New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

scholastic trimming be lad reeeva i nut Too
of TO-DAY j. a vastly moderhlheu in'ttuup uiii
peopc generally ,cem to imagine who decide ADVERSELY
10 il bu,lne-, preparation Vile in All Of
,' I'm, 80 ,,dcs i, available that viii do more 20
equip the mind for successful Hui hav Indeed ne
any other experience the BOY 'Ouu ' tr Ircatcr G.
college has advanced in this respect 10 ia o. 90 M
gree than las business lIali- i,f,arv how rcccyns
what is the business training tlc ol''ds
in .bo ,veragc American business c>iiDn,hueht
There some banking c2ncer G S Sos REGULAR course
OF apprenticeship and of grdnal adN may he
yded, IN which tG isG noakmg what are the
nils 70 The young man from fifteen 10 t"enly,
Gf,,cn 10 twcnty-onc lie may learn 70 rot write
well and spell correct,E' 2t o9ly one out Of
,opIni 70 write shorthand perfectly and even
mis- viii be more less denied MIN by nc use VI luz
fpah6io knowledge Of discounts Of e4cnanSe OF IN
terest q rebates MS kn9%eG nG I cUsentia but is
II NOT a fact that the grand and nobeS part OF ms
DeIns nd rontjne of daily duties. and for six long
W. when single year would suffice to learn them
/ il not The crlelest injustice to doom Do{ u per
Years 10 learn what ought TO be learned In six
month, II e4 t e carnine Of III What after all
the occult science OF bnrinf,s IL ~, ",, Inc hes ex
ercscs Of The noblc-t powers that tod has gwen 10
mani How many men have really foii'IaT' ec vSs
from an advanced education and forever do9mhg
them TO an intelligence as Unite" d. '""' VI tno
Conlrarc the college graduate with the once hoy
side by side If they have Dcsin nc tosJrn n ,mo
inS sunnose the other has given the sam" sA years,
he same long hours me e If ' n. wv" men Is Se l
equipped for fel The college man; utie,' ne pe a
dI"ir from the DAY h. entered the door m' lhd ms
uind on the stretch, his powers Of acquisition nave
been in constant exercise his ntcIfc' mas oeon a.;
,nri co,irrr. both the intellect ana the muscle are
Developed side 10y side-pcrhaps he Mt'cr some,
hrhc, and be, that in = man find an TAcrci,e IN
he pursuit Of knowledge Aside from the hno"lciSe
Of The mind Of enormous value. Intellectual activity
in the ncX generation viii BE- the gre"lesr hlhg 'n.t
while the business man Is prevented rather IMAM
helped in obtaining IT.
Tbo,e who claim that successful business men can
only be produced 10y the devotion OF thr year. from
nftecu 10 twcntyOuc to bu>iucs, routine forget the
wat number Of Successful business men that graduate
.ncnt in the workshop, IN ,hc foundry or IN tr print
H. on,cc In these ave, aton~ MA" or no business
framing Is acquired. yet lo" many sH''f',ui Gn'"i
men have >pruug from ia" ranks WI" l'N' uu' IV''
The uvc wear which II i, said are essential 10 business
education The splendid adHiin'sIiAuN Ho,'l9 81
cupllcd in the management Of the Ichi,I wanna nan
T1au H. polir, for The benefit OF H. Stockholders
and Give such magnificent -cryice for the benefit a" the
public have not busted Ollie. kept books OF b,'u
hound down rs Office routine for i've lDns years lct
they with ten thousand other successful nH'he', n'H
spent thc best Year. OF t"r lives Al some zee hI'ii
work. Demonstrating that business uAH'nt can t w.
readily acquired 10y trained ~ any 'p''l"I mo
and that failure from Lack Of busincaS Fanihs J., Ger
Of tIi cla,. is another proof the trained and
Disciplined nina readily attAllf. ll ''li i''''
Judged by the pat one or ~" S'h'i'''n,' pr
hap, thcse TWO boys might have on equal ,htn'c i"f
the old college education IN the ci'stN anu u,r Id'
guaC,, was not all that The modern coI'-' '"hN'l9
while. on the other hand me Gu,. po' In a nnG it
unframed, preiudiced and opiil"nh'd j. u, o. VIZ,
for future success. For it must bo remembered ihi'
mar az ''' - ,,tr,L..d tx ignorant and
that whcr" -d'cc-- mas i"' plu,,h'u u! ii,
self made men, the chances hereafter are !h'h'.ip
century hae been 80 full OF chance, to make money
that IL j. testimony to thr folly 81 si',''T ,"1a -
mons number of ignorant men that have made the
attempt to get rich, and recount, the ohtn,,' ,nat
succeeded. the fact might appear that COLO s'1'
ate, occupying a high place ~ the W"rl1 arc YEN u,
mon. who have failed, \ very ri'h man j. iur
animal. judging hy The way We bow n"Nh !" IT,"
men, while Tie average Of humanity ia tl' abnH''i'
nuu, effort made in view of the energy exercised ana
lu.ncs, man IN the United ~tat.s - not tAc greatest
hing in the world 10 boast II Even the fortune.
