Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17

I'M NITY LITER.
RAI.i SDtIETi
by pArL p sTEEDi


The Literary Society hns establish.
ed itself IN nam places a. q perma.
nent OfRanlaIil0h Of the community
and o. ueh hss its pOrpOruOnate
amount ~ influence in the society.
policies. and politics Of that COM
muui.y IN the older portions Of
tho state some have been doing their
work Tor yearE They. therefore.
have their place 'l any community
ana u properly conducted are sure
~ boz q benefit TO the iOcalty In
which they have their being.
This form Of community cO-opera-
ton Tor the common benefit is a
form that may be- worked with
marked success my where aud IN
any gile communif. n only requir-
"s that q ieW persons Who nave am
billion and who arc willing 10 work
Tor the benefit of others be- siilinE
iO start the movement Human ma
ture admires me person that is cut
turned Il strive 20 be- like N. and
does this Ofttime without ones
knowing it. The man or woman
whO has great personality is the
person around whom the forces OF
any Literary SOcieif viii center TN
oonscioualy yOunger people strive
20 be- Ike the great spirit that leEis
aud predomlnates over them.
Thus II b. readily seen that in
sh0st time few strong persons
can mould a spirit Ia @ community
ihat viii support Literary So
clety which VIII amount 20 some
thing Ia the Society Be- the finest
place IN the world almost 10 become
cultured There men learn 10 speak
in public There tney learn the art
OF expire sion. There they learn 20
think and think Quick in meeting
an opponent arT ment in debate
The young man Vh0 has had several
years training in good Literary
society Rill feel ths benefits oft that
society al down the pathway OF life.
even after he IS ont In the world and
fighting hiss own battles Some Ot
our greatest men have had their am
bition fired IN the halls OF some
country Literary society until they
determined 20 be- something and ac-
comrlish something Here. TOO. men
learn 10 take defeat. The person
that cannot take defeat In debate
with smile and no IN will will have
90 hard nme out 10 the world when
Do" is defeated time and again In
hia business efforts There the ,pirit
Of sticking to'a thing till a success
Is made IS given 20 Young people.
They strive and hope for the time
when they can defeat the best deha-
tor iu me- Society
In the Society things Cf commu-
nifty interest may be- debated And
many Of the questions that daily
confront the people NJ the commu.
nity may be threshed out before the
entire crowd. Thus u g. highly I
educational function.
We can enjoy only those things
which We have capacity f,r enjoy.
INK. As We are cultured by our daily T.
study We learn 10 like THINKS OF
deeper nature. The person who reads
cheap fiction all during the earl, /
part of his lifa fsreiy learNs to like /,
philosophy in IN older days. but he
could have hesan reading philosophy /
a' the same timi and have though /
Just as much uf II a. be- now does OF
fiction. The Literary Society should
cultivate all side Of our nature.
Leaders are all that is needed
wherever YOU live society can be /
made successful II you will but start
Il. and make the programs worth
while. Then people will attend IL.
IN certain Panhandle town some
well known merchants and business
men recently debated the question.
Resolved That The COW Is more benz I.
fetal than horse. To debate such
topics Is enough TO xiii any Society
unless u Is done purely for the sake I
OF fun Unless the public derives
a benefit from anything they will
cease 20 support Il.
Organize a society in your COM
munity, but make II count. Make F..
II be- Ct value 10 YOU and your friends /.
study those things which will be- OF |
interest 20 The people aud success Is
assured