Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-11-07
THERE'S NO fUN LIKE WORK"
SO WRITES SIR THOMAS Upton

Sir Thomas Upton who is again in
America planning for another attempt
to win the yachting cup, the integ
national trophy which he has spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
capture, takes time in his busy life to
write word of encouragement to the
student body of Massanutten Academy.
1t will be noted that Sir Thomas first
permanent job in America was in
lDinwiddie County, Virginia. 1t will also
be remembered that the noted Irish
man facetiously writes that in the
event of his winning the coveted cup
he can ''at least put something in it on
the other side."
The letter is to Cadet Ray Harris, Edi-
tor of the 'Oyez" the Massanutten
school paper and is as follows:
ITO the student in general in what
lever branch of neutrality-suspicious.,
Mechanics, Literature or Commerce,
destroying life or saving i'll would
recommend the adoption of motto
which have taken for my own, viz :
There's No Fun Like Work.
which l consider ought to be classed
with that other old truism There's no
royal road to learning"
do not believe any great success in
life has been obtained without applica
al ton, concentration and hard work,
allied of course, to certain gifts and
ability. and if man has found hi
0 true and real vocation in life he can
lget lot of fun out of his work. cal
not Judge how far this would apply t.
/. military training or practice but SHOULD
imagine military education would b.
i highly interesting and absorbing an
+ therefore would yield certain amour
$. Of pleasure, or fun. Another point
would like to emphasize is that ever
lyoung man should have some aim O
&c ambition in life, to the attainment {
re which, his best energies and efforf
should be constantly directed. M
own aim was to Iprovide comfort an
ease to my parents in their advancin
y years and here would like to say TIL
III the young man who takes his motht
r, for his one guiding star will find tn
IN he has got long way on the road
ar success.
My first step in pursuit of my aim
ambition was, at the age of II, to lea'
We my native city Of Glasgow--my paren
mr. of course, were from Ireland TO con
Ito America, where landed at Il
battery Castle Garden) as an immigral
and my first permanent job was
rs Virginia, Dinwiddie County, so that
nj hope may claim. in some slight d
: gree to be Virginian and Souther
er. In this connection may say tn
when racing my first "Shamrock"
l Sandy Hook, had the honor OF ha
ing with me on my steam yacht,
every racing day, Miss Winnie H
Davis, the daughter of Jeffers'
Davis, and also many other well-knoy
southerners, including Colonel Waite
SON and General Joe Wheeler. ha
us also had the pleasure of visit
ny England from Mary Gusts Lee, daug
ter of General Robert E. Lee.
me In the world of sport, as well as
Ter the sphere of business or other il
u.s. portant matters, application, conce
tration and hard work are essential
nd success. Even however with the e
of ercise of all these factors success m
M. not come at once. This | know fro
Experience as have been trying-a a.
nd trying hard-for many years to acqui
IN, q certain piece of silver at prese
IRE carefully treasured in this countr
I'M and so far have not succeeded, bu
have:not finished my quest for til
nm famous old mug, the Americas Gu
Ter and am not without hope that l W
iyet take it back across the ocean for
J stay, however short, in its native Ian
e We can at least put something in it
ice the other side 1t has been a lol
nd time away from the country of
origin and l am quite sure that such
visit, however short, would be got
~ for its health. With regard to sport
- manship, there are no better sport
linen in the world than the American
n and feel that it would be presumpti,
s. on my part to offer any suggestions
IN this respect. The spirit and instinct
lie the true American will teach all that
IL necessary and inspire that love of ia
plaY and good fellowship which | b,
h lieve is inherent in every real sport
n Imam
of THOMAS Upton.
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