The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-04
HONESTY IS FIRST SUCCESS BUILDER.
Employers Trace Basic Prin- CipIeS Of Business Life In
 Answer To Query

CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-(By Associated Press. s.)-Honesty, integrity and faith fitness, character love of employer, ambition, personal neatness and un- limited cooperation, are the chief qualities boys and girls should cul- tivate in school in order to become of the world, according to ex- pressions of more than a score of Chicago's biggest business men and employers who were ques- tioned on the subject by the Associa- tion of Commerce. They almost all sufficient to the attainment of the highest success, provided the study in school Is applied correctly to the purpose of the future"
 Extracts from some of the answers follow:
 "The fundamentals of successful business life should not be measured in dollars and cents, but In achieve ments," said J. E. German. president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa cific railroad. Honesty, loyalty and ambition may be stated as the basic principles. Personality sometimes goes long way, but personality without the requisite knowledge does not carry a young man to that height that he would attain by a complete mas tery of the subject In hand"
 "Cultivate and form the habit of trying to see the best side of your associates and fellow workers; avoid and suppress the habit of knocking and disparaging others; cultivate neatness, tidiness and cheerfulness, thority." says w. W. K. Sparrow, vice president. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad.
 Take advantage of each oppor- tunity that presents itself daily in your student associations; hold on to every problem until you get the so- lution; make the most of the oppor- tunity and you cannot fall to find a measure of success and satisfaction, limited only by the amount of intel ligent effort which you put into your work" writes Albert H. Dyon. indus trial relations branch, Western Elec- tric company.
 "The gate of opportunity is wide open to every young person who is In real earnest and Is In the line of work most interesting to him; execu- lives are in constant search for steady-going young people with ideas and ability to demonstrate their value" Ebert c. Drew, secretary, Illinois Bell Telephone company.
 High school training should give a discipline in orderly mental habits, In accuracy, dependability and gen eral attitude of alertness and eager ness to grow. Business Is looking for workers with just such qualifications. No amount of schooling can take the place of fundam ental character and willingness to work up from the bot tom, but when combined these qual- ifications make 1t possible for the worthy high school graduate to go far in business" says John c. Shedd, chairman of the board, Marshall Field & Co.
 Choose e task that you can put your best efforts into and start with out delay; what counts most is the way you go about doing whatever you take up; getting on in business s much like climbing a rope hand over hand" Lucius Teter, president, Chicago Trust company.
 Pay srrict attention to those things for which you attend school, learn as much as possible; do not dis parage the school with which you are connected. Give the best you have and show loyalty. Seek to develop, besides excellence in studies. some thing which will train your body and afford you pleasure" Belvin T. Tray Tor, president First Trust and Saw ings Bank.