The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-28
EFFICIENCY |S ONLY COMMON
SENSE APPL!EDQECLARED SPEAKER
GEORGE F. BARBER. EFFlClEN
EXPERT SPEAKS TO TWO
OVERFLOW MEETINGS.
Gives Four Essential Points OF sue
cess s. Brilliant Talker- 10
Open School in WheeIlng

(;rnr@" f. Barber. citlci"nr! expert
anh prrSidrn; Of the New YORK Gill
cheney club. spoke On "EtliclencE An"
Your Jon" last niGhl AT In" Nh'cuHC
Commercial association. Th" cTnWu
WAS 80 lar"" THAI Mr. Barber mad 10
hold tn" second meeting. II" S"ld II"
had been received in Wheeling Win
the largest crowd that la; eyer erect
cd him in his speaking cnurS" in all
tho principal cities rasi of rlr' Mi5Sls'
Spp rive
Mr.. Barber is an "lcUurn' and i'm
pr"sSiyr speaker and stated thar ms
talk was not based on book l"arnIn"
nr lectures, hu' irnD actual expert
cncc. he al on" Tins being a machln'
list. and travelled the lin" from In"
Start Of his trad" 10 IN" head "i u.s.
department and thar Il" '!IsroNfT"d
many things during his progress ana
has discovered many sine" that would
have made him moro OF 4 success III
the efficiency linz.
Four Points for Success.
"Four principal 'hin@s arc 10 b."
considered "a attain success" said Nj.
barber. and they arc: First. ability
Ia think and deal in Fundamentals:
second, "Rrcocnzin" shat success Is
now" third. fright mental attitude"
land fourth. "rcrSonaliiN. TN"
amount and mannr- Of Your influence
over others.
These four principles We're cY'
planned as near AZ time would permit
by MIR. Barber and al many times per
snnal attention wa$ called ~ m"
heads " some Of our largest inslNn-
lions. telling low they started ana
why hoy made success.
NJ. Rarb"r also said. education Is
not essential 10 obtain success. as
many men who have succeeded arc IT,
norant. but il is Il very useful article
and a biz hold Henry Ford was
quoted a. civin" his definition nj sue
rrS+ AZ. ''llavinc wildly and inG"llblE
pictured in yOur mind 'hr thinc yon
wan; 10 attain seeing tho stop 10 be
mounted. one ~ orc. to attain ynur
ambition. and fiity.nno per cent "t the
battle is Won
Mr.. Emerson al ;ho Emerson Fin.
cheney school WIS quoted a saying
thai IN" Fundamentals behind human
efficiency a-r "rrcnri$. planning,
scheduling. di&patrhin|. standardized
conditions and operations, written
standard practice distinctions. ideals.
common sense. competent counsel,
discipline. fair deal and efficiency re-
ward" Each one Of. ,hcS" were ~.
planned in a. much length as IN" TIN"
allotted would permit.
Efficiency Is Common Sense Applied.
Mr. Barber said rha; tho real def.
nitinn of efficiency vas Common
sense applied and that 4 man was
simply ION his way with no particular
place Of destination. expecting thai
som"wh"r" in his travels h" would
tumble. through iii" door Of sUcccs$.
Another of his quotations "E.duca.
zion. after all. is not what yru know 3;
If is what Won lis" Of what ven know.
If Won wrr" a walking encyclopedia.
as som" m"n- are and couldn't us" III"
knowledge" YOU would not possess 4
real education. The Use Of yOnr
brain j. the basis Of your worth"
Som" men arc dead from ihr collar
button up. &c pounds OF hone "liu.
man efficiency means III" mental and
he physical ability TO find and ro take
III" best. The easiest and the quickest
way To a desired goal" j. anOrhrr Of
his definitions Of efficiency.
i To Open School Here.
\ school CT efficiency will open In
this city AT tn" Windsor hotel on
March - and b., h'id every Tuesday
evening. in charge of Frank :. McMan.