Excerpt from The Creighton Chronicle, Vol. 11: January 20, 1920 But the automobile manufacturer cannot hope to build a reputation for his product by advertising alone. Neither can the man. The manufacturer points to the performance of his car to sustain his claims. Try it and see, says he. So is it with the man. It is trial that proves the man, that establishes his reputation, be it good or bad; and life. LS replete with trials. When we are put to the test, little do we realize that the eyes of the world are upon us, that our fair names hang in the balance, that upon our decision depends our success or failure as men. But perhaps, in such a contingency, the stolid singleness of purpose and the never-failing progress and success of the oak can be an inspiration to us and a guide. Perhaps, an ever-pres ent ambition to become sturdy as the oak can be for us one of the little guide-posts on the foot-path to success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.