~ l',i In me ,ilpins II which the recipient,
have had no hand and which would nav. CON- 10 ',n'
whether they had been Intelligent GRADUATES OF 'o"
ccitcd enoramu-c,.
The past nfty years have been iul Of chance,
that the poor dir - plentiful 'I'i' wan. "a -
conferred bv ever widening al'a- "i ms pr'.iu' ',Nc
rca>lnc development Of ron. copper coal and natural
cae by ID" results of great d'iiltN 10 tr A''N''''
Of team The introduction O machinery, hc aDapias''n
II electricity, the increase of Waite, 10y ic IMPROVE
tective policy. which hl5 afforded enormous tim.''r
To a favored Jew Thu, Mr. Camc-c's great fortune
crnn,ent afo.i.d -.ucc the wa. prrtc,'on 10 -fc"
rails sufficient 10 Weld t"th sum &" IT, lrnrh,lic,
approaching inr vast aggregation oi IA" National d'nt
a., ~ % 49, t ter, .liic t he shoulder, of tie
farmers. who being "a" largest contributors 10 mans
r " ,,v i,c All over HE brad ud IN. anxiety
and apprehension which nc'iauly STALK -d" hy SIDE
with debt aud inability 10 discharge thr sam.
furts vtlt AZ
could hardly fail to succeed. but n which 80 many
,cra io ~ held M i'm The i.nt Of a phenomenon
and his sayings are needed - those Of a prophet.
tircy different character from that II The past The
first century Of TIL republic Afforded a chance ul
ncnt Of fortunes. but The second century viii
present conditions In which ability. training and
exercise Of the intellect. and specially thor
oush knowledge o, natural law, wlii be- -.
senial 10 success The compctluGp ~mgh III GNr 5
walk Of life now existing calls iof the exercise 81 INC
best powers If the man IN order to achieve success
The hclds of effort are crowded. me opIrc,u,Iii"' arr
Ics-. The results "i N'~t cooperative rn"fl li ran
roads, In incorporated companlc controlled by few ~
great combinations ~ prNeouVr .orSdinf1'onN, al!
make the conditions css promising Tor inc ltioraht
man. that Tie elements By which success IN the
past Ia, been achieved are lhcly To- gr'aty chalfv
An acquaintance With engineering WIN chemistry WIN
geology, with metallurey, WIN e.ct'rc'N, "th phN
sics, ana indeed every S'circ 'at - lH,t"ai G i
that can b. pracllcaIR aIphci, VIII Immensely I'm
prove the chance, IL ,ucc"s~ The routinc Of business
wil always c crowded with boy, whose parents cannot
AFFORD Them COLLEGE eHu'i,lp,, .n' 10 ,a1l p lI'
great work ot tins great republic, 10 perfect IT. devr
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rn of tod 10 mankind the task must be- committed
10 men Of Intelligence. Of Intellectual requirement
fitted and trained 10 carry On 80 noble "A work Elmer
son Ia, SAID that live IN new ana exceptional
age that America another name for opportunity
I'm, has been In the past. aud II VIII b" more 20 In
the future but opportunity Will be afforded u the class
who are best inf0 med and able 10 taxi" advantage Of
natural advantage, resulting Only from know ledge
OF natural laws. The ignorant business man II least
calculated 10 work the destiny Of hi, continent IT
will be only the athlete IN knUWl ledge who will shape
II, The Introduction into colleges of the study
OF political science. of political economy OF the result,
If know ledge Of taxation ana above all
the intellectual development 0i tie whole man. Will
best iii this people for the fniurc.
The problems that confront the American people
| are ,tupcndou, The condition of labor IN Il cOuulry
80 fun Of wealth. the failure of the farmer III
full 81 productive forces, the economic conditions,
onr trade tie absence Of a merchant marine and the
lack Il foreign commerce. the condition Of the col
OIc people the serious political corruption that pre-
vail municipatc, and elsewhere, are all subject,
| of profound concern, which the ignorant business
| man Will have little chance Of helping. Nothing but
the highest intelligence, the best informed and the
| skilled intellect be- depended upon to meet and