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Show Candiand Gives Following Talk At Ag. Program By State Senator W. D. Candiand I suppose each one of you have an ambition tomake a mark in the world. You have an ideal; you have seen or heard of someone you would like to pattern after, Or there is some line of endeavor that you feel you might excell in. If you have not such ambitions am-bitions there is something wrong either eith-er with you or with the training you have been getting. You are now just at the age when it is easiest to absorb ab-sorb information. If you have the determination now you can be anything any-thing that you want to be. But that requires characer of the highest order. ord-er. First "To thine own self be true and ' it shall follow as the night the day thou canst not be false to any man." You must be honest with yourself. You must be industrious, self sacrificing, temperate, energetic, persevering, frugal, watchful, patient, constant and steadfast in your purpose Wih these virtues you can acomplish almost anything you desire. There are a few of the professions that require a thorough and technical education, but for most of the avocations, avo-cations, your education should be finished fin-ished when you are of age. Over-educated Over-educated men are seldom useful men. The besteducation is experience. But if you have mental training along with your experience, you are better equipped equip-ped to fight life's battles. I would like to impress on each and every one of you to-day this one thought and have you fix it in your memory and have you carry it ever before you the rest of your lives. There is one thing in the world that is more valuable than anything else in life and that each one of you may possess, it all depends on you. If you are penniless, yet you have that, you are Rich. If you have riches and have not that, you are poor indeed. That priceless thing is Character. Most of the graces and virtues arc embraced in the word, Character. Reputation is not character. Men may besmirch your reputation, but you only can destroy your character. charac-ter. Reputation is what people think you are. Character is what you are. The exemplification of you soul. A poet said "I am the master of my fate I am the Captain of my soul." You may be that, but it requires the application of virtues and traits referred refer-red to before. It makes no difference what ocupation you follow, your greatest asset is Character. , , J Pierpont Morgan, the great financier, fin-ancier, once said he would rather loan a man money on his character than on security. If you have character char-acter you will not fail to have opportunity oppor-tunity When opportunity comes, even though it be of the lowliest kind, put your best into it. A scriptural injunction is "Whatsoever "Whatso-ever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might." The boy or girl who makes that a rule of their life will find success. You are nearins the time when you sholld choose your life's work. That may be the most important event of your life. Don't choose blindly. Ask advice and counsel coun-sel and then use your own head. Give whatever line you select, the very best that is in you. Don't choose an occupation because some one told you to, or because it loks easy. None of them are easy. What looks easy is held by men who have spent many years of hard work in preparation. Easy jobs don't last. By reason of inclination and temperament temp-erament you will not all choose alike. All work is honorable. All needs the best brains available. Perhaps some of you will choose agriculture. To those who do let me say you have selected se-lected one of the noblest vocations in the world, although not one of the most renumerative. Noble because, First, it provides food, which all must have; on it rests all other industries and activities. Second, it makes for the best type of citizen physically and mentally. Third, it embraces in its widest scope allother branches of human hu-man endeavor. The farmer who has some idea of mechanics, chemisty. engineering, botany and all other industrial in-dustrial pursuits, is better equipped to make his efforts successful. This is not an easy or idle life, but one of activity and progress, if all its oportunities for research and investigation investi-gation and intellectual advancement are used. Nor is it one that can be learned by reading, there must be actual ac-tual application and experience. Of course the experience of others thro the ages will be most helpful, but there are new developments, new conditions,-new conditions,-new adversaries to overcome and new inventions to asimilate and to apply to the industry to the end that the farmer's home may become what it rightly should be, the pleasantest place on earth. But if that is to be, the farmer's wife must be imbibed with the same high ideals as her husband. hus-band. You girls who are now approaching ap-proaching the time when you will place your favor and confidence on some man, see to that he has character, charac-ter, if he is to be your companion. Insist that he be worthy of a good woman, the noblest work of God. Resolve that you will go. hand in hand with honesty, virtue and love, that your mission shall be to make the world better, that those whom God may give you shal be nurtured in righteousness. , God made the earth and the creations cre-ations therein and gave man dominion domin-ion over them. Then he made woman wo-man and endowed her with all the virtues and graces and beauties, and gave her dominion over man. See that your rule over your man shall be one of peace, love, honor and happiness. |