New-York tribune., 1890-05-04

GEsllrosd to Edwin H. Abbott Of the wsc99,ia
Of the HaTe pacn 20 Ihnfs Raosd M o chae
Adams, president Of the Union Pacific Railroad; 70
Gardner NJ Lane, vice president Of the Union Pacific
Eatoad to Stnyvcsant Fish. president OF the llHo'
This list might be Indefinitely enlarged The names
arc mentioned at random and without much iefeclOl,
the search could have thorough which did not
reveal such conspicuous instances of success a. these
any u.teIy one OF them college graduate.
m rann mean, Sad hoC or to whom college ea
that ,neG education and there are not %aGy mssc
their children enjoy that Of which they themse, es
WeDer Mere aGPiea nTSao prominent Pfent ven OF y S'
able testimony. lie divides the men cmpIo.ed into
those VINO % are earnest and those who wach the coc.
cent arc college men. Although it j. not exactly III
the het Ie inr c ,,o argument Is fair t" ooere
Try. frSGeht. judiciary. members OF Conegc''. "oI
erhors ana the like. sixty per cent have been COZ
| Nobody would be rash enough TO claim that every
college bred man Will maze success IN business.
make $1,000 man ont OF two-ccnt boy BY sending
| him to college. But the training of COLLEGE lhc.
Patton. of princeton speaking OF the hcalhfui dis
cipnary influence of the college atmosphere, CON
tossed himself almost ready to believe that :" il was
better to have gone and loafed than never to have
gone at ALL 80. far from college education BEN;
| practical examples OF the contrary. And Il the di-
rect benefit be great. how beyond all estimate l. the
| indirect benefit of education upon labor What would
either the farmer or the artisan be without chemistry.
without geology. without physics. without mechanics
without the contributions OF sceninc study II /, Il
favOr1tc strain with some men men Of fore" too.
some Of thcm-to disparagc classical education IN
lac folly TO advocate the universal tudy o. the dad
languages. II would not be wise. even. To ure"
every boy to 60 to college Therc + fitness IN every.
thing \ college education j. obviously unnecessary
for the 10y who aSpircs no higher than T. DE handy
workman: ana who's aptitude or means Il" ho'
Would you advise poor boy who intended
to go into business to pcrsevcrc in his effort to
obtain an education, and struggle through col
! legc, rather than go directly To work? was
asked
Let me answer that in this way the
| reply:
There is much dapser IN LAYING dow" ,; sHecpn Z
boy To college. Just 1t discourage every
poor boy from gong college. II the talents. ten
limit his prospects and ambition To II" "t phN 'I'L
labor IN subordinate capacity. 1t may be trIc. -
trainiu. viii hold him back lust {" that extent bu;
who doubt that the boy who la, vitinn nm ti
germ If some future master IN a1aifs viii be- all the
more of leader bv reason Of thorough college ed
ucation. and that hc viii ort>inp IN the mere
ins the shop adding up column oi hGnrra AZ a
desk Ii j, The succe,,fll men We arc talhig about
To- which lis abstcuton from college cdrcaii"n Ia !,
AZ l,cd him. II require argument 20 prove that
attractive Man. If - could have a1d'd l' hlI 'oH'
burd with M industrial traulns that know ledge Of
science literature and pilo-ouhv ~ the mastering o.
which the university g., the opcn door
TMl, subject ls frcGucuuy d,'u--cd on the a.
sumption That the ncqu- ition of material wealth by
the individual l. the supreme enc oi eA.'':n'e. I"
few WOuld be wiling {" avo" 'uth moi-'I"u, pIII
ci,le I'm 40 many wo,,- I. the Influence Il hncra
education upon the formation q" ~" character ~ an
ln'..l.,u gentleman {, lc IGNORED by business men
t"c i. ihrI.. any irromtatihilliy between hcus an
o~r,ltcd gentleman and - hu .nc-' mth -,
+iy answer ends u began win tr REMARK tH"'
tler. !, rrn ailv little occasion fHr '"';rv't-f on
,i.o -ufcrt between Nj. carnegie Hd tI" i a'" 'i
r college and II g., - hc hoped 'tat VI. 'ttl 81"
- Other influential men VIII cn,'1rtf' 'nN,l'.i
uIfnter of PROMISING. bows To- avail tcr-"lN"- ~ iic
.,t.,nf,.e. 81 ~. university - form fair BODY %
.f.,dua,cs and furnish the opporunt FIR Just con
cluslon-.