The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-28
All Dressed Up for- the Season
MT. FOrd'S Own Page
By Temple

is not impressive person, say the least. But he may not be. entirely blamable. either.
 He be a product that philosophy of life which teaches that is successful only that, he may perhaps also have the experience of credit unjustly withheld from him, and he grows over-anx1ous. One false extreme simply worked another false extreme in him. He is to be pted and led out of his obsession. Certainly. he Is not to be dealt with in that would deepen his sense of injustice. The of personal injustice Is of the most painful burdens man bear about with
 Just where draw the line between laudable desire for recognition overwhelming thirst for credit is not to do; the one is normal and other is abnormal But should that the line of demarcation exists somewhere in the individuals attitude toward the he doing
 If his inclination his we'll whether a pride in his work quite apart from it's possible relation to other mems opinions then it would be would be normal
 if his more to than an emblem with which to attract attention, if when without hope of recognition form the particular job on which he is engaged, he surs it over and neglects it, lisa apparent desire recognition is born of high workmanly pride. but of selfish personal interest of rather small ca1iber.
 It would be pleasant to declare that good work true. There is far much work produced for all of it to be accurately judged But it would be ab solutey good ways recognized. may escape b. servation; he himself well do All the builds into his work is somehow built back into himself It is reflected back him. And. of course. that kind of shining cannot be hid long. For it is matter of character then, not merely of articles of manufacture.
 The matter of personal advancement is one which is not considered carefully it ought to be- And much of the misconception concerning ones credit work grows the kind of idea of advancement which he may hold
 A great evil was begun when the sphere of ad- vanceInent placed outside of the job instead of within it.
 Nowadays advancement means getting out of ones job into another job. if It doesn't becoming better workman what you doing; it means becoming a workman at something else. at another rate of and with another de- gree of respect attaching to your rank.
 yyhe hia kindo of adv nt means also of the means and comforts of life, of the opportunities which would give ones family nothing short of cosmic suppression could prevent for striving for it.
 Thus the competitive element is injected into life. And strongly of the opinion that when desirable opportunities which give o one's family-when these things left peril of the breadwinner's success or failure in mad competitive scramble for this favor called advance ment,'' then system of life is sadly in need of humanizing readjustment.
 Under the present strife and strain not free to consider their work alone. they driven to consider the methods-fair and unfair by which they may attract attention win favor and gain advancement
 If men were assured that their livelihood and respect members of society assured from dation which to appeal to them to make their advancement within limits of their
 But this subject of advancement deserves at tention itself. Suffice 1t that If has faith to trust his future the quality of his work, the chances high that his faith will be rewarded. The strength of faith ic that 1t not look for the reward: 1t does not demand what deserves, only that deserving. 7
 By doing the thing for which you know you will be lost to you-you building certain qualities which cannot be hidden is that they o4erreach for credit And. of course whore overre4ches does not rece1va After all pe must leave uttle of our lives to psntiny.