The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-22
School Boys, The Road Parts
Here, Which Shall We Take?

Every boy in the Ardmore city schools
has begun to travel on the road that
leads to what he calls success. IL you
were to start by automobile to Oklaho-
ma City and you had never Travelled
over the road you would very patiently
and in an interested manner seek one
who had Travelled over the road and get
his directions before you started along
the way. You would ask information
OF one who was in position to know.
you would listen to what he said and
you would be careful to remember ana
10 follow the instructions which he gave.
There are many forks in the road
that leads to success. You will como
TO these forks frequently and it is of
tremendous importance to you where
the fork leads to that you take. The
Doys In the grades are coming now t.
an important fork in the road. One OF
these forks leads TO the high school
where a good practical education is OBJ.
tainable. Where you can be fitted for
any kind Of business career which
you may select. II you diligently learn
the lessons in high school you can be
a lawyer, an editor, doctor, n minister
a big merchant, or an educator; you
can be skilled in plant life and in the
cultivation OF plants and become a big
farmer. there will be no avocation that
Will not be open to you.
But there Is another fork that lead;
you into work or play or Incidence o;
idleness. That is the big broad high
way that is easy to travel it is allurine
because there are so many people OF
IL. 1t promises a good time. II promises
ease, it promises to give you ready
money in your youth, it relieves you oi
some sacrifices, it relieves you of toll
ing over your books, it promises free.
dom from school regulations, 1t offers
you liberty.
You boys in the grades must take one
OF these forks. Both of them will appea
TO you.
Now, listen, If you really want t
take the road that leads to the right
place you will make inquiry. You will
sit down with your teacher or your par
ents or some good friends who ha trav
ents or some good friend who has trav
cusy talk the matter over. You will
take their advice.
The Ardmoreite does not know any
thing better it could do for the boy
life Of the city at this time than t,
urge each one to complete the course
offered by the high school. For tha
reason we are publishing this mornins
an article from the pen of A. f. Win
ship. This man has devoted his life ex
clusively TO education. He has crosset
the continent sixty times on lecture
tours. He has talked to more teacher!
and more pupils than any other mar
in the world. He is man who has wor
success. He has travelled over the roa,
you must travel. He Is capable Of Civ
ing You directions.
This article is rather lengthy, but !
Is big subject and cannot be handle,
in few words. The boy who is to-
indolent to wade through 1t and to stud
its word cannot hope for very muc
but the boy who will take II and rea'
and study it has bright light befor
Hihi w buiuc MS Ittt anu W ala IIlIl II
taking the right fork Of the road.
II by doing tins work we have in
duced one boy to stay with his schoo
who otherwise would have gone int
some kind OF work then we will hav
been fully repaid for our efforts.
Your best friends, those who are in
tcrested in your success. ask you I
read this article which follows.