Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-04-11
TWO FAMOUS MEN
WRITE NASSANUTTEk BOYS.

Ray Il. Harris Editer or the MaSSa-
nutten Oyer, a snappy and attractive |
school paper issued by The Academy, |
has received letters from men Of in-
ternational reputation, and whose Wis
ion of world affairs have not dwarfed !
their interest in the lesser things on
earth. Men like Edgar A. Guest, IA
nous writer and journalist, and r s
|sell H. Conwell, nationally knewn
preacher and lecturer. have paused
long enough in their busy lives to send
messages to Massanutten Academy
messages which should hearten every
boy and incite a determination to win
out in the battle OF life.
We publish the letter of Mr.. Guest
| in full, and an excerpt from DR.. Con-
wells letter and trust that both may
be read with profit and pleasure.
Mr.. Guest says
Mr. Ray E. Harris,
Editor, The Massanutten Oyez,
Woodstock, Virginia.
'sMy Dear Mr. Harris:
Thank you for your letter of March
18th. which came while was out of
the city.
wish | could send to the boys of the
Massanutten Military Academy some
real word of encouragement, but it is
always difficultto know what to say,
/ think should have liked it, when l
was boy, had someone come along
and told me in simple way that this
world was waiting for me, that it had
q place for me to fill and some work
for me to do and that my best was
necessary TO its welfare.
| My recollection of my little dreams
back then is, they all seemed to be
clouded by the thought that all the
worth while things had been done, and
, all the other people were cleverer or
stronger or wiser or more important
than |. think it would have been
good for me had | discovered earlier
that possessed as much equipment
for life as did any great man when he
Ibegan. | am of the opinion that, bet
d ter than to give advice, would be t.
q give a little self confidence. If coulC
INSPIRE them to believe in themselve:
+ and the-Work they have to do, no mat
!. ter what that work may be, think
n could trust them all to come through
n the temptations and the trials whicl
v shall beset them.
II This is a longer letter than intend
n ed to write when began and it ma
! mot suit your purposes at all, but wa
I'll glad to have heard from you and gla
70 to have written you.
Sincerely yours,
al EDGAR A. GUEST. "
,el DR.. Conwell's message reads:
Life itself is school fitting us fc
future years, and for eternity w
- are learning and reciting every wake
= full hour. A school like that of Mass;
= nutten Military Academy is of gre;
- help and is valuable tutor in tn
courses of life's education.
ak But the great school of human e.
perieuce gives the most needed il
l.; struction in life's successes and a stl
dent in school must also be a studer
l.; outside of school and put in practiC
Ok the good things which he learns in til
classroom. The most successful ma
l.; of the future will be the student whiC
We learns the most from both school ar
his daily life. This discipline of mir
and body and character is necessary
1.-THE highest usefulness and the fulle
enjoyment of life.
III Therefore, observe closely at {
ay times and impress upon the memol
nd the most helpful experiences.
send my hearty greetings to ii
IT. student body and to each self sacrifi
r. ing professor.
Fraternally yours,
VS. RUSSELL H. CoNwELL +"