, 1883-04-14
Schooled but not Educated.

,rly educated meu The speaker was 4
rarely capable business man, whose con
gsction with large financial and CONNER
cal affairs brings him into daily inter.
course With many of the leading husi
ness men Of the country.
Our material progress has been so rap,
iG. he went on Ia say, that men nave
failed 10 keep mp; consequently the coun,
~ Is full Of possibilities whica cannot be
Developed, and of enterprises which are
.u,fsrins griecously FOR lack Of competent
uiru 10 manage them. And the difficulty
m fading the right men for the waiting
work Is not felt simply in connection with
ouerations Of great magnitude. II IS fel.
Wherever there Ia need of full, specific
and exact knoalsdse, coupled with self
.-nAnce, practical judgment, aud skill to
dra. promptly aud wisely with novel
pr,blems-
The men who are now doing the larger
g.rk of the world as best they may, have
f,r the most part grnsn up with their af-
f.r.. uader couilti,gs comparatively af
.r,blv Tor gaming and retaining tl.e :.las-
Try IF thrm. Bu. these men are waxing
.lI. are rapidly dying cf, and their man
,,.. fail uoon younger men. whose entry
fr.a.u the stage Of action was too late for
then, u benefit by the earlier formative
.,per.ruco enjoyed 10y their fathers.
The worlds business calls for wider
and wider range Of real knoWlcdge, a
rr.aJer grasp Of principles, aud larger
.Agcu,iye ability than were necessary a
r.l years ago. At the same time the sl'e-
-.u.aas tendency Of the asc-lhe drvrl-
.nmeut II sr.cinltrrs within spec!alties,
ALI inevitable cons, qlence "f the incTeas-
rnr magnitude of commercial and indus
irt aii4irs-leads to narrower experience,
narrower training, and, too often, to a st
rous limitation of mems grasp Of affairs
.u general, their relations, aud interac-
t..rs The demands of future years are
Ls.Ly in lee Tor men nf larger and still
larger capacity; yet the conditions for
their development are becoming less and
..s, favorable ia active business life As
-hr years roll 10y, and the subdivisions Of
service become more minute.
The day has passed. or soon Will pass,
aa-u q man could begin as a common la
Urrr and rise in succession through all
-ae stages Of service, practically master
.ig each department up 10 the direction
.t. -ay a great transportation system or
other enterprise Of national magnitude.
Tie steps are too many and the ascent too
great 70 . larger extent also, he real
p.rl..s aIust remain suborlinIre while
rAe heirs Of capital command the higher
.,arions. How are they being educated
t.r their great responsibility
The speaker above referred 10 dwelt
x.Jh much feeling upon the Inadequacy
It the traditional systems i education to
meet thi, rcn requirement. With . fow
exceptions our great educational institu-
,r.rs. and sfi,l more the smaller ones,
ar. ln grasp and spirit far behind the age,
lni entirely out uf sympathy with the
u,arru world which thc rising generation
....ulu take Possession #. from the
w.mut .he 10y begins to prepare for
College Dee faces the pas'; aud the more
.r--..utluu=ly lac does the work laid
.a,fr HIM the vaS'cr viii lie the final
..n l,;ar,u college / IL and real lie
The intellectual habits acquired at school
..nl COLLEGE may possibly enable him ulil-
ua.riy {" grapple with greater power and
-.aH. .Irh the later problems If real life,
-r,l,rr. rilt rs. than he would have shown
.aj Dee been lett entirely Unsch""Ied; yet
.. tar administration Il affairs Eo Is
uA.h tn he d.sIaucrd for the best part uf
'', Hi, by the unsthooled practical man
ah. Knows from early and real experience
lt.asr.y What to Dc IN any emergency.
ilry.uu. m4u fresh from school Is apt 10
sL.a urh thorouGhucsS much that the