, 1877-12-26

ntc; that, II lie wanth thoroughly know his EHiet
no's, lie ni1l1t begin nj thu lnwtht round anl
work patiently up. Instances nru given of men
who havr begun In IowIy manner and WIN now
own respectable e.taLlltlulenis. but The young
man reniy Is iInai,le to ser wis All editor should
understand all aulnt the art of printing and
mnnagfng, an establishment any more than an
the nrt Of printing, blnIlne, and gliding It's
fT'ols. To t.fm they seem parallel tases. Both
give their views to tie public 10 a. fortib1e aud
astsactase manner a. possible. why SHOULD
thef know Or care ANYTHING how IL Ia placed Il,
enough that II n imprinted.
And thet, without otta1nin2 any advice from
1is i.tctFis. the Young man goes to books to
lie comes to Horsce Grecjcy. ii1 ad1ieo l. an.
mistakatly aEnfnst a college education. He ad-
vises the asrIrnnt for editorial honors To go 10
the tYpe ease.
!ic c,,rues to Henry J. Raymond. f1ere Is a
college 1Eipluats and sueCessful editor. II
us success Ia attributable to Ills college training
then It u true tint In college training there {s
s.onicthtnE that will benefit a young journalist.
~ ei2sciy stu.l'ln9 these two men ws can see
of IT, Both welded powerful influence. But
the influence Of tlln one was dtferont from that
q tho other. Greeluy Is al example Of nn In
;alspcnlcas: aen impctuots, patriotic, generous.
surprisel that others' opinions arc unltko his
@ own. =, nIs Language aud manner II free, bold
Kaytnond, on tho contrary,ts known ~ more
cultured md scholarly writer. Not 10 told anl
lnpulslvc as Grecley, but Just a. courageous and
patriotic. A man who knew the pt.wsr and In
1lucnre oe sct,onrIv md logical language. One
may 70 sald to drive public opinion, and tho 9TH
And n the young man closelY observes these
" Ereat examples llie indication is ineEtRsol.
Ila pursucs bis studies farther. lie comes to
HrYant aud Marble. Their example tostltlcs ior
astonishing sucsess Of i. I. Dareum' paper, and
~Darnum WAS NO college graduate.
1t oeeurs u him that lie pcrhaps
cln secure situation as a reporter. Then ho
not b. cosnpclIed to learn any Of the n'ee'auI-
cal part. The tuur years sueut AZ q reporter
would give him great deal Vi experience ile
would learn much Of people aud life, and would
nS greatly p[spa5ea to start out for himself at
hut he remembers TINT al college he can keep
writing fur tds papcra aud magazines; that the
studies there will give kccnness and depth Of
Thought to ILLS writings that i'c would not 9th:
philosophy would enable, him to detect tho
sVphssry nnl weakness Of Ills opponents writ
inGs. They would 2iyc correctness and loCi-
cal strength 70 Ills own articles. Also, at rol-
lego hc soult study philosophical history, po.
litical economy, aud acquire d usefu1 knowledge
of law mid All acquaintance With tho modern
langllages That would be Of rrrat va!uo to him;
IL sflort, lIe could lay d broad anl solid fouDda-
tton upon which he could build a uame.
4 wriLer says i feel the ti,nc spout In laying
the Foundation a1l IN being prepared for my
work Will enable mo to accomplish more IT. u
girei, number Of years than could possibly do
BY being obliged to ieAEn somo of the principal
duties Of my calling after mr. settlement; II I
begin weak, should probably 10 hobbllng atl
Lie way through. my 1abors aru1gtty to my
srlf, aud nut very profitable to ott.ers.h
THUS far the young tnaM has been considering
Tim kniJt.rf with f.Ht,n him kpif nniv Par.
laps there arc pccnnars reaaOns why he should
adopt ont coura0 or ttlo attler. Tho young tuat
Inay belong to . family where money Is not as
PLENTY - api "srS sys5y a9's !.
already been expended upon Als education.
suould ho !ncrcase III Is It not his duty to ~
to work at sotne honest employment, and let
his own aspirations ~ to tho wtnaat Should ho
expense and hard work, while perhaps he could
do lust as well Without III Theae stern 4uca-
tlona must be decided In many poor young
mans ntnd. And they serve to add to Ills PCT
taEo cnllcgo cotifse At an expense to Ills
parents, trusting that At tho end OF four years
10 could get Into buclness and re'ay them, there
always remains a doubt ~ to whether le could
these questions IN which money forms consl-
eratton uro pcrplcxfngl Tho young man
Searches in lisiory for cases like Ills Own, and
lnls ono In tho lifu Of Danicl Webster lie
6nlItfC1 ul4 1ntueE " uuoGIku kEcat pflV4NQR
IN n!}ow him to W to collcgG. In his caee, Il
xas clearly thu proper tlinx 10 do, for collegc
greatly aldeI to 1T Webster f,r what lto after
ward became. But every young man Is not
sure that. like Webster ho Wilt bc successful In
life, and lo hesIta,es long time before he Is
willing TO put MI extra burden upon llls parents,
crct1 though IL nny be temporary. A aelf-reli-
mt young tnun tisllkes to g. To- college at the
expense Of hts parents, but sholld ho abandon
college II all hls SUCCESS a1iu Ills parents'
futl,ro comfort dcuend upon hts ayiusr!ng
thorough cducations Oh, the difficulties
OF deciding wlat c0uEsc to pursue aro groat!
TO tho thougltlcss and fgnuraut fellow the way
seems clear enough. Tin 1las prejudice for
certain cu,lrse and you'll follow that unbesl-
tattugly. Having but q slight knowledge Of
the subject, he will decide quickly.
But tl,ouahttul, tntcligtnt young man, one
who has resolved 10 tnako his llfe-work suc-
cess, who deeply rcaectsupo tho Importance Of
every step he takes, D. compcllcd to ponder long
before he detddcs upon taking 30 Important 4
step. To LIS friends he seems MI undecided,
wufcrng, worthless hclllg, but this Is because
they can not appreciate tho difficulties Of his
posftion.
IL some ono would come who could throw
light on tho subject, who could settle the doubts
and tlispcl all appruhensiobs; who could point
out the true course a,ll show hlnl huw to follow
It, he would bs dung lasting good to many
young n.on In onr country. A. i. G.