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in their treatment of all pupils. He does not cherish any 

 unkindness for a teacher who punished him when he deserved 

 punishment, and after the first resentment his anger soon 

 disappeared because he knew that his punishment was de- 

 served. But the little acts of injustice that some teachers 

 perpetrated linger in one's memory all through the years and 

 awaken a feeling of bitterness whenever memory pushes them 

 across the threshold of consciousness. 



'Especially is fairness a requisite on the athletic field. 

 Here, when passion runs high and there is eagerness to win, 

 the slightest wavering on the part of the judge or the umpire 

 or the coach quickly has its effect. In a certain town, there 

 was an umpire who in the course of years acquired a reputa- 

 tion for being absolutely on the square. The result was, his 

 decisions were never questioned. Once in a while, as any 

 observing bystander could note, he made mistakes, but there 

 was no objection, for the reason thai all had such implicit 

 confidence in him that they knew any error that he made was 

 simply an error of judgment. Every leader is frequently put 

 to most severe tests, since life is full of decisions, especially 

 if he takes an active part in community activities. His feel- 

 ings or prejudices or inclinations or ambitions, particularly if 

 the vital tide is running a little low and physically he is some- 

 what below par, often bring a tremendous pressure to bear 

 on the judgment, and perfect justice finds it a little difficult 

 to prevail. But it is tests such as these that fortify char- 

 acter against any assaults that might be made upon it and that 

 fit one for a successful work in his chosen field. 



Of the many good things that may be laid at the door of 

 inspired leadership only a few will be mentioned. Leadership 

 appeals to that something within most persons that stimulates 

 them to rise to higher levels. But even though the higher 

 levels be not attained, good is accomplished, since, as Brown- 

 ing says in his poem " Saul," " 'Tis not what man does that 

 exalts him, but what man would do." So whether, like Boye- 

 son's engineer, who went through life with an epic clamoring 

 for expression in his soul, a man realizes or fails to realize 



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