Show IA Time Fori For f i s. s Class I IBy f 1 i i. i By CHICO I JQ STATE COLLEGE t I. H I. I IIA A POINT POI T OF VIEW the set of or the sail San and not the gale gale- which determines the way our ship will go For all of ot us each new year suggests the need for re Some time ago a man was riding on a crowded train with his thoughts benton bent benton benton on getting a a. new hat Several S veral seats down the car he could see the headline on a news article which meant to him Good hats a I. I quarter Could this be possible Ho leaned forward and read again and this time it said God hates a quitters quitter I Possibly all of or us are beset with the desire to get something for nothing to tomake tomake tomake make life Ufe experiences Just as painless as possible Yet the suggestion God hates a quitter prompts us to re remind re- re remind remind mind ourselves that nothing great Is lightly won wren won We may recall the saying that It takes a mighty conscientious man to tell the difference between being tired and being lazy It was Disraeli who said The he secret of success is constancy to purpose and Michael An- An Angelo Angelo Angelo gelo who remarked that Trifles make perfection but perfection pe Itself Is no no trifle Some Soma of us recall the late Booth who tolled ceaselessly to ac ac- achieve ac- ac achIeve achieve success Did he rest on his laurels after that No he continued working sixteen hours and more a day to deserve continuing success It is 15 significant In the Chico Stat State d College study last semester of Desirable Outcomes of or a College Education that th t good mental health and a personal phil phil- philosophy philosophy often rated higher than the mere accumulation of facts or the mastering of a few tew skills Without elaboration here are some guiding principles 1 Do one thing at a time 2 Learn to forget failures 3 Resolve conflicts avoid vacillation 4 Break up big problems Into small problems proceed from the simple to the complex from the tho known to the unknown 5 Be positive and not negative In outlook 6 Learn by doing both In the covert inner speech reasoning resolutions and and the the- overt actions which help us practice what we preach 7 Develop a a. Christian philosophy of humbleness forgiveness and use use- useI usefulness for others I Outside the Chico State College ad administration ad- ad administration administration ministration building Js Is the motto To Today Today Today day decides tomorrow Another version from the which I like Uke is this Look to this day For yesterday is ls already a dream And tomorrow is only a vision But ut today well lived makes every Yesterday a I. I dream of or happiness And every tomorrow a vision of hope Look well therefore to this day Such is the salutation of the dawn I PROFESSOR HERBERT E. E RAKE RAHE Public Speaking I Chico c State t College l California |