Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-11
THE PATH TO GLORY

TtffE tinted States would lie a better
~ place to live in II every medical col
iege, every law school, every theological
seminary. as well as every nonprofes-
sionhi college should Impress upon the
minds of it's students the moral Of the
career Of the Doctors Mayo. OF fsoches-
ter. Minnesota
Everybody knows about Rochester. In
Europs the sthte Of Minnesota Is famous
as the place where the Mayos live. But
Rochester Is only a village. II has about
seyen thousand population nov. and
when the Mayos began to practice medi.
cine and surgery there II had less than
three thousand. These fiieh decided 20
give to their patients. who were the peo.
pie liylffk In the village and the farming
community roundabout the best treat.
tnent possible In order to do this they
mastered their profession At their sug-
sestion hospital vas bulit by some
Romah Catholic sisters, who had receleed
b bdauest They equipped the little hos.
bital and used II for their work. Their
fame spread because they succeeded
where others failed. until Rochester is
one Of the greatest centers OF surgical
work In the world. with an International
reputation.
The moral here In that men content
20 do the work at their hand and do II to
the best OF their ability will not only
serve their community. but will receive
ample reward. even though the com
munity be n country village. The death
rate In rural districts would be reduced
lf more young surgeons had the conf
uence in themselves that the Mayo
brothers manifested. Fewer mothers
would die In childbirth, fewer men would
suffer agonies from ailments that could
be cured by comparatively simple opera
tons, epidemics OF diphtheria and scarlet
fever and typhoid would be rarer, In
sanity wouid be less common and the
crop Of lffibeciies would be reduced. The
country districts need medical skill Just
as much as the heather nations need
Christian missionaries.
They need more than medical skill.
They need moral and intellectual up
lift. This Is why embryo lawyers, min
isters, teachers and journalists should
have the opportunities for service i'm
pressed upon them. President Thomas.
OF Middlebury College, Is one OF the men
who has set about supplying the need OF
the rural districts. In his baccaiaureate
sermon three or four years ago he set
forth the need for educated men and
women in the small towns of Vermont.
Three or four members OF the graduating
class volunteered to devote themselves
to the remaking OF the country villages.
and residents In small communities which
needed an awakening asked him TO send
some one TO them.
The call 10 Service has always been
loud. but II has not been heard by young
men who were anxious to acquire a
competence and some degree of fame.
The Mayo brothers have proved that
both fame and fortune await the men
who can make good In the country. as
well as those who can succeed in the
city. Political history Is fuil of instances
OF country lawyers and country journal.
lists who have risen to commanding posi-
tions In Congress- where they have been
influential In framing the policies of the
nation. Success really depends on the
man and not on the place In which he
lives. for II Is and always has been true
that the man who can do any kind OF
Job better than his fellows will find a
path leading to his doorstep worn by
those who seek him out.