New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
NOT 4 COLLEGE GRADUATE.


Erastus Wiman is not a college graduate. On
the contrary, he bcuoans il his most unfort-
innate fate that he literally never entered a col
lege door Hence his views the question are
of interest, and he answered the reporters in
quiry by expressing the deepest concern upon the
question. Taking little time to consider Mr.
Wiman SAID
1t is no wonder that the subject Of the college in
relation business life i interesting 10 the public
Tribune for it, discussion should excite attention The
subject is only Of great Importance to the country
DIT large, but intensely interesting 10 individuals.
whom rests the moulding of the lutuIe of their chill
dren There is no responsibility 90 great aS that Of
which moves him 10 shape Alright the future Of those
most loves. The stupcndOus efforts That are made
suicency behind for the support of dependents, but
the accumulation Of wealth !, lutte for those who are
igent care Of it, unless tie shape that is given The
future Of those who inherit Is such q viii help them
To a proper appreciation Of the oppOrmitic, which it
affords. In View of the cnOrmOu, efforts made 10
ton which should follow might be freed from the
efforts that have buIdcncd those now occupying the
1rld else what is the reason for the universal craze
for wealth Ten thousand times greater effort j.
expended to leave the next generation rich than 10
leave them well equipped 10 handle these riches, The
shape of the intellectual future Of those who Will
with two thirds the parent, Of the land Men de
eide upon these questions win me slightest cndcncc
that a college education i, hindncc 10 business has
had an influence enormously ont Of proportion 10 its
intention and Will have effect to the detmcn OF the
country rather than to its advantage If on
jury and weighing evidence To hang a man they
would sift the facts 10 the bottom they would have
decide life fate for those whom they love on pref
udicc, a prcConcelved idea, often fancy, with
out the ordinary exercise OF business >agacity.
1t has become very general impression that To- the
vast business life OF this country tlc COLLEGES nave
a very slender relation. NAY, the general belief Is
even more extreme than this, for thousand, have
reached the conclusion that college education =
hurtful business preparation. II Is positive
calamity 10 the country that such an impression shonld
exist. The testimony in behalf OF the colleges. being
confined to graduates. j. in a certain discounted
never been inside Of college door has not vet been
heard i'm opposition TO ,ir. Carnegie. II il hurtful
abroad that business capacity and an advanced
education to be divorced The fact is, ii j. an
| outrageous untruth, unjust. hnrfu and full of the
vcriest cant. such conclusion is reached In mems
minds by no adequate process 81 reasoning. certainly
10y sufficient evidence. and Is the result Of ignorance.
conceit. and only partial inquiry. II Is a conclusion
reached by clfmadc men, aud like all self made men.
VIGOROUSLY wise in their own cOncelt. sclfopniOnatcd,
| and who though perhaps successful 10y accident in
department of life, the less likely to be safe
| guidc~ in any othe"
| There surely ought to be no difference Of opinion
| now far a liberal education should lit unit a
man for business pursuits. Two men start ont IL the
for success in life intelligent and ignorant
Does IL seem possible In the majority OF cases that the
ignorant man should win. and the educated lose
| Education does not make up for Stupidity-f tho
ignorant man has all the ability, and the educated
man none, OF course the is decided before tho
start, but the chances OF the able rendered
no less, indeed they greatly augmented By the
liberal education while the chances Of the stupid man
enormously increased all that he possesses being
| enlarged and improved.
| II should be borne in mind that the college educa.
| ton Of one half century ago. by which men Judge
frequently Is vastly different from what II Is now
and II all that the graduate Of the present day could
secure was what the graduate then obtained he might