Chapter II: Part II: Working to Make Himself a More Useful Man--Bassford 205

MANY LANES OF USEFULNESS--BOSWELL 208

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE WILLING HEART--DAFT 212

DIFFICULTIES PREPARE FOR REAL WORK--FRYE 215

PLUCK RATHER THAN LUCK--HENRY 221

POVERTY IS NOT HIS MASTER--JOHNSON 225

DEFEAT DOES NOT MEAN FAILURE--JOHNSON 228

“START RIGHT”--JOHNSON 230

THE REAL QUESTION--JORGENSON 233

WILLINGNESS TO WORK A GREAT ASSET--MOORE 239

KEEP ON TRYING--OMAHART 242

OPTIMISM IS AN ASSET--OXLEY 245

THE DESIRE FOR SOMETHING BETTER--PATRICK 249

DETERMINATION VERSUS POVERTY--PORTER 252

THE REAL NEEDS OF THE WORLD--RANKIN 255

THE ONE WHO SUCCEEDS IS THE ONE WHO TRIES--SCURR 257

THE HELP YOURSELF CLUB--SELLARS 261

THE HOW AND WHY--SHINN 263

MAKING USE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY--SMITH 266

EDUCATION WORTH THE PRICE--WEST 273

WORK NO CLASS BARRIER--WRIGHT 280

PART III

HOW TO WORK ONE’S WAY THROUGH COLLEGE--BROWN 283

DOES A COLLEGE EDUCATION PAY? 286