Douglas Steere taught philosophy at Haverford College...
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Douglas Steere taught philosophy at Haverford College near Philadelphia for many years, but Steere was more than just a teacher, he also was a leader in the Society of Friends, a visionary and guide, a peacemaker, an organizer of relief for war-torn Finland, and a consummate teacher of prayer. Of all the commendable traits he had, the one often mentioned by those who knew him best was his humility.
As a young boy he was always looking for ways to earn money. During elementary school years, he peddled manure, obtained from one neighbor with horses, to other neighbors in his little wagon, even printing up his first business card, D.V. STEERE, MANURIST. He secured a paper route that required he get out at 4:00 a.m. He repaired door bells. He sold door-to-door knitted ties and handsome little ribbon rosette pins his mother made. He tried but sold only a few cuspidors for which his uncle Collis Steer had become an agent.
Anyone who could print D.V. STEERE, MANURIST, on his first business card had to have a sense of humility.
As a young boy he was always looking for ways to earn money. During elementary school years, he peddled manure, obtained from one neighbor with horses, to other neighbors in his little wagon, even printing up his first business card, D.V. STEERE, MANURIST. He secured a paper route that required he get out at 4:00 a.m. He repaired door bells. He sold door-to-door knitted ties and handsome little ribbon rosette pins his mother made. He tried but sold only a few cuspidors for which his uncle Collis Steer had become an agent.
Anyone who could print D.V. STEERE, MANURIST, on his first business card had to have a sense of humility.
