The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

lss by Iavarre1
ahox What Connection Education Has With Success in the
Drive for q Career

months in Cambridge az, a student as
soon as the opportunity was per
miited We OF the Southern states
are easily captivated by men who are
gentlemen | had come expecting to
md Il blunt old professor and instead
/ had discovered learned gentlemen
who was a Professor, and was much
pleased.
Then at the close OF the war the
opportunity came. and / duly regis
tered. paid my fees in advance, and
went through the other little formali-
ties that tend to- make college life
tir some al times Frofessc- Wood
worth's reception had given me cour-
age to interrupt the solitude of other
professors In the building, I next
went 10 the meteorological laboratories
and saw Professor Paiache 7 was
received. not quite SO jovially perhaps
AS nd been in Professor Wood
worth's room. but cordially.
Having knocked about the world a.
coed Bit nave learned to accept men
or their own merit, and not be con
tinuaily rating them in comparison
with someone else: each OF us has
peculiar way OF meeting strangers and
therein. ] believe. lies ones personality.
* arSt there was not the great en-
thusiasrn Of the student for the pro-
ed to know more about the minerals
and f, that purpose the course given
by Professor Palache was the best
nrocurabie But little by little, as /
became better acquainted with Pro-
feSso- Palache and realized that he
had our progress SO much at heart,
I . work became more keenly inter
es;ing. whether a man he Interested
in minerals or not he would find en-
joyment in being permitted to listen
40 one Of Professor Palache's lectures.
When we arrived in the lecture room
al 3 o'clock III the morning. for by
mutual understanding we had decided
j upon that carly hour as the time for
p NJ Getting there were set ont before
us or long tables numerous specimens
/ Of ore and mineral crystals and for
an hour we would sit. listening to the
professors interesting description oi
test for. form and value Of each al
the minerals that we're on display. witt
5ften a casual remark that has proven
most valuable in the field TO men seek
lng wealth Seveia times during
the course there were field trips. no
compulsory during the school day.
hut upon sundays. Professor Palach'
would introduce 1t in this way; Il AN
going to Quincy Quarry on Sunda,
and wo,ii be glad to have any Of tn
men who care 10. and have the time
accom- pany me" And on the Sunda.
in question at the designated meeting
place small group of eager students
dressed in rough clothes. would col
lect about a tall thin. and kindly look
ing man with Van Dyke beard. an
| all would depart by train or auto
mobile for the announced locality
Here, elm hing along the rough wall
and through the crevasses OF tn
, quarry. carrying hammers and chtsel
s they woul. be introduced to the won
3 ders of the mineral growth. No mat
. ter how hard the students labored. tn
professor was always ahead Of thel
| in physical c1ertion. He invariab
+ carried large sledge hammer. an
Q AZ soon as mineral was located
/ the newly blasted granite, he woul
V peel TO his shirt sleeves and being g,
tracing 1t from the SURROUNDING roc
Z in the true meteorological way II
g technique of which we students use
( 10 so marvel AT in the beginning. One
/. remember the chisel slipped and h
" hand was cut The blood that fowt