The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16
ACOLLEGE COURSE DOES HELP.
THONlS T.. JAMES on 4 TOPIC
or INTEREST TO WEN.
lie compares the chances In LIE Of
Graduates and Non.(;raduates- BETTER
start Of the Former Education OF
some Great Men Three RS Neglect ed.

| Given equal natural ability, push, nerve,
determination and ambition. the college
graduate has a big advantage. Of course,
| over his fellow who has not enjoyed the
advantages Of the schools
But college training alone will not in
| sure success Whosoever would win must
| he educated. but IL IL one Of the easiest
| things In the world to spend certain num-
Der Of years at college, To pass the exaIni-
nations creditably and to get document
which certifies that you have done these
things without really becoming educated.
| And il Won are not educated. in the true
sense you cannot accomplish the things
that are really worth doing in this world.
| The first problem for every young man.
| then, is education He should go TO coll
lege il he can manage II, IN, there is no
reason for him 10 despair " the college
course is be- ond his reach.
| America il crowded. a. everybody knows,
| with men who have made their marx in
business, in high finance, in politics, in
| railroadlng and manufacturing. in journal
| ism art and literature. in nearly every
| walk Of life who never have seen the inside
of a college save as visitors.
| Most Of these men are proud Of what
! they have done in spite Of their handicap,
/ but there arc few among them who do not
| regret the handicap; who do not believe
| i'm their hearts that they could have gone
| further and achieved more had they been
| able to get the training that the college
course gives.
This could be shown in no more con-
| elusive way than by the liherality displayed
| toward the higher institutions OF learning
| by certain non graduate princes OF indus
| try, of finance and II transportation.
No other man in the world has given 80
| much money for the maintenance and en-
| oowment of Summaries colleges and uni
| versites a. John -. Rockefeller, whose
| education was completed without the
! help Of any school of a grade higher than
| the district school.
No other man has given one 1.-THE "a
much TO place the means Of seif-educa'Ion
| in the form 4 free libraries within the reach
| or those who cannot 60 to college a. Andre"
| Carnegie, who was graduated into the world
| q affairs from The telegraph key and whose
| education included practically no schooling
| al all
| A long list OF non-college men who have
| given with munfcence to educational in
| stitut ions might be made. but mention Of the
| two best known for their liberaity in help
| inc o,bars enioy the advantages of which
| they were deprived i'm youth il enough to
| ilh,st ra,e the point. Probably more than
| half of al the money ha, has been - expended
| in America for the founding and the main
| ,apsnce Of colleges and universe, les has
| heen con, ributed bv men who were not col
| le1e graduates
| One Of the most important advantages
| on loved bv the college man over the non
| graduate lies i'm the fact that bv reason of
| his college cour-. the former virtually he
| longs To a vast and growing club. with
members in prac, ically every city Of his
| own land and many cities of the great world
| outside
A graduate Of Harvard. for instance,
going from an Eastern city to san Fran
| cisco 70 engage in business or professional
| life has a big lead over a non-conege man
| in the same circumstance There are
many Harvard graduates in san Francisco
| and every one of them VIII u" quick 10
extend such social Courtcsic1 a. he may
to any newcomer who. like himself re-
ceived his training from the beloved alma
mater ON tho banks OF the Charles.
| " l. Inc same ~ No y" S'"""d'' Oh '''
or Princeton. Of Columbia or Cornell"
any Of the colleges or universities. great
or small East or W'~l. lhough' oi course
the graduate OF ON" OF IN" Digger c"l"ge'
stands chance % ma more brother a'ulnn
| in his new HON" than the graduate OF
smaller INSTITUTION.
WIN Inc non-colee' man J. uIH're"
He j. alone, stranger IN IN" new c'N
He has his own way 10 max" IN Tar create
degree than the other.
| II he ha" character. ab,h'v and address
he makes his way, a. matter of course
| bu' + slower, NOR" ul!Ilcuf' p''eh, u
be sure, he wins higher prize than th'
graduate. for his first adran'ag" Is onl.
temporary when a' u sac
After he has established relations Will
his brother alumni IN hi' new field OF actio'
il remains FOR him TO make good; II III
doesn't his lead doesn't las'' and Ia m
long run. he is wors" OF than ~ he had M
lead TO begin with. That h" mad decId"dl
the hest OF II ~ ~" start 'h"Ngh' 10 on
can doubt.
After all, then. success depends upo
brains, character and industry. Ono VIII
has these qualifications will become an edu
Gated man, whether he can 90 to schoo
much or not.
He will begin his education when h