McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-09-26

which has heen The guiding star of
others to bear upon their own paths,
and by its aid have achieved enviable
positions among men. Honor lies in
doing we'll the task at hand. The
world estimates mans or woman's
ability in accordance with bis or r
success in whatever professIo,. lie or
she may engage.
A good practical education. includ-
ing a good trade, is a better outfit
for youth than grand estate with
the drawback of of an empty mind.
Many parents have enslaved them
selves and their children to leave
their children rich, as they say, when
half the sum thus accumulated would
have profted them far more had it
been devoted to the cultivation of
their minds, tle enlargement of their
capacity to think, observe and work
Therefore, the one thing that no COM
munity can afford to be without is a
real school not place of confusion
and big Il" domination-b a real
school with everybody's interests and
ideals the same, that of proper train
Ing for the boys and girls who are to
be the guide and stay Of the future
Let me say to the Young man or
young moman who has embarked upon
pursuit of knoaledge, go ahead with
out fearing any event. Don't be dis
couraged by chaerless beginnings, by
difficulties @hich bower around You
can we'll afford to sacrifice some pleas
ures and even things which may seem
20 be, at least, temporary vital human
needs, in order to acquire knowledge
which, when acquired, will bring you
out at least into the light of day aud
exhibit YOU to the world c0nprehen>
sive in requirements, fertile in resour-
ces, rich IN imagin ti1n. strong in
reasoning. prudent and powerful above
others in all the relations and Offices
of life.
A man whose salary is one hundred
dollars day said to me, a few days
ago, There is not much difference
between the expert and the nearly
as good The expert finishes the
task at hand while the nearly as good
is a 'quitter' and quits before his task
/ is fully complete"
Let me repeat, in conclusion, what
| said once before in these columns,
that there are MANY reputable col
leges that teach by correspondence,
and their principles are sound and
you may depend upon them. Any
ly0uDg man or woman can do thei,
farm or other work, stay at home and
take a college education. The ex-
pense is just matter of tuition. which
lis less than if you were in attendance,
and discussions or lectures are furn-
ished with each subject or lesson
that deals with every point Of interest.
| Pardon personal reference, but |
took course in auditing and higher
accounting by correspondence. !
studded at home and am perfectly
satisfied with results. ThB course
cost $l25.00. investigated and
found that had | attended class !
would have lost the time Of attend
ance and the tuition would have been
i $2T6 so A home-course can be CON-
pleted even more quickly because you
may 60 as fast as you can, while class
work is governed by specific assign
ments which must be disposed Of at
the recitation period before you pro-
ceed further.
| Mr.. Editor, ! have intrnded upon
space with these lines in the hope
that many of the boys and girls Of
! McNairv county who read it may
catch a glimpse of stay-at-home pos
sibilities and use them, for there is
always room and place for the fel.
low who is fit.
/ The government and business world
are crying for qualified helpers. They
} are both crowded with the common
clerk. Yours sincerely.
GEO. M. GOOCH.
Room 50. Div of Loans and Currency
U, 5. Treasury.
Gravel Hill News.
Mrs. Martha South, who has beer
confined at the home of Dock Arm
J strong for some time, is very low apt