The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-17
CONTEST MAN
ACER TALKS 4:
CONTESTANTS

I.
The contest manager in this col
umn today wishes to emphasize
some observations which he believes
to be of salient Importance to every
contestant. In every contest there
is much to commend in the efforts
of the majority of the contestants,
and there are some few whom he
must of necessity criticize
There are, in every contest, those
who, by their persistency, energy,
initiative and victorious common
sense, count the cost and pay the
price of success. To such contest
ants, the contest manager need say
little-their own work Is sufficient
commendation. The main consider
alton in this price of success is ap-
Mication. The same qualities of ap-
plication, perslstency, determination
ard epeIBy tu the contestant, Is the
inspiring forces wh.ch made possible
the achievements of the building -
the Panama c2"Ni, and which mo-
mentous event Is to be celebrated
at the Exposition in San Francisco.
The successful contestants who will
visit this great exposition, will see
California in all her glory at time
when she will be dressed in tha
splendor of all that wealth and ma
lure can bestow. From the remotest
parts of the earth the representa-
tives of all nations will be there to
pay homage to the greatest achieve
ment in maritime commerce since the
volution of the masted barkentine to
the steam turbine travellers OF the
seas.
Is such an opportunity not worth
the price of two months work? The
next two months effort will be the
determining factor in your candi-
dacy.
However brilliant may be the start
a contestant may have In a contest,
no spasmodic worker ever wins,-the
winner in every contest Is the one
who employs every possible moment
in persistent, intelligent,tactful appli-
cation, and with her enthusiasm and
confidence, so imbues her friends
with her chances that they catch
the spirit of her determination, and
naturally fall in line to help her.
The contest manager can empha-
size no quality of the successful con-
testant to better advantage than that
of stick to it i've ness"
Some contestants frequently say:
81 am handicapped by being in
small place, and of limited acquaint-
ance. Those whom / have natur-
ally thought would support me are
putting me off" Your territory is
never too circumscribed to admit of
you winning ii you work all of 1t in
telligently and earnestly, and the
only possible answer to your friends
putting you off is that you have not
sufficiently impressed them that you
are going to be a winner" They
are waiting to fall in with the win
ner. If you can make them believe
that you are that one, you will re-
ceive their support II is a peculiar
characteristic in human nature that
people wish to be identified with the
winning one. 1t is the application of
the old adage, that "To him that
hath shall be added"
Doubtless some young lady con-
testant who will read this exhorta-
tion of the contest manager will be
reminded OF the old saying that "a
faint heart never won fair lady"
Such a saying, he believes, is true
even during leap year,-and with
slight change in the old saying may
be the key to your success: Faint
hearts never win free trips to
Frisco"
We want to help you win. We
know that everyone can not win.
be we do know that those who win
will be the ones who apply them
selves TO the suggestions We offer.
and take advantage of the opportun
tiles presented to them.
Will you Meet me at the Golden
Gate?" is the saying that reverber-
ataS from, seyaral hundred vounp Ia
dies in different parts of the Uni
ted States who have determined to
be there as the guests of the var
ious papers over the country, and
1t is a challenge to the best that
is in you TO be able to say, II
Will"