The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
As TO SUCCESS ~ COLLEGE.
Evidence mat II Does Not Necessarily
Mean success In nusiuess.

WSAu SNIOCSs W. e&suVD
The managing partner Of . lare. cor-
poration In this city believed In college,
bred men and wanted one for . certain
kind Of work. His method Of selection
was unusual. He went TO . professor
In one Of the largo Eastern colleges Who
was known to take personal interest Ia
the men In his classes.
Il want q man. said the parsner. who
has good Judgment and . clear vision and
nav develop business ssnse. Have you
such q man In your senior class whom
you can recommend to mef'
The professor took tho claas list and
went over II carefully. Then beginning
with the As he ran his finger down through
four or 1--WE letters until he reached . man
that he wanted.
There's your q h said.
Has no particularly Distinguished him.
selfr'
Nothing In particular. He b . good
average studsnt. He Think for himself.
and he has don't some good reading. But
! consider him n Of the most promising
men In the class
The business uran knew q member Of
the senior class and called on him. telling
Ills eTT hQu 2lu tle IaIt NlsN Wv 49,
had recommended q certain man To him.
Lets ~ how your Judgment COM
pares with the profes-ors,' he said. You
60 ahead and name first, second. thui
choice. and see how quickly You will reaeA
this mans NAME
The senior was oneof the conspicuous men
In his class. He thought that he had labsuei
every man in IL. He named forty men
~tfInts lhgNtnn IN tho nHufPEaNT = CInNlH.
When the name was told him lie admitted
that this man Wa a good average nAli-
He had done nothing brilliant, however.
n man recommended by the proi"s-or
was employed by the firm -one ak years
ago: he has pushed him-ef right Ia th'
front and he il now a partner In the Cuu-
Germ with a recognized influence in direct
ing .,,. r,,.n,r
Club on q night last week by way Of nlustra'-
ing the good judgment ~ this particular
professor An elderly man whose nains
Il well known in financial ctrloes wa -
lister Or.
i employ q grea, many young mon :
Re said -and AZ least half OF them are cul-
logo men. My experience has taught
IN" ma there are more ruoceesc- In %"
middle of a college class than In both ends
PIT together.
III YOU viii take your colleg" Ca'AloEIs
and look through The classes that you knew
In collage think that you will find proof ~
what | say.
In nv own class. Of tho six men who
led the class not OF them has mad'
a success IN life from any point Of view
How do you select applicants FOR Work
In your companyi'
'On their general appearance said 40
fnancHer Beware Of the eccentric man.
Herr 10 an Illustration
u rro~iv~d to-day letters nom two Young
men h wanted 10 come into my ono
/ know % the family Of each and thrr
credentials were good | would not lA'e
either Of them at any pfc. Zach shs
me a photograph Of himself.
'Ou. Of them was photographed In even.
Ing clothes Now Ia do YOU Thank n
that for "A voung man 10 dop
-Th" other applicant a allow"i ~"
photographer 20 pose him or hao posi-
Himself a. n way that also eNC'"s my
wrath. He had his elbow on a tah.' al
band supporting his head. One e 'i'-'
thoughtful looking pose, you mo" as
II me fellow had 20 advertise his ''uugh'-
ful mood IN that fashion ] did hot NNt
him