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Show I NOT SEEING OUR $ J LIMITATIONS j I By THOMAS ARKL CLARK t Oeaa of Men, University of Z I Illinois. It Is wise, we say. for a mnn to realize his limitations. By so doing he does not rush Into things for which he has no fitness; he does not attempt that which Is beyond his powers of sc-compllshment. sc-compllshment. I know, for instance, in-stance, that I am not musical. I am neither a performer nor have I musical appreciation suf Ilvleut Intelligently to criticise a performance per-formance to which I listen, for thai reason I say nothing, and I am con vlnced that muny of my friends whom I hear making wise comments upon this or that musical performance might better follow my example. ., ... . I.... .. t. ....... Pall has little or no sense ot humor, and he has the Judgment to realize 'lis lack. He can never see (he point of Joke even when It Is explained to him In detail. If be laughs when some one tells a funny story It Is to be polite, and not to put himself nut side ti jlrclb, rather than because he Is arnuwd by the recital or under stands wit It Is all about. But Kail never cracks a Joke, lie never launches out as many people d Into a narra tlve Intended to amuse and then forget the point and rnds his tale without climax. He kn'Ws his limitations and he wisely never goes beyond them "Wisely.'' I said. Put I nm not always sure that It Is n.'se too acutely to realise one's weaknesses. Too keen realization takes ttm energy out of one. robs til in of Initiative a no makes one afraid nt times In try anything. We all thought ClR.icy less than ordinary when he was in college. He was liiiiulh-apped In two ways. He did not have any money and so was forced to earn his living by acting as sort of chore boy In one of the local stores at twenty cents nn Pour a Job which brought blm only trenger sub slstence and In addition to This hundl cup he bad a dull brain. Kvfri his best friends admitted that Clancy was very ordinary Put somehow he himself never renllzed this fact He stumbled along In his stupid way. insisting on being a leader. He bad neliher tact nor social finesse, hut whenever any thing political or social was under way Clancy was always on hand pushing himself to the front and Insisting In a crude Illiterate way op being heard. No one though) he would make a success of his profession, lit was too crude, too stupid, too oickltg in the qualifies which enable one in eel on with men. but Clancy never recognized these limitations of his. ami he has got un. It has never cccurred to him that he Is commonplace. Un has put s good estimate upon his own uhllltl-s and with that In mind lias foraeil ahead. In some way he bus apparenil) fooled people und llo'v have taken him at his own estimate, he l reall quite the literary critic; his friends are among the best people In the city In which he Uvea He has risen above his limitations. ((& lfi2S Wcntern NeWMtper Unloo.l |