Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1897 — School House News [ARTICLE]

School House News

The subject of Mr. Jeffries’ talk to the High School last Wednesday morning was ‘‘Will.” He said that the will is the king of the body and a lack of will or determination makes life a failure. As an illustration of weak will-power he spoke of the lack of ability to fix the mind on one subject and hold it there for any length of time. Jenny Lind and Thomas Edison were two of a number of examples cited as proofs of greatness gain ©d- by determination. ' j Air. Jeffries used a number of pointed .illustrations which Avere fully appreciated. One quotation he gave was especially forcible: “More men are made great by determination and application than by genius.”