Evening star., 1919-02-23
WORTH OF A MAN
IS IN HIS BRAINS
Plain Talk to Boy by Presi-
dent of a Great Rail-
way System.
SEES GREAT DAYS AHEAD
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~ down. is worth $3.50 day.
y but from his shoulders UP
there is no limit to his
earning capacity" said Z. W. Beatty.
president of the Canadian Pacific
railway, in talk to the employed
boys of the evening educational
classes of the Montreal Y. VI. C. A
When ] was coming down in the
train from ottawa this afternoon I
thought of you boys and the work
you are doing, and it brought back
my own school days. l first started
college in Toronto. my family having
twelve. l was a day pupil at the col
iege. / did not believe in work, how
ever. and I did very little studying.
My nickname was 'Banty.' I INDUCED
in numerous scraps, and spent most
of my time after school hours doing
the thing | should have done when
school was in.
AT the end of the year a report
was sent to my parents, and I think,
without boasting, that was the worst
report ever written about any boy.
At the end of the report was note
to the effect that II I did not return
to the college at the beginning of
the next term the principal could get
along without me. 1 think perhaps
he was right. I was humiliated and
ashamed of myself. and I believed
everybody knew 1 was of no particu-
lar use.
Teacher Encouraged Him.
Il was sent to another school, where
my record was not known, for which
L was thankful. 1 there fell INTO
the hands Of a tutor, who, though a
good teacher, had a very violent tenn
per. He encouraged US when he was
not abusing us. If fellow showed
inattention he was likely to be hit
on the head with ruler; but the
first words of encouragement I ever
received came from that man. He
told me / might amount to something,
which was news to me-I had never
heart it before. In any event, he
gave me an inspiration to study, so
1 worked. and the more I worked the
more / realized how valuable IL was,
which fact I continued to appreciate
as I grew older.
Il never saw boy or man who
got anywhere if he did not work"
went on Mr.. Beatty. .I know you
boys have given up great deal to
take on these extra studies, but none
of you will ever regret it. AS You
grow older you will find the compe-
tition between men very keen, and
he who is fairly well educated has
a iSfj jpo oF}
who is not
Every boy has some kind of
vague idea he would like to be some
thing or other when he grows up, he
does not know just what. You will.
however, find there are three or four
simple things that tend to mans
success. The first is good health. 1t
is impossible for boy or man to
work against that handicap. The
next thing. is honesty. No man In
this or any other country. who was
not honest attain success; he may
appear to do SO for time, but when
his dishonesty is discovered, which
it will be sooner or later. his success
is at an end and his failure begins.
The third essential is education; with
out education it is impossible to climb
to any important position; and the
fourth essential is work.
Nothing was ever accomplished with
out work and if any man tells you
differently, it is not the truth. Dur
ing the coming years many. capable
men will be required to fill important
positions, and he who has the essen
one who will get the preference"
Honesty, Courage, Modesty."
With regard to the attributes of
man, Mr. Beatty said: ''The things
we admire most in other men are the
qualities we should develop in our
selves The first is honesty. the sec
ond courage and the third modesty.
without courage one. cannot go very
tent to step aside for others he is
bound to lose. without modesty no
one can secure the respect of his fell
low beings Every mans hand is
against the man who shows he be-
lieves himself better than others.
When l was a youngster. my father,
who was very wise man, used to
say: Never think you are better than
anybody else, but always think you
are just as good Modesty is a quail
ity'I suppose I should apologize for
for it has become very
unpopular and is now almost obso-
finest qualities a boy or man could
have.
"I understand that with your studies
you mingle little play. which is
good thing. Every boy should play
every game he is adapted for; he
usually works well who plays we'll.
am not yet very old, and every night
between September and May, when
am in Montreal. if 1 do not have a
hard forty minutes hand ball / feel
/ am depriving myself of something
need. A man should have a sound
body as well as a sound mind, and the
two go hand in hand"
In conclusion. the speaker said: I'm
the work you have taken up at the
Y. NJ c. A you are not now aware of
the advantages you are laying up for
yourselves, but these will develop as
the years proceed. and assure you
that wish you all the greatest pos
sible success"
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