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Of course he has succeeded for himself, and succeeded marvelously, in his rise from the rocky hill farm, but he has done so vastly more than that in inspiring such hosts of others to succeed! A dreamer of dreams and a seer of visions  and what realizations have come! And it interested me profoundly not long ago, when Dr. Conwell, talking of the university, unexpectedly remarked that he would like to see such institutions scattered throughout every state in the Union. OF COURSE HE HAS SUCCEEDED FOR HIMSELF AND SUCCEEDED MARVELLY IN HIS RISE FROM THE ROCKY HILL FARM BUT HE HAS DONE SO VASTLY MORE THAN INSPIRING SUCH HOSTS OF OTHERS TO SUCCEED A DREAMER OF DREAMS A SEER OF VISIONS AND WHAT REALIZATIONS HAVE COME AND IT INTERESTED ME PROFOUNDLY NOT LONG AGO WHEN DOCTOR CONWELL TALKING OF THE UNIVERSITY UNEXPECTEDLY REMARKED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUCH INSTITUTIONS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT EVERY STATE IN THE UNION
 Temple University,” he responded. She had not even heard of such a course, and when he went on to explain how she could take it and at the same time continue at her present work until the course was concluded, she was positively ecstatic--it was all so unexpected, this opening of the view of a new and broader life. “She was an unusual woman,” concluded Dr. Conwell, “and she worked with enthusiasm and tirelessness. She graduated, went to an up-state city that seemed to offer a good field, opened a millinery establishment there, with her own name above the door, and became prosperous. That was only a few years ago. And recently I had a letter from her, telling me that last year she netted a clear profit of three thousand six hundred dollars!” I remember a man, himself of distinguished position, saying of Dr. Conwell, “It is difficult to speak in tempered language of what he has achieved.” And that just expresses it; the temptation is constantly to use superlatives--for superlatives fit! E THE MILLINERY COURSE IN TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HE RESPONDED SHE HAD NOT EVEN HEARD OF SUCH A COURSE AND WHEN HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT SHE COULD TAKE IT AND AT THE SAME TIME CONTINUE AT HER PRESENT WORK UNTIL THE COURSE WAS CONCLUDED SHE WAS POSITIVELY ECSTATIC IT WAS ALSO UNEXPECTED THIS OPENING OF THE VIEW OF A NEW AND BROADER LIFE SHE WAS AN UNUSUAL WOMAN CONCLUDED DOCTOR CONWELL AND SHE WORKED WITH ENTHUSIASM AND TIRELESSNESS SHE GRADUATED WENT TO AN UPSTAED CITY THAT SEEMED TO OFFER A GOOD FIELD OPENED A MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT THERE AND WITH HER OWN NAME ABOVE THE DOOR BECAME PRESTIDIGIOUS IT WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO AND RECENTLY I HAD A LETTER FROM HER TELLING ME LAST YEAR SHE NETTED A CLEAR PROFIT OF THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS I REMEMBER A MAN HIMSELF OF DISTINGUISHED POSITION SAYING OF DOCTOR CONWELL IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SPEAK IN TEMPERED LANGUAGE OF WHAT HE HAS ACHIEVED AND THAT JUST EXPRESSES IT THE TEMPTATION IS TO CONSISTENTLY USE SUPERLATIVES FOR SUPERLATIVES FIT AND
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