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Show MaRe ftlie Most of, Your Spare Time Iffi$iSrtf R IjS an'l women anxious to JtS rit themselves for positions OJga In the business world should, aJ&fsB) h take advantngo of tlio fret jyj evening schools which ar& ' cJ con(iucted In most cities. The really ambitious young person doesn't waste pood time in wishing that he or she were capable of taking up such and such a line of work, but on the other hand, bravely begins to fit himself or herself for the position In View. Many of the brightest and most successful suc-cessful peopio aro sclf-n adc. They weren't ashamed to admit theL limitations as far as "book learning" v is concerned, but wisely started all over igain,-and instead of wasting their time n useless running" , around began a courj In self-improvement $ I THE MEANS TO AN END. a S , Now that the long autumn cvonlngs arc with us the really ambitious girl should, j If she is at all alive to her best interests, HHI i turn these spare hours to good account. H She should enroll in some evening class B f and apply herself seriously to the subject ! that appeals to her. Little favoritism Is shown in the busl-j busl-j ncss world to-day The average person, i must "measure up" If he or she hopes I: to get any kind of an opening. It Is i what a man or woman can do (not what he or she is, or what his or her. family connectlons'nre) that counts. Young pco-( pco-( pie sh'ould remember this fact, and. try i their utmost to become as efficient as possiblo In whatever line they follow. The girl with a practical turn of mind will find that her ambition to make 'fcor own clothes, or to know something abou f j domestic science can be realized by taking H I -advantage of the free evening classes. B 1 j Many a young woman has becomo a crcdit- H able dressmaker, and has learned how to H j , prepare wholesome, nourishing meals by H i t attending tho sessions given over to these subjects. H Every ono admits that the average work- H Ing girl should enjoy a rensonabje amount B of legitimate pleasure, for we all know , that "all work and no play makes Jack a M I ' dull boy," but the young man or young H woman who looks upon life as a maze of -crimson lights who knows no seriou."-moods, seriou."-moods, will find out boforo he or she has lived many years that this is a positively wrong view lo take. Level headed young people do not think this way. They know that youth Is a period of wonderful promise. and thev wisely resolve to make tho most of the'r spare time. Thus when a worth while opportunity comes their way they arc qualified to accept U, Jood reading will broaden and develop tho person whose education was limited, and the girl who lives In a. small town (whore evening schools ' arc unknown) should, by all means, If she feels tiro need of improving herself montally, devote theso long autumn evenings to a reading course, and she needn't select all "heavy ' or "dry" matter. Light, humorous fiction, sparkling with clean wit, will refresh tho moat jaded nerves, and help the girl not sure of her English to express herself correctly. cor-rectly. "Wc all need recreation, but we would Indeed by acting most unwisely were w to give up all our spare time to the pursuit ot pleasure. An evening now and then devoted to worthwhile study, or again utilizing a spare hour to tho reading of a humorous story when wc feel out of sorts, will without a question, prove a gllt-cdge Investment. Thercforo the girl who wishes to gel ahead must work for the goal she has n view. (Most of us know what work, and hard work, at that. Is.) It Is very fine and commendable to be ambitious to "want to amount to something," but ambition without faithful and persevering effort counts for nothing. j J COURSE IN SELF-IMPROVEMENT. " Enroll In some evening class if you 1 1 v: In tho city and feel the need of Improving yourself In any subject. In so doing you will indeed turn your spare tlmo to good account. Remember, constant running around leads to but one place: "Tho land of bitter bit-ter regrets." Wo all should study, for the reason that wc need to know all wo can. and if the opportunity to learn presents pre-sents itself we should not hesitate, but on the other hand should quickly and gratefully grate-fully take advantage of It. |