The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-20
WILL EDUCATION YIELD suBsIsT-
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An education, yes but what sort of
an education !? A bricklayer's education,
an artisans, farmers would indeed
help him to earn living. A college
education would give him social ad-
vantage, but il would not, in itself, in
crease his chance of earning living /;
it would diminish il. For, as was point
ed out IN an interesting paper lately pub
lished in this Magazine. our colleges do
not, like the French and German uni
versties, instruct a young man in the
bread-winning pursuits ; the American
colleges are, on the contrary, institutions
for general culture. | do not take up
the question here of the amount and
value of the culture they supply. The
point for us to note is that the educated
young American who has not 4 special
education as a bread winner is worse off,
rs to his money prospects, than the
young American who has no college
education at all. Dig he can not, and
to beg he is ashamed. Two of the pro-
fessions at leastare fatally over. crowded.
The United States, with population
not greatly larger than that of the Ger
man Empire, graduates every year five
times as many physicians for the Ger
man Empire limits the number Of its
doctors, and we do not limit that of ours.
Very many OF our physicians not only
wait years for practice but never get into
practice at all. 1t is much the same
with the profession of law. In both
professions there are prizes for few and
failures, more or less complete, for the
many. The engineering, mining and
other scientific professions offer some
what better chance, and public life, al
most neglected rs profession, will at
tract better class Of young men from
year to year. But upon none of these,
save in favored and exceptional cases,
as where son succeeds to his father $
practice, can young man depend for
fortune or even for immediate support.
They, too, offer certain social dignity.
But as rule it is the laborer, artisan, or
tradesman that has the better chance Of
supporting himself; it is the educated
man that has, more frequently, to wal;
before he can pay his way. II, there
fore we educate Our sons, it is all the
better reason. why we should provide, not
indeed for their independence, but some
aid during the years which they are like
ly to spend in waiting before they can
achieve their position.
II is TO be remembered, too, that these
years of waiting may become, with such
aid, years of scholarly or scientific ac-
complishment, il not OF money making;
years OF strengthened preparation years
that might introduce and brighten n
career, instead of wasted years that cloud
or spoil it.-HUpey's Magazine.
pay-The more man sees Of the world,
and more he mingles with others, the
smaller space is he inclined to claim for
himself among his fellows. He sees
that in the rushing struggle Of life, other
people rights must be considered and
he must not take any more ground than
just enough to stand on. This is very
marked in all crowds, and in public
places and conyeyances. The man or
woman who is best versed in society
makes smallest demands, and occupies
least space. The persons who take more
room than belongs to them are those
who have been least in company, least
accustomed to adapt themselves to the
needs ofthose about them. Ifyou want
to be thought wcll-bred, travelled, cos
mopolitan, keep in your elbows in a
crowd, and sit close in street-car. II
you want to be thought boorish and un-
cultivated, and to be recognized as one
who was never much in good company,
push both sides Of you as well rs in front
and rear, in a crowd, and spread your
self out in car, or in apublic hall. 1t
is by such indications rs these that we
see that the demands Of Christian regard
for the rights and feelings of others Sc
cure the best results Of good-breeding.
To be a well-rounded Christian man or
woman includes the highest graces oftrue
gentility.
bsD-"Hello when did you return 2"
asked Snopson Of his friend Binnis,
whom he met on the street. "Why-I
haven't been away" replied the latter.
"You haven'tl" incredulously asked
Snopson. "Why, you look soworn out
and near dead that l positively thought
you had been away to one Of the water
ing places for a few weeks for the bene.
fit OF your health"