The Washington times., 1919-03-14

themselves will find interest in answering the question
from reader, which follows:
Editor The Times
am a young man with future to construct.
want to be first cass-but if I should fail in this,
which would you advise me to be- second class hrst
class man, first class second class man?
This is one of the most interesting and original propo
siEons that we have seen in years.
Very few of ambition admit the posslblnTy OF
their EVER getting into the second class Perhaps this
is why many Of them DO get into the second class
they had thought AT FIRST about the second Glass; they
would probably have landed in the third class, or be-
low it
is very hard to define the first class and the second
class man.
It all depends on the standard If you take very
high standard the first class very small class, indeed
and very few Of perhaps in two hundred years. can
hope to enter it.
There have been so few first class men in the world
that all the nations practically agreed upon ten Of them
the FIRST ten This is the class which advise the
average young to admire but not to envythe Shake
speares ArstOtes Patos Voltares Goethes Bacons Ma
hornets FOuriers live in class by themselves they may
be considered outside competition.
The young friend who writes undoubtedly refers to
rst and second class understand those terms in
Om little corner and our little day of activity.
In the old countries many started happy and con-
tented in the thought that they at best could be first class
secUnd~ class men, first class TENTH class
In old Europe the buffers hoped and prayed that
he might i've to be AN HONORABLE BUTLER. The
driver Of the road coach had little boy anxious to
some day. The owner of little farm hoped that he might
be able to keep the farm and give it to his son.
In this land things different Every boy hopes not
only to be first class man. but THE first in the FIRST
class
The man with the little store thinks of huge business
and very often he gets it.
This the country great ambitions and it is there
fore the country of bitter dsapponments We all seek
for the place that only few get Many of sad
at the end and compelled to realize that the first
place is not for But undoubtedly THE NATION is
the gamer. We all fast can we all strive
hard And while of less swift and
less able than Others the general gait of the nation is fast
and its progress is wonderful, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL
OF Us DOING OUR BEST in the belief that in this coun
try the who WILL make himself first class man
Of the first class.
Undoubtedly the country many first class second
class men, and very many first class third FOURTH
class
But to correspondent and to Others we give this
advice:
Let each of start with the idea that he has as
good chance anybody and that he dgraces his father
and mother unless he tries his very best go to the top
While trying best let give up whining and com
planning at what WE GET provided really are trying
best In the end the results will show which man was
entitled to the race.
Every of that his fastest viii be better off
for having
This do say to young friend: If you find that
you cannot be in the first class work just as hard in the
second and remember that the only DISGRACE Is FAIL
URE TO Do YOUR LEVEL BEST in the class for which
you fitted
Once-Overs