The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-17
THE YOUNG MANS AGE
DEMAND FOR YOUTH IN EOUCA-
TON AND BUSINESS.
An Unbiased View of tile Really Re
markabIe Movement that is Now
Taking Place Problems Which Its
Existence Bring Into Being.


+ Two very remarkable movements are
f discernible in tie business and the edu-
cation OF the times. aud yet, when We
GOING TO examine them. we ind that the
tndeneles have been clearly in view
for mere than a decade. Six years ago
tie present writer went 10 the presi-
dent OF one of tie large corporations or
this country and asked him 10 give en-
nlaymeut 10 a man who had turned his
forfy-eIghth year. There were personal
+ reasons why he should grant such re-
quest, and the person tor whom the
place vas sought was entirely accept
able in character. ability and health
Tie president replied: Il want 10 10
this. but il is impossible. The age Of
the voting man Is crow ding ~pon mod
ern business 50 fast that he viii soon
mon0pol.ze IT, We take no ole who
has passed 4J-Ne cannot AFFORD TO do
II. Bul / will tell you what | viii
do. If this man has a son anywhere
from = to = years old I'll ind posi-
ton for him at once" So far has tins
tendency already gone that the prop
lem Of getting rid Of employees above
certain age is now under discussion
and so great has been the uneasiness
that several Of the large concerns have
issued statements that the old men
will hot be discharged.
At the same time practically all OF
them are taxing on only young men,
and the demand has made profound
impression upon the highest colleges
aud universities Of the country. II has
been shown that If student goes
through all the courses to the post=grad-
uate specifications he is about 30 be
fore he gets into active life-and mod
ern business needs him at least i've
years before that time. 1t is not mere
sentiment but a real conviction when
contends that the years lost from work
between 20 and 80 are In a measure
stolen from the lives OF the students.
This may be an extreme view, but
many, If not most, of our leaders in In
dustry and in the professions believe It
is true. That there will come change
"A compromise. perhaps-seems to be
one of the eertalntles Of the near flu
ture.
Along with the increasing hold of the
young men comes the problem OF car
ing for those who have passed into
what is sweeplngly called old age. 1t IS
not fair TO set limits on any individual.
SO long as he Is able to do his work
and do it acceptably he is entitled to
every opportunity and advantage. we
do not refer, of course, to the old men
of signal ability and success, for the
grave is the only stop to their energies
and usefulness, and it would be easy
10 fill many columns with names OF
those who are past 20 who are holding
their own with the best that the young
er generations can show. But there Is
an army Of millions of wrinkled and
white haired veterans who have loiled
faithfully and well all their lives, and
upon whom others are dependent.
Their welfare brings into prominence
the sysem of old-age pensions which
has been pursued in Germany more
successfully than anywhere else, and
which has been introduced by several
of the important corporations In the
United States. This may be the solu-
ton of the other end of the problem.
while the young men keep on crowdlng
into the offices and workshops and ac-
complishing the great things Of an ad-
Yancing civilization by their skill.
auickness and enthuslasm.-Saturday
Evening Post.