Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-03
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cal life? The chances are that an off
hand reply to. this question by most peo-
pie would imply that lumbern1an. a ma
chinist, a blacksmith or a farmer is a
practical man, while a lawyer, clergy
man, a physician or an editor would not
be Included in the iist OF practical men i,ea !,
anyone who lives in the world ana VINO
does anything that is benefit to others
is practical man: ANY occupation Is
is one that people practice Who is then
the practical man? He is any man who
produces or causes to be produced either
by brain or Drawn anything that is of
use to others. There is no need of proving
that blacksmith or farmer is practl-
cal man but the occupation OF physicla, n n
Is also practical one, it Mn1 w ,oub
nical training for his occupation? Who
would care to trust his. property in the
hands OF lawyer without technical
training for his occupation!
The proposition which we wish to dis
cuss is that every man who takes the re-
sponsibility of producing for himself or
his neighbors needs a technical training
for his business The training is for two
purposes. and these seem to me to be OBJ
vious. First for the success Of the indi-
viduaI; second, for his protection of the
public. The public has already compelled
training of a technical nature to be OBJ
tanned by men working in certain lines
and everyone recognizes the necessity OF
SUCH cOInDulS1Ol. Law, utuiClilc anu OlIi-
err occupations may not be practiced IN
any civilized community without the men
having attained an education and tech
nical training up to certain legally spec
fled point, and he must have the certlf-
cate of the training to be shown on Dc
mand Indeed, such technical training IS
demanded no matter how broad the pre-
Vious educat ton may have been. a man
may have gone through al! of the schools
from the kindergarten to the l:ii.Ye. aty.
but 1t is not permitted to attend a case OF
scarlet fever without the technical Tram
ing of a medical course
At present the law permits the practice
of medicine and of other proiesS.o- by
those who have not had oroaa :: n lpe
scribed technical education. This is II"
least that is permissible to those VINO are
placed in charge of the lives or property
of others. Apprenticeship is no longer
sufficient preparation. 1t might IL every
would-be practitioner were brilliant
quick witted. and o'1servant, but unfort-
lInately these Qualities cannot be found
in every would.be practitioner, The I'M
trained observer needs to be told what to
observe and how to observe 1T or he is
likely to observe the wrong thing or TO
make q one-sided deduction from his OBJ
servation.
All this may appear to be obvious, but
every argument that can be used TOR the
technical training in occupa tons already
mentioned will be equally good for those
other occupations which are commonly
assumed to be practical. In the lumber-
ing business, today. II the proprietor MINI
self is not a trained forester he employs
a trained student of the science of for
estry to properly conduct his business.
There it is that the young man who has
the technical education is the one that is
getting ahead in the world. no matter
whether he is trained for the law, medi-
cine or dairying.
Following DR.. Fellows address came a
paper prepared by Hon. r. w. Elliss ON
The Cow the Friend of the Family
The meeting then adjourned to resume
business at %-A. NJ. Thursday.