Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-01-26
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! keeping everlastingly at it
brings success" is an old adage, but
not always true. AS rule it brings
poor results and slipshod products.
! Rest and recreation are the best part
of labor. 1t can be said to be the
ed and the force OF the blow de-
lpends upon the potential force ac-
quired by the height. To go ahead
without let up is to deliver only a
succession of feeble Intellectual
blows, and another thing to be
thought Of and taken into consider
alton, the higher the quality OF
your work the more necessary it is
that you approach it only when you
are at your best. Every one should
learn to let go and relax utterly
when rest is needed. The more
/ Thoroughly YOU do nothing when
! there is nothing to do the better you
I can do something when there is
something to do. The secret of bril-
liant work is not in continually
keeping at il but in throwing every
atom of your reserve force into it.
Perhaps one of the greatest exam
pies OF a man who understood this
and applied il is the late Theodore
Roosevelt. Perhaps it was one OF
his secrets Of success. Roosevelt
was as every one knows terrific
worker when he worked, but on the
other hand he enjoyed a good rest
and had a good rest and vacation
whenever possible. He did not work
nearly all the time, but when he did
work he made a showing. Perhaps
Keep Fit' is better rule to fol
low than keeping at it.
1t is q good idea to ask ones self
in considering any act We are about
to perform not only what will be
the immediate pleasure in il, but
what sort Of product we are laying
up for ourselves by it. We are al
ways coming into our Inheritance
from our past deeds. There is one
thing that can never turn into SUI
fering. and that is the good we have
done Every act leaves it's rut in
the brain making us prone TO re-
peat The whole process looks to-
ward the future man. Every day is
for future days Il would be well
to keep this IN mind. As Holmes
said. ct is not so much where we
stand that counts as in what direc-
tion we are moving"
Report cards were given out last
Wednesday and probably some Of
us feel like the sixth grader when
he asked his father if he could write
with his eyes shut On being assuT-
ed that he could the boy said:
"Well. then ! wish you would shut
your eyes while you sign my report
card +" 1t might be good idea for
some Of the signers OF the mention
ed cards to begin practicing their
hourishes in the dark.
Truth and honesty should be the
corner stones upon which we build
our character. Truth is a resstless
weapon whatever hand wields it.
We should be truthful in small
things as well as in great things
The time for us 10 learn the lesson
Of truth and honesty is in school.
A good test for any student is to do
nothing in the absence of our teach
er that we would not do in their
presence We must be honest with
ourselves as well as with other peo-
pie. We have all heard the old
maxim that Truth itself is not be-
lioyed from one who often has de-
ceiyed." Therefore il we practice
deceit in our school life, the bust
ness world will not be willing to
trust us. Truth can never be de-
stroyed nor can it be argued against
The truth sometimes is hard to face.
but nevertheless if we face it square
ly we can withstand any foe.-E. S.
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Chapel
The sophomore class had charge
of the chapel exercises Wednesday