Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-06-09
ASKOV H. S. GRADS
HEAR OF SUCCESS
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are brought from the cradle until
they reach the stage of being gradu.
ates from high school, when they will
step from the shelter of home and the
challenge and inspiration of teachers
1t is the purpose of parents to lift
these young people from helplessness
to the time when they are to take
their places among the race where
they belong. If they have not taken
this heritage provided for them, they
at least know where to find it. They
should know it is there for the dill
gent seeking ones.
The young people have been re,
cipients rather than dispensers and
now when they step from the high
school they too will be dispensers
They are prepared to give and not to
receive. The speaker turned directly
to the class and challenged them to
go out and give, to show their graft
tude to their parents for the guiding
lamps which they have set at their
feet and for guiding their destinies
Think of the sacrifices which have
made it possible for these young peo-
pie to be graduates, to sit on the
graduation platform in honor this
evening.
This is life's commencement, Mr..
LeVander told the graduates; then
comes life's continuance and then its
ending. We do not understand any
of tit is mystery. Whether we
can understand life or not, we know
it is a reality, we must live and take
our part in it. We speak of youths
lives, hopes, ambitions and aspira-
tiOns and wonder what is to become
of them. Youth has higher thoughts;
they wonder what is to become
of them, but they are planning big
achievements, they have higher
thoughts. These thoughts of youth are
what keep the older folks inspired,
they are what keep them young.
Defines Success.
In talking of success, the speaker
gave fairy example, of a boy in
Swedish folk lore who was turned out
by his parents to make his way in
the world. He possessed a magic ring
and anything he would ask of this
ring he received. His first idea of
course was riches, but he soon found
that riches was not success. They
caused him great worry. After firing
of riches, he wanted power, but this
brought him great trouble and on and
on he went trying various worldly
desires without reaching true success.
This story was fitted to the real and
true definition of success. First the
listeners were told that success de-
pended on the second letter in the
word itself-"u''-and the fulillment
of youths success depends on youth
The speaker told of an early Eng
lish newspaper, called the Spectator
whose editor made it a point tc
make the round of the community
and then return to his paper and
write criticism both good and bad
about what he found. The pa
per became a power and gained a
large circulation. 1t did a great deal
of good for England. Suppose the
spectator would come back to earth
and would walk with us. He would
find, as the modern spectator, that we
are living faster than in the days OF
the Spectator in England. If we live
fast, we also must die fast, said the
speaker, and as this is true, so must
we work fast.
The modern Spectator would see
tremendous sums of money expended
for education as for instance two and
| three-quarters billions of dollars are
expended annually for schools and a
property worth of eight and one-quar-
ter billions. He would see 20 per cent
of our population in school and yet
our nation ranks ninth among illite-
rate nations of the world, with five
million illiterate children. This is
something to think about, said the
speaker. Because of the fast living
of the modern world, youth must pre-
pare themselves to meet its battles
or they will be crushed in it's rush.
Educated Has Advantage.
The high school graduate has 16
times the better chance to get along
well in the world than the one who
does not graduate, but going on in
his pleading for more and better edu-
cation, Mr.. LeVander said that the
college graduate had still a better
chance than the high school graduate
with ratio of SO to 16. In stating
why high school graduate is fitted
better for life than the one who does
not graduate, the speaker said that
he or she learned what to do in life
in a high school course. Not only