The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-19

Henry CIews, the New York Banker.
Talks Of Practical Education.
New YoRK. June 80.

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New YORK, June 80. i
| do advocate collegiate edu-
cation, because il is absolutely ne
cessary to qualify young men to FOL
low such vocations as that Of clergy
men, physicians, surgeons, states
men and editors, and engage in 9TH
er literary pursuits; and the train
ing of the mind which the classics
give is also beneficial for architects,
civil engineers and the higher grade
of politicians, as well "a for army
and navy officers. This Is broad
field which | advocate to be COM
passed by college educated men.
For the counting house the best ed
ucation to fit young man, In my
Judgment, is good common Eng
lish education. comprising thor
ough knowledge of grammar, spell
ing. arithmetic, history, geography,
book keeping and penmanship. Be-
sides the training mentioned above
a boy while at school should be
taught to rigidly tell the truth, as
that is a live issue and will stand
him i'm better handthan the dead Ian
guages for business life. Truth
lis the foundation Of honesty in a
boys career.
II must be remembered that when
bov enters a merchants or bank
er's office at sixteen, that IT requires
at least four years for him to get
through the various departments
and obtain iull knowledge OF the
! business. The time is occupied by
4 the young clerk in getting this
knowledge through experience in a
: practical way, precisely as boy
does who obtains a knowledge OF
e the higher branches of education
during his four years at college to
e fit him for one OF the professions.
The counting room, therefore, L
I, simply business school training
e A clerk in an office is better able 4
}. gain business education il he com
i mences a boy, as at that time III
n is subservient and anxious Tor pro
: motion. He learns to be persever
4 ing. industrious and >elf-reliant
!, lie is not likely TO have full de
), velopment Of these qualities tor bus
e mess work, unless he starts at tn
lowest step of the ladder a JUNO
) clerk in an office. Each promotion
l. serves to fire his ambition and slim
e ulate him to increased efforts.
r \ college graduate at - or =
n years Of age, who has reached tn
e growth Of manhood and manhood
e development generally, is not un
Is likely to be SO hemmed in by prid
'f and self-importance as to unfit hln
e for taking position in buslnes
h Office and commence by doing boy
, work. If he is given a position owe
l. the heads Of others in large ofiic
Df it at once creates discomfort amonI
s. the other clerks and ends in de
D moralization. The clerks in IN.
lc office are Of my own training
l. They start at l6 years Of age. Al
Of ter they have been doing boy
1t work for a year or so ! am enable
* to see by closer observation wha
n their qualifications are. ! then a
o. sign them to the work OF differen
ne departments, and they are promotes
I'd from time to time and salaries in
c. creased according TO merit. II
ne should take. for instance, college
at educated young man and put hin
r. in a position in my office such a
d, would be agreeable to him and du
r. to his education. it would upset m
Of entire machinery and result in I'll
he resignation Of twenty or thirt
ed Younger clerks in the establish
ed ment, as it would be regarded b
he them as unjust treatment. not
nd accordance with "civil service n
y form" !.
(" In England it is customary Il
w people Of means to pay a bushes
al establishment a stipulated sum al
he nually for educating their sons 4
se business. | should like To see Il
Of young man in this country WI
to would 90 into a counting-room an
,st be willing to work on such term
he but il is quite usual in Europe.
i'll is plain to be seen that such a ~
in tenn only tends to widen the ~
; between classes, and il put into e
ng ecution here would speedily r..su
To i'm great decentralization among lur
'en or clerks; in fact, they would n
i've tolerate il. Under such syster
ted however, a collegiate educatedyou'
man would he able to go into
merchants or bankers office al
vou would he given on the account
,ou the money consideration, a positi
more in accord with the elevat