Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-12-10
Educational Matters, uith Reference 60
Young Men tor Farming.

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Young Men tor Farming.
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Taking as his text the fact that the
great problem of life is how to make a
good living how TO get on in the world,
a learned professor in the university at
Gottingen has recently published a
/ treatise on the practical results OF mod
/ eTn education
| Naturally the work coming from the
| pen of such a man has attracted consid-
cradle attention, particularly the stu
/ tistics which have been compiled In the
laborious and exhaustive style possible
only to the German mind and method
! DR. Lexis, the author, gives the mum
/ Der of students in the various uuiyer-
sites at $1,000, and he goes on 20 show
| that at least onehalf of these ambitious
young men are doomed TO lives OF dis.
appointment, not because an education
is not a good thing, but because nearly
all Of them hope to enter what are
called 'geuteel professions
| There is a great deal of common sense
| in this view What is termed liberal
education is good thing provided II
does not take a young man out Of his
natural sphere Of usefulness.
Education sometimes begets worthy
ambition, and sometimes cOnccit, and
there is a great gulf between the two
results.
We have referred to the German pro-
fessors book TO show that there is a
reaction going on in the universities
against the tendency of a polite educa-
ton.
Iii this country the reaction is taking
the shape Of training or industrial
schools, and IS making its influence felt
in many newer and more practical meth
ods-methOds that are intended TO fit
students to earn their own living by de-
Z yelopng their skill We do not think
that one can have too much training
of the right kind, but much Of the book
| knowledge Of today does not fit a man
| I'm the slightest degree for practical
duties Of every day life.
| We are told that the different profes-
sions are stocked in our country To that
extent that many seek in vain for "a sit
luation, where they may pursue the
chosen vocation for which much time.
nard work and money have been given
TO obtain, and which they he'd hoped 70
realize much good 90 themselves ana
/ for those who might employ them.
! one winter has asCertained that there
is one lawyer for every seven hundred
inhabitants Surely we are ready 10
say that this is a sufficient number foi
all who wish service ia this line. Doc
tors we know there are enough Of foi
an who may need their assistance
Teachers for the various departments
of education may be counted by the
score: their number may be said 70 bC
legion
! Although the saying There is room
I'D higher in the scale Of attachments.
Is really true yet we must confess ihaa
too many are scrambing in the lowel
plain for existence, and are not anf
cannot be satisfied with their condition
! So, In view Of this, may we not rightly
seek for some occupation though no
considered 80 genteel as some We have
mentioned, but perhaps might be a
elevating in its influence as widespread
ia the good that might be accomplished
as grand and fascinating as could b
desired by the young men Of our land
And IN our search we may not z
farther than the farmers home. Her
may we not fnd place where We ma
improve many Of the talents we pos