Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 163, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1910 — Thought It a Language. [ARTICLE]

Thought It a Language.

“The self-made man is splendid,” said Andrew Carnegie at a dinner in Washington, “if he makes himself a mental and spiritual, no less than a financial, success. Too many self-made men neglect the 'intellectual side. This sometimes —at commencements, for exa»mple—puts them at a disadvantage. “I know a self-made man who said at a commencement to his nephew: “ ‘Well, Tommy, my son, what do they teach you here?* ■ ——.Lfttln and Greek,’ the boy replied, ‘and German and algebra’ " ‘Dear me!’ cried the self-made man. ‘And what’s the algebra for turnip?’"