocational
ends, the matter of chance must be
removed. Every man to his job
must be our motto. Let us make the
best of life and the most of the tai
ents possessed.
DIR. Morrell is making his head
quarters at the La Court.
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