. PROCRASTINATION."by M.C.Maftin,* Capt * 7th* Infantry.
Procrastination - The putting oVf"froxa day to nay or postponing until later, un
necessarily, somethin? that has to ho done or should he dn’newvy you. . Chief anon •
the many factors which are deadly to a man’s ambitions is procrastination or the
habit of'"wait i nr until the last Minute to complete one’s tasks.
" w Procrastination is spoke.fi of &s a habit and as in dll bad habits, it grow
on one unav'ares and the full force of it1 s"iniquity is not m&de apparent until v-•
impression that it creates is. mart© clear to the procrastinator* No mavt'Sr
whether the prescribed w*rk be done, '■'it is not done on time, and'"the impression by
wKich one is judged is decidedly uncomplimentary. If you have v/ork to accomplish
don’t rut it off but pet. busy and finish the job tfith the least delay possible..
If you put it off you. will "find ^hat in the end y"u will be Pushed and will n-t
be able^to do justice to ytfur work.w Remember procrastination is if bad'-'habit
that prows on^one and if continued one will eventually be unable to accomplish
anythin?. Don’t be a procrastinator.
THR RbGULhR. -by L.B.Cullen Jones.
TIERS*.3 a reekin’, rolling’ river That makes a frontier.
In a sullen, desert country '.There you pray that God is near.
There is someone’there a-w.itin*, He is rid* nail around:
He patrols the Southern border iThils. you’re sleppin* safe and sound.
ind those feverish boilin’ islands In the ha stern tropic zone,
Where the natives mark your head-piece For a choice spot in theirheme
There is someone there in .khaki v/i.th a rifle shir in’ bright,
He is aarchin’ while it’s daytime And a-guard in* you st night.
There*s a lonesome, icy snowlan& Up north, of fifty-eight;
It’s a frozen hell in winter That you comfort-lovers hate.
■ There is someone there a-scoutin’ And a-skeein* up and down;
He is keepin* law and order In, each distant minin’ town.
Dent forget that strip of water Through the neck of jungle cut;,.
It’s no place for white ’ uns either- You wouldn’t live there*-But
There is someone there a-waitin* For a frolic or a fray;
He is oilin’ up his trigger- For you need that waterway.
Thile you swim in worldly pleasures He’s on duty night and day;
He’s a trooper or a doughboy; He’s a Reg’lar* U.S.A.
THE WONDERS OF NATURE. - by J.B.r/est, 1st* Sergeat CO,"F’\
The wonders of nature are written in a drop of water; the physical power,
of the common ant are wnndsvus in their scope. The scientists tell us that the
pebble ^n the seashore is the consistant vibration; yet we take these things for
granted. Society taday is in a nad turmoil, grasping for that which is but a meal,
of exchange", but which, if put to constructive uses by all men for a single, day
would advance human life a decade. The average man devotes little thought to the
sources of his emotions. "He hasen't time", are living in a fast age. Fanyj*;
of us are pursuing tha.t, which, after being attained, turns t* ashes in -our nru't>
We read an article or book, the thoughts of which agree with our own way oj
expressing things, and by so d^ing receive merely a re-hash of ou-r own thoughts.
We are pr^ne to associate with those who please us, those with whom we can get «V
but when brought in contact with some one with whom we cannot agree on many subje
we seldom make an effort to get his viewpoint, to see things through his eyes, or
comprehend matters from his angle. Eecause it takes effort. There is grit
in the oil our mental machinery. This grit is proneness on our part tc venture
snap judgements of others, <7e 'do not always do it in the kindi&fcst way, either.
Truth placed between the perversities and jealousies of man, runs a terrifying
gauntlet.