Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-24
High School Graduates.

| young men and women who have beer
| taught many Of the essentials of success
| and it remains with them to make ap
plicable their teachings in school. They
have been advanced in the rudiments o
an academic education sufficiently to b'
| able to enter the colleges and universities
| of this country or to go take up some iit
work with the chances of reaching thu
end aimed at enhanced more than so pei
cent by their course in school. The city
has treated them generously, has provided
| Instruction. under the least irksome condi'
tions possible, and has supplied them WITH
almost everything needed. asking in re-
turn only diligence in study and con-
scientious desire to return TO the State a
service commensurate with the oppor-
tunities they have enjoyed. Each gradu-
ate probably has cost the city an approx
mate of 50 900 for his education, and it is
hoped that with his other studies he has
absorbed an appreciation of the re-
sponsibilties to the public and to the COM
munity.
/ These young graduates will be expected
to serve as our elder men are doing today
in upbuilding the city and they have the
ground work for such training as Will
make them capable and efficient.
In this connection the counsel of Charles
NJ. Schwab to a class at Princeton several
months ago is filled with wisdom and
right ideas that will unfallingly work out
for good whenever given a fair. con-
scientious trial
Mr. Schwab, who is pointed out to the
American youth as the best example of
an all-round successful American, whom
we are in the habit of calling self-made
men, lays more stress on the value of
culture, the value of the arts and litera-
ture, in advancing a mans capacity for
big business than any other Of our cap
tains of industry have done.
He stresses the value of liberal educa-
tion-which a Wilmington High School
diploma approximately stands for. Man
in business needs imagination" he IN
sists, land education in the finer things of
life, of art, of literature, will contribute
toward success in life"
The founder and head of the great
Bethlehem Steel Corporation warns boys
that they cannot have good time and
success at the same time. They must
forego one or the other. BY good time,
Mr.. Schwab means that the man starting
in business must avoid all sorts of dissl-
pations and distractions that sap his |
vitality or distract his mind from the |
main work in hand He means that it |
must be business first. and that his voca- |
ton must at all times be foremost IN |
mind and the centering point OF his |
energies and best endeavors. Although MIR. |
Schwab's wealth is estimated at many !
two hundred perhaps, he does |
not regard the amount of ones riches as |
true gauge by which to measure sue
cess. The successful man, he explains, |
'fs the one who has accomplished the |
object he set out 70 attain"
In naming bis rules for reaching sue
,ess, Mr.. Schwab bases all his counsel on
the most important OF all essentials-in-
.egrity Without integrity success is un-
attainable, he declares.
Next in Importance he values loyalty
% whomsoeveroneis is sassociatedin business
" trade or in any way. Make your en-
,loyer believe that you are with him al
Ways, is the injunction.
Of equal value is his advice to seek
riends: enemies don't pay" Laugh at
,our misfortunes," is another wise bit Of
.ounsel and the others are equally i'm
,ortant to set down for the guidance of
very boy and girl
Concentrate, he advises Learn TO
hink and concentrate on problems in
our mind until you have reached a
onclusion. Don't be afraid of mistakes,
,ut it is foolish to make the same one
vice"
Again he counsels: Go at your work
you may not find yourself the first year
DON'T hesitate TO change from distaste-
ul work, but don't change because diff
culties come up or troubles arise. Give
be best that is in you. Let nothing stand
4 the way of your going on"
Perhaps no one has ever given better
r more direct summary of the sure way
0 get on and achieve success, and coming
s il does from man who is speaking
-on experience, who has served in every |
apacity from errand boy TO proprietor
one of the biggest and most prosperous
Industries of the world, the outcome of
is own initiative, upbuilt and maintained
y his integrity and brought TO its position
importance in affairs through his
bility 10 find his good time in aiding in
ne worlds important work il is we'll
orth needing From the sense of duty
ell done comes his real pleasure, he has
gplained, and through the concentration
mis- efforts to do a task he has set him
If little better than others who are
Ding the same work comes his monetary
wards which TO so many spells success.
lis lesson should be accepted for the basis
every young person action whether he
e school graduate or not.
Country Now at Its Prettiest.