Arkansas State press., 1944-09-01
GUEST EDITORIAL"
BY George Gilbert Walker

y By George Gilbert Walker GO. Cn
writer this p wssa o E St Ps Epsco
bert Walker, retired Rector VI ~ f
P hctive in civic movements in the city, Father
Walker is far from being retired "heh II eo"'''
Father Rup"s and Mrs Walker lshe is Executive Miss
cacratarv) are parents OF four cnaiu. Iei' u
pesan,ary walker with the Kansas City schoo
system and college graduote Master ter s eaSsr
W. Jack Walker serving ,iao nnsSib h the Youngest
danahter Dr. Anne C. Walker serving as pna ar
macts with the Owl Drug Store 81 f1 Wansa n.o
Dr. Walker is graduate OF University Vi M" ''"'
WE, OURSELVES ..;. .hirrs
VIZ hve come to realize that there are certain thngs
we must do for ourselves and that these thgs r these
and essential No man can 40 'he through sed
cnne If we are to be able to take advantage OF
ties for which contend we musf DE
advantage of them adequately and e1fcehtg. ana 10
Rv character is meant the kind of person one s'
Qualities Of character which make for good living are know
ledge industry thrift and set-respect Inese are r
to save to be acceptable in our pubic ana private r.
lions and contacts Employment lalls 10 pe ~ ; ~ oc
rer snends all his earnings does not study ms oo VI
ation in order to become efficient and Vanoe
to his employer and is not courteous, coopeiae' anu wv
srant in his personal occupaona relationships. -,
Ignorance sulenness, loneliness, suooorhhess plou,
Itv are personal liabilities Boisterousness loa1ing III
dustrial absenteesm are hlndrances TO our t i
civic advancement If we wish to Know we mus. es
# we wish to learn must go to school, II we WISH u
earn we must work. If wish to have we must save
BASIC FACTORS
Every Young person of high school age attending
school, acquiring basic education - TINS IS the promise
Of finer future generation In these days one who does
not know will get far The other day saw man wen
over thirty years of age who had not gone beyond the
sixth grade in school He applying Tor Job II had
to be lob of labor He had not been able to get
into any work afordng opportunity to asqure experience
in mechanical or technical work or even selsled WORK
The person with than primary education Is I'M
able to hope for anything other than common labor There
are exceptions of but these exceptions prove the
rule and even these expecons would be better off they
knew more.
Industry is a prime factor in the success and sta
bity of any person group One who waits for good
Job or "beter job, is doomed. The person who works
regularly and hard at whatever he is doing, is bound to
meet with deal Of McCawber, that humorous
but pathetic character of Dickens who always waiting
for something to turn up should serve as horrible example
for youth The young or young woman who waits
for something turn up will usually keep waiting, for
valuable things do not not acquired that way
After ALL it is not what know what that
earn knowledge is power, but only in far as it in
fuences efforts, work, and conduct There are
such things educated ounces not many, but some.
One who knows and his knowledge, who earns and
spends economically and consistently is in the way
to making good.
WHAT WE ARE
These essential qualities of character rest back the
kind of person u.s. The sefrespectng, self-reiant,
sef-restraned economical Industrious young and
of the type to enter into the activities and opporu