The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-05-23
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to some poor boys In New YORK.
He was poor himself once, and he |
doubtless felt like he could tell them |
Just what they wanted to know.
And perhaps he told them that any
Of them could do what ne had done.
No doubt he lei them all to believe
that when they grew up there would
be about q thou and Of those million
dollar salaries lying about loose for
the boy with pluck, energy and
perseverance &C., &c.-just like we
used to hear that any boy might be-
come President of the United States,
etc.
But our object here Is to direct at
tention to part of what Mr..
Schwab said to the boys. He is
quoted ar iO.,aWS:
"Let me advise you all to make
an early start in life. The boy with
the manual training and the COM
mon school training and the COM
mon school education who can start
in life at sixteen or seventeen can
leave the boy who goes to college,
till he is twenty or more SO far be-
hind in the race that he can never
catch up. This, however, does not
apply to the professional life. The
other day was at gathering of
forty successful men-men in in
dustrIal and manufacturing business
and the question arose as to how
many were college bred men. OF
the forty only two had been gradu-
ated from college, and the rest of
the party, thirty.eight in number,
had received only common school
education; had started in life as poor
boys. So l say, as parting advice,
start early"
We were bordering this and Won
dering why it was not our oppor-
tunity of hearing this advice years
ago, 80 that we would have started
early and landed on the top Of a
million dollar job by this time
when we came across the following
in the Charlotte Observer:
ave are amazed at the statement
made by Prof. M. G. S. Noble, of
the University, in delivering the
diplomas to the members of the
Graduating class of the graded school
of this city last FRIDAY night, that
out Of every 10000 men who do not
lgO to college one rises or attains rep
utation, " lille out of every 40 col
lege men one man achieves success
This indicates, said the speaker, thai
the college man is $50 times better
off than the man who has not re
ceived a college education The
The figures are eloquent, anu as Prof
Noble is careful in his statements
we may not doubt their substantial
accuracy. They should stimulate
every boy to get an education II
possible, and every father to exert
every means in his power, includ
ing the exercise of self-denial, t.
, educate his sons if they will consent
|, to be educated. The failure of {
professional man, in particular, t.
have enjoyed the benefits of an edu
cation at college is well-nigh deadly
and to man in any of the higher
!: vacations of life it is fearful hand
leap"
Now it seems that there are som,
conflicting opinions, and having
respect for both gentlemen making
statements, we are somewhat puz
zled. Mr.. Schwab is not a colleg'
man and we do not know any col
lege man who is getting a salary o
million a year. Prof. Noble doe
!, not make quite a million a year
? but puts it down fiat that a colleg
man has $50 times the advantage o
| a man like Mr.. Schwab-that is t.
say a man with no college training
Perhaps some Of these days SOM
. college bred man will light on ant
hold down a salary of $50 million
dollars year.
The proportion of college bre
q men to the entire population is il
/ finitesimal, land there is only one mil
lion dollar salary man on earth
a When talking of these there is n
reference to the great sum of huma
n existence. There are millions VIII
have no college education, and VIII
have none or little Of what Is Gale
t executive ability, and yet they hav
a sentiments, thoughts, Aspirations AL
Q long from the depths of their yer
s souls to do something-to accomplis
: something.
+ 1t seems from statements present
9 ed that the college man has a goo
J. chance to get along. The man {
/? push and executive capacity is s
b thoroughly equipped for battle tbs
il he can give advice to coming men.
Ell But gentlemen if you want to d
q something to roll away the mos
% stupendous sea of mental and hea,
It trouble that overwhelms humanity
" just give some ''advice'-wort
: giving, to those millions who are nc
, bern with ability to s'push" an
Il persevere, who have received n
70 finished education, and yet who's
It minds are fully capable Of appreciat
II ing everything grand in nature an