The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-07
THE SCHOOL OF TRAVEL.
II Is the Hest Education that Can
He Obtained.

II Is the hest Education that Can
He Obtained.
The American Traveller.
When We speak OF an educated man
today we refer usually to man who has
had the benefits OF thorough scholastic
training who has spent some OF the best
years of his life at some one or more OF
the numerous seats of higher learning
And this is we'll We are in no mood TO
decry this higher education, which year
by year is getting nearer TO the masses.
But there are schools. other than the COL
leges and universities. whose teachings
are lust as finished and cultured and bene-
ficial as are theirs. Some of these we
must pass by to write briefly Of one which
We think has place in our columns--the
school of travel
After all is said and done the bookworm
OF the college is only bookworm. Place
him in a community. and be that COM
munity ever SO ignorant, they Will soon
discover there is some hing lacking in
that man OF letters. He may discourse
learnedly. both from the forum and with
the pen on the sciences and classics but
usually his discourse. as his themes, lacks
ject seem to need the dynamic force OF
galyanic battery turned into them. Give
TO this book scholar one years travei ana
then the same subject for his dissertation.
and you will 1nd that the electricity has
been supplied. In other words, travel Is
the electricity
II the choice is given young man today
between q four years college course or
-four years IN the school OF travel without
hesitation we advise select the latter
The question OF today is. What rs the
best preparation to meet the forces that
are active IN the world at the present
time2" We answer the question In single
word, rub" Rub against locality; rub
against nationality; ruo against humanity
in al its phases You can do this only ~
the school OF travel The school Of
classics Is too seclusive. the school Of
church Is too bigoted the school OF bust
ness s too limited But where find such
a teacher as humanity. as you rub against
It on the railway trains. IN the hotels and
on the streets Of 0 great city, Where md
such teachers as localities. as you rub
against them in the rural districts. IN the
Western frontier camps or on the bower
ies and leyees of q crowded metropolis?
Where ind such teachers of automobiles
o you rub against them in Paris, Berlin
and Rome?
The travelling drummer. whoso scope Of
travel is necessarily limited by mis- lLsl-
ness shows the effects Of the scncol lie
is educated in, No class Of men are oeLter
trained to meet the requirements OF the
world today than the drummer No class
OF men exert greater influence in the
world today than the drumnier. Asa MN
why and he will tell YOU that lie has been
educated in the school Of travel, wAere he
has had TO rub and rub hard. II JaAes
rubbing 10 polish n diamond. The school
ri travel turns you out a polished mai.
only in the ratio that you rub hard against
its teachers II is like every other school:
Drones In II Will receive little vaiuc but
given a man with desire for lsa.ning
and willing to work 20 learn, and the
the way OF practical education and polish
than all the other schools combined. Such
teachers as we have mentioned WI do
more To bring out all that is best In a
man than all other influences combined.