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aspirations can reach, if he will but iise his talents, his physical powers 

 and his moral sense to the full extent of his capacity. His it is to 

 lead in invention, in every art, in manufactures, in commerce, in 

 philosophy, in morals, in accomplishment of the destiny of the century. 

 Not all will lead, but all may follow where they cannot lead, and every 

 one may do a good best and reap a reward proportional to the earnest- 

 ness, the energy, the ambition and the discretion which he may display 

 in usefully employing the learning and wisdom and the savoir faire 

 which he may have acquired. Not all may become generals, but each 

 may become colonel, major, captain or lieutenant, as his capacity and 

 ability may give opportunity; each will gain quite enough to give 

 satisfaction and ultimate profit. Patience and contentment were the 

 ideals of the earlier times ; but to-day the word is ambition and determi- 

 nation to make the most and the best of opportunity; content and 

 patience are now means to an end and the end is accomplishment. To 

 be content with what is gained but ambitious to secure new prizes, to 

 be patient in struggling against obstacles while none the less determined 

 to overcome them, are principles of life for twentieth century men and 

 women. 



Success in business and in professional life is simply the means to 

 an end and that end is the power of helping forward the brotherhood 

 of man. A competence is sought by each and all ; but it is competence 

 to secure, when the struggle is past, opportunity for greater deeds in 

 the promotion of all good works, as well as in the enjoyment of all the 

 wonderful things that the century shall offer to the cultured, the learned, 

 the wise man. Wealth has its attractions for all honest men; but it 

 is desired by the wise man only that he may emulate the great men 

 who have already shown what good may be accomplished by its powerful 

 enginery. 



The twentieth century man is the college-man ; and the college-man 

 who is hereafter to lead and who will be remembered as a leader is he 

 who uses his splendid equipment for the advantage of his fellows. 



The 'self-made man' commands honor and compels our admiration; 

 but the self-made man is usually a very incomplete piece of work and 

 his kind will less and less hereafter succeed in competition among more 

 perfect men in the life of the coming days. Only the man who has had 

 a systematic education and training can hope to successfully compete 

 with the world's leaders, educated, able, learned and strong as they must 

 be, and possessing, as they must, also, quite as much natural power and 

 constitutional vigor as he. The twentieth century man, the college- 

 bred man, doing his best will do a better best than can the other man 

 without the now essential knowledge and culture. 



