The Meeker herald., 1890-02-22
TOO MUCH LEAREIEG.
Alarming Increase In the Number OF FRO
ie.sionai Nen.

Warming Increase In the Number OF fro'
ie.sionai Men.
Tho alarming Increase IN the num-
Der OF learned men forms the theme oil
a statistical work which has just
been issued by II Gottingen professor
Dr. Lexis figures refer more especially
to Germany. though they are not much
less applicable to many other pa l.
both OF Europe and America
Taking tho number OF students en-
tered on the books OF tho twenty-one
Ieutonlc universities at 20. cvO-Borlin
heading tho list with less than 5000.
while Rostock brings up tho rear with
something over 3OJ-the professor
shows that fully one-halt OF these
hopeful youths are doomed TO II llfo OF
poverty and disappointment The vast
majority OF these 1900 burschen arc
looking forward to becoming lawyers
or doctors or pastors or schoolmasier5
or In some other way. either In pri-
vu,e III, or as servants OF tho state. TO
earn their bread by means of the cdu-
cation thcy arc at present SO labor
lously acquiring.
Th.sis no, tho .irs, time tina, u SINH
lar alarm has been sounded. no less
a parsonage than Prof Nlrchow re-
Gently advised young men TO abandon
all though, OF finding career In med
Iclnc, and more than once. both In
America and In Great Britain. figures
have boon published showing that
there nro no patients Tor half the doe
torr. or no clleHts for half tho lawyers.
or churche, for il',h OF tho curnt.,
who ara every year lot loose upon tho
world.
Tho rush TO the learned professions
began. IL Is sometimes affirmed. after
tho depression In agriculture. Bnd
ils corresponding rebound from the
Commercial pro 'par.ty Of fifteen o.
tu'nly years ago. This may. no
dUI'i b- partially true. But, ns tho
same phenomenon has been noticed Ia
oyory other country. tho explanation
must BE- sought u lltila deeper. The
rcal cause Will. We venture To think.
b. found In the cyor-lncroasins
tendency on the part OF parents and
their sons - look To ,Ae gentleman
iy professions instead 81 ;hs moro
lucrative aud muru certain caillHgs .!
luss 'Ecntncl" description. In
Gormany and America this trial, 1,
p-rhgp. exhibited in ii, mos, eS-
hggora;ed form. simply bceaus. In
,hos, coun;ric, professional training
l. cheap and tho preliminary cduca-
lion abundant or uAsY TO attain. Nul
VI, &C, IL oycryuhaFo ulsS. Since the
school board, bgogsh, the three II,
within tho reach OF every child. u !,
notorious that those youthful gratu-
ntc, have displayed rrpgenhnco 10
tho useful lives IN which they have
been born. They wan, 20 ''br;,sr
themselves by becoming city clerks
or nursery govrrncssrh j, 4. the
flrs, rcsul, produced by an unwon,-d
state Of aralra ~ and BY education
will g-, too common To b. mRrk.,-
able. l, w!l. then b regarded simply
as y preliminary 10 any call!ns. and
not NJ n necessary nniocpdrni OF uhn;
tho Germans call ''braAl studies"
A carpenter. or n blacks smith. or
mnrhinl-,. or n ssor-x.cpsr Will dis
cover tina, h. In none Tn. worse for
srina - good scholar. md will even
Ind that In the enhanced c.i.-n. III,
greater pleasure. Hnd tho enlarged
chances In III. which 1, giv.. him. no
10 quite rs much benefited By his ciu
cation n, II he had soush, I, earn hi,
living by means Of !: directly. Lon
Ion standard.