New Britain herald., 1922-06-15

most desirable of all qualities-one must enrich his mind and ennoble his life by the acquisition of truth and the practice of virtue.
 Have Confidence
 Another thing which a young man must possess is self-confidence or faith in his own power of perform ance. The phrase, he can who thinks he can.' expresses a fine ele- ment of the truth. If one has faith in himself others will put their con- fdence in him too. What is so reas- surfing as to see a man stand up in the face of the world and declare himself ready to attempt any worthy enterprise? Ones confidence in his own power finds an echo in the hearts of all.
 And so if young man has great faith in himself, he will succeed; no obstacles can stand between him and his goal. He will fight his way to vic tory while the pessimist is prophecy ing his defeat.'
 Gift of Courage
 Closely akin to confidence is the divine gift of courage. When the two are allied man has not only q mastery of himself but a key to the mastery of the world.
 appointed lives, the other leads over thorny places, but it comes out final ly on the heights of prosperity and happiness. Fortunate are they who will recognize this crisis and take hand in the shaping of their own careers.
 Inviting Failure
 How is a young man of this general ton going to undertake the problem of finding and succeeding in Il voca- ton? Is he going to let it be worked out for him. or will be choose to take hand in the actual work. To assume passive attitude, permitting things to take their own course, is to invite failure.
 The Boy Himself
 What is to be done? There is only one way out of the difficulty-the hoy himself Every young man must be the master of his own fate. It is dan gerous for him to commit his destiny wholly to the safekeeping of any per son or set of persons, however solicit ous they may be of his welfare. If he takes the problem in hand, in good time and determines that in the light of the best help he can obtain he will solve it and all will be well. It can be done but only by serious thought, careful planning and persistent work. ,I1 ,f ,,1f {o success" says Emerson, but your self"
 Don't Trust To Luck
 Finding ones calling in life is too vital matter to be entrusted to luck. It is possible of course, for a young man to discover his place in the worlds work by mere chance, but it drifting of the rudderless boat into a sheltered harbor. If a man drifts the odds are against him. He must apply himself to the oars, vigorously and hopefully, steering his course straight for the goal of high achieve ment It was the wise Franklin who said, "If you want thing done we'll l do it yourself"
 Putting on Habit
 Youth is the time to prepare for a | career. It is the putting | off habit that spoils so many chances 10 win. Nearly every great victory l hat was won was planned in detail | before the firing of the first shot
 The battle of the boys life is before 1im; with little or no planning of the he can hardly hope to win. The raw materials of success he has III about him; it is his great task 10 ;hape them into the finished product.
 Three Possessions
 Every young man has three price ess possessions; the ambition to sue 'eed; the capacity for success, and he opportunity to be successful. In he matter of fundamental equip nent all boys have an equal start but he outcome depends aln ost entirely ,n how fully and efficiently this is ised
 The first and best asset is the young mans inborn ambition to succeed. ambition he would not at- empt to pass even the first round Of he ladder of achievement. Aspira- ion is a God given instinct; the de-