Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-14
Eduealion As a bushes Reuuiremens.


The most common idea of the pur-
nose of the schools, perhaps, l. that
they ought 10 repare one for the gen
erai business duties of life. Thus is q
great requirement and is one that IS
first felt and should al avs be one Of
the rst met. To ne successful In bus
mess ia AN all important thing AID
win IL the school can do mucn in that
direction by furni hing certain Lec-s-
saw uhalificetIOnS without which q per
son would be awkward indeed, it must
not be thought that they can make up
tor natural Qualities that must be in the
individual him elf The idea that a
common school education, or any other
education for thai matter, will he fuuud
the means Of &C. iuiTing "a. lid wealth Is
erroneous and should not be entertained.
v hoeS or rsgai ds this as their purpose
viii often be disappointed. Wh"eter
starts out with this idea leading him IS
likely 20 bring failure TO himself and 10
some extent dispara- ement 10 the edu-
catiOn upon which be relied. We can
always expect to ses some exam, les OF
persons of apparently good education
who make little u-e OF Il and 10 whom
i seems more of detriment than u
benefit. Sometimes theic education
may be partly 10 blame for causing
Them 20 undertake work that they were
not naturally qualified fOrs but more Oh
ten peThap-. il C, mes from The TACT that
they expec their education ~ do all tor
them and d. not put forth The inui, Id
uai effort and individual enc. ~ neces-
sarV 60 common BUSINESS success.
Natural Qualification and TACT are 50
necessary that sonnet mes they are eve
0verrated. Craft IN business Is needed.
Long. steady, uncUm promising ROrk
Is what runs the machinery Ut Business,
reaDs SUCCESS in trade aud draws to IL
SEN the rewards o. wealth. Large eX-
perieuces gathered along any line Uf
work is also 8 lhing that mourning else
can diSplace or supply Common sense
aud industry are SUCH strong elements
IA the management OF all work that IA
sumo 1t may almost be questioned
whether a school educRlOn adds aus =
thing at all But these are isOiated
cases aud in no wise tue lule. IL Dies
not, however. require q process OF req
souing 10 dstei MAE the vaiUe OF an cd
ucaaOn and the part il ought 70 play Ia
tue work Uf life. Ev6rJ one can ind the
value Of It IA hls own eXpe ience Wusth-
or he has been 70 school little or much.
Plehaps thuse V 40 have had least Op-
p0rtuHI = ia that Vay apPTeciats Il
most. Most persons VINO Te1ect upon
their AchO0l days give 70 tie SCHOOLS
mUIe credit than ~ themselves. IL
they regret anything 1t IL that they dad
not bstIer improve tne advantages WhlCr
they Uneied bis fselAg b - CON
mon that 1 credit Il with being ulLcL
III the cause ~ the general pu0nc colu
/ deuce in The ut5iity Z The schUCls. ala
/ who admits the 81 nett received IrOm th'
I schools % hle y-Ulh Will haIu!y VA
/ hold hls support fr, "a Them Al uiai urs
ears ! believe that tne cUmmOE
I School is 40 @ 70 Iurnlsh g suthgien
/ foundation hnoyyledge 1,-r the suceessIu
management % aLy COMMON business
nor would Z 20 1arlhsr lhan tns sig h
I CammQn branches 10 tud such found
aIIun. 10 Is eur pEisIng how much ad-
! vantage ia thought Il gives u BE- abls
/ 90 Ge.4e lbdsrsLandIngiys % write we'll
% spel well and 10 calculate we'll Il
- tstz.lly vgighUu. the abillly 20 d. thes.
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