The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-19
AS Boy He Saw Himself
in Splendor Walking
Over Niagara Falls
.NEWBL0CK A WRESTLER
City Attorney Duncan Hoped
to Own Candy Store and
Gulp Down All He Could

What was your boyhood ambi-
tion' You remember very dlstinct
~ that your impressionable mind
was filled with all sorts or wishes
that concerned your welfare when
you grew to manhood. You prob
ably pictured yourself In rcsplend-
ent mansion. surrounded by stylish
ly-livcficd servants who catered to
| your every wish.
II your boyhood days were passed
before automobiles came into gen
rral usC, you doubtless pictured
yourself aB tho owner Of string
OF wonderful horses and "a highly
polished carriage which waited your
| beck and call.
dent OF the United states. In those
days when you didn't understand
tho relative Importance OF president
and vicc president, you may have
nursed secret hopes of becoming
vicc- c-president. Possibly you hoped
to become n railroad conductor Or
An engineer on one OF the fastest
trains that was ever built.
No two city officials OF Tulsa had
tho same boyhood dreams. Some or
them wanted to rcposc peacefully In
j the lap of luxury: others hoped by
THEIR daring to receive the pIaudits
or the cheering multitudes.
MsyOr Evanr-Wirc Walker.
For Instance. Mayor r. u. Evans
Niagara Falls on n tight wire. He
pictured himself clad In flaming red
tights. bareheaded, and balancing
his body skiIfully as he poised grace
fully above the applauding crowds.
Tie could discern In the crowd
number Of his former piaymates:
who had also grown to manhood and
who watched him intcntly al he
laughed at danger. In none OF his
boyhood dreams did no picture him.
self mayor OF tho city of Nplsa.
J. NJ. Adkison.N commissSAner OF
police and fire. wanted to be rail-
road conductor. lie wantcd TO wcar
"a bluo uniform with brass buttons.
and IA close-fitt,ng cap on which was
the word Conductor" He wanted
, to walk slowly and dignifiedly
D through the coaches. calling for
!, tickets. punching them and putin.
6 them In his pocket. Later he de-
q cided no would be satisfied II he
Lvsrs n street car conductor. Hut
- Ikismet had shaped his destiny In an
d other direction.
!. ii. y. Ncwbiock. econ, nnissio per 81
r finance and revenue. hoped to No
!. come 4 champion wrestler. with
r buiging muscles over his entire body.
0 lilo wanted TO throw EN- all so hard
n
: Of ten. Hc also wanted to DO u
, millionaire. He's neither.
; O. A. Steiner. commissioner OF
/ streets and public property. wanted
to be president. Ono OF his first
official acts was to be repeal Of
/ thg cuTfew law In his homo town.
+ TO be a learned lawyer was tho
Iboyhood ambition OF G.. n. Younk-
man, commissioner of water and
sowers. He wanted to stand before
Judge and Jury and deliver streams
Of eloqucncc that would win every
case for Ills clients.
Dunsrn has sweet Tooth.
City Attorney Frank u. Duncan
posscssed ''swcet tooth and
, dreamed of some day owning n
, candy store where he could stand
behind "A weil-flled showcase and
teat candy until It made him sick.
City Engineer c. Il. GrigGs In
tended to be a pharmaciM and pre-
, pare. prescriptions FOR his friends. me
from the earth.
, City building Inspector II. T..
/ Kopp wanted to be United States
/ Isenator from his state. He believed
! THAT position carried with II all au-
: ,hority that could DO vested In one
: Dr. I. C. Prcsson. city superin-
coming n shar rpshooter In the army.
, But when he grew up he began
. studying medicine. and thus Uncle
! Sam lost n soldier.
A city Auditor Mrs Frank Seaman
/. expected to bo n Red Cross nurse.
SO Il IN that few persons realize
. their boyhood or girlhood ambitions.
, Some OF them rise higher than they
had. pictured their goals-others fa'i
short. And after they grow to man :
hood and womanhood they find that
the dreams OF childhood. while
q pleasant to experience, should pos
ably not always have been fulfilled.
III think the dreams of youth arc
y among lifo's most pleasant memor; ;
, les" Commission Atkinson says.
v when was boy l had book
r OF the lives OF Washington and Linz
4 coin. | deeply admired the patrio-
c tisni OF Washington and tho calm
X iciibcration Of Lincoln. And ! be-
n licve the perusing OF these books oc-
I casionaily had a tremendous effec,
II in Keeping me out OF many boyhood