Ellis's Creed
Below is a copy of the creed Ellis had hanging in his office.
These are his words as he wrote them.   He lived by them all of his life.
MY CREED

To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter where, a man;
To take what comes of good or ill
And cling to faith and honor still;
To do my best, and let that stand
The record of brain and hand;
And then, should failure come to me,
Still work and hope for victory.
To have no secret place wherein
To stoop unseen to shame or sin'
To be the same when I'm alone
As when my every deed is known'
To live undaunted, unafraid
Of any step that I have made;
To be without pretense or sham
Exactly what men think I am.
To leave some simple mark behind
To keep my having lived in mind;
If enmity to aught I show,
To be honest, generous foe,
To play my little part, nor whine,
that greater honors are not mine.
This, I believe, is all I need
For my philosophy and creed.


Ellis H. Parker

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