The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-11


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s5ti.e that it SEEMED b. ia tszsa az
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NOS even mans ufe Whsn an bartsns
~ tfsee l.un him are teg ond all
i,-7a. sne1rales ,~ssn Patisa-s !. ~
- was Naa 81 peace.
. - psace he Inherited ron. IL I 1ss--
l.reiai here an intense oFposftion o.
Nar b. chafacterlaed military EIors
showers - Sol ts.t ..-8 60 al, .-
charms but 90 destroy. A. president. 81
accepted Il oaiy a. he issi f.sar, a a.
ave this Union the safeEua-d ~ 90.
ID ies which ne rc-estabiIshed upoH
one ana indivisibie.
But whsn the sword % rebellion
uroug. he dread-l ~ eyil. f f,Nrs ~
me on, sn,ll TIE end % his. life. he
.fa,Sa % the great purpose Or saving
inaly. a. the last supreme enort
ne issued his mortal proclamation o..
Emancipation. the cr0WuIux gIory 81 his
re snd t9s greatesL executive act Ia
that man has known in moral courage
on. What great moral a. veil a. pfysi-
y
and employed 90 issue such a procla-
nation in 90 great crisis.
flnally. With all his great power.
Lincoln v as man % moderation lie
vas neither an sutocrat nor a tyrant
Possessing almost unlimited power ne
YET carried himself as one OF the hum
biest Of men He weighed every sub
lect He got the average Judgment OF
the common people, lie had a broad
sense or justice and a clear understand
ing OF the rights Of others and never
need cssly Inflicted harm on any one.
abraham Lincoln Is Therefore.
most inspiring example and lesson a.
all Americans. upon. whom the truth
cannot D. too deeply impressed that
ui.tEhe~H- honesty. integrity. mhguani-
NIFTY. moral and physical courage. patri-
otlsh. ana the love Of God and one fcl-
low men. are "a. highest and trusst
ideals. that their attainment constitutes
the surest road % success. even In "a
worldly sense. and % IL they. and obey
alone. thot make life worth living.
The audience was then entertained
by the orchestra after which Superin-
tendent Citizens introduced Dr. Hin
III. The Doctor opened his address
by paying a compliment TO the city.
TO the school. and 10 the class. lie
congratulated the class on It's achieve.
ment. synopsis OF his address fol
lows:
The Equation Of Efficiency"
Most actions OF individuality can
be summed up as 10 their most pro-
nounced ideal In one word. The
Greeks worshipped beauty. the Ro-
mans power. the modern German pre-
sents us with his conception I'm the
word kultur. the Englishman has IN
finite respect for ability which most
Americans worship. The great god
success
For often in an excessive admins
tration for the man who succeeds
there is too little question OF the moral
quality OF the method OF success. Pro
yided he gets away with IT," The
chief condition seems TO be net
whether in baseball steal. or thefts OF
larger magnitude. Applause fire.
quently Is for the man who gets there
and is not caught on the way.
The CLEAN OF chance effects the
minds OF some In relation 10 success.
The one who arrives Is the husky fell
low, fortune, Il Is said has been good
70 him. and the hard matter OF fact
logic OF the necessary relations OF hon
est strenuous work and effort falls
INTO the background Of the popular
mind. Conditions do seem to form
some means yet IL is true that in the
vast integrity OF cases, success comes
IL
pull that lands the prize
But what is efficiency the word
that 80 impressed Arnold Bennett on
MS hrst visit 10 the United States. as
probably are most suggestiyeIy in the
form OF a variable equation as fol
lows. Efficiency varies, as ability
plus training. plus character The ar.
terent degrees OF efficiency are in
waI 90 Ia ~
equation.
The first factor with which each
or US has 20 take account is our &C.
tive inherited ability. a peculiarly I'm.
dividual fact with each of rs This
f. our gift. our birthright. with which
We do business In life. OF all GRADES
and differences. advantaged and hin.
dered by IL We must purpose in Il TO
the best account In lies achieve
ments. II Is useless 10 grumble about
II. 20 oner excuses because OF Il. TO
envy 10 in others. or 70 wish with pas.
Fionate emphasis that We micht be
otherwise endowed The wise man
takes his own measure. recognizes his
own limitations. and with courage
darcs the adventure Of life to do the
Utmost with his endowment of per
sonal fitness be a. great or small.
The second factor rs that uf train.
irc. for while ability may not be- rad
icslly changed 30 is susceptible OF
great modification by training. That
f. the meaning OF education. the
quickcninE 20 utmost activity and
service o. over active liffs. tho
growth in technical skin. the enlarge.
mont ~ ones Intellectual horizon. thD
control of desire end the furnishing
n sympathy The process OF tho
school gives the supreme opportunity
'n LIES plastic period for tho dIrec.
ton ~ ability fo fhe needs 40 .fe. f1
The greatest usefulness OF tfr IrdI
Ndull and tho service ~ society Tn
view ~ fla po. Utilities ~ the Ddu~a.
uOral period Che projection or trained
ability into tho world % husIrr-. and
Industry of l.auIuE and letters. o.
society and .Ho State. A. fs not strange
that the community and tho nations
rcrnru.Zr here Che largest source OF
service for 'hs common GOOD. and
Willingly faint frr illusions ~ cold
rc.dfl '1 tri- end In ffr equation
Of efficiency trained ability bu'ts
large.
"Ycf moro thr7 frrs. arT -re -r.
rrrwH factor. q. character s. mans
vain. fp f.ru.a'f and fu ..l|.tg o.