New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-05
THE COLLEGE GRADUATE.
address of James B. Dill at the UNI
Uersitg OF Minnesota.

"A
address by James B, Dill. the well known corpora
ton lawyer Of New-York whose theme was The
Outlook for the College Graduate in America
After eliminating the shirker, the trickster' the
drone and the man with & pull from the studenIs
for whom his remarks might have suggestion and
value Mr. Dill declared IT 10 be his Judgment
that for the college graduate who has done his or
her work in college with honesty and fa1thfulness
and who expects to make his or her way IN the
world by like methods. there is an outlook more
than promising"
Proceeding to a consideration OF the effect Of the
corporation movement on the outlook Tor collese
graduates. the speaker said:
The movement toward co1bPs ina and as 6eo6ls
and is controlling factor in our business ana pro
this is that he must go into business or protes-
sionaI life affected by these aggregatlons ana com
The assertion has been made that the doing away
elimination # the small etorekeeper. the apparen'
crowding out of the individual man ma in proIes1
sional work IS all against the college man. L
cannot bring myself to believe that this is true
combination has put a demand the college
trained minds. has put q premium upon the ser,
formerly for the college graduate to get started
When the trust movement shall have steadied
itself and when it shall have eradicated those Ten
ton when il shall have Increased and strength
ened those elements which are right, then the men
executive positions will be the men WHO not oIl 5
have been broadly trained. and whose characters
have been formed within university halls &c :,
is fitted for ris high post is first Of all gnhHrrie9
and systematic He gees nor lP touch detal-S-nlS
ability must be eoPsPoq S tb bis IeIa4dg nf
For r1 56 o TT eatb a0d of rpn
tation college course, talthtully 1oIio"eo oners
the best preparation, for the four years OF college
e ID oPfi of pocai economy Of history Of
science and o. modern "a aS enta efforI
Mr.. Dill discussed at some length what he con-
ceved 10 be the threatening aspect of the corporate
situation drawing the conclusion that the employ
ment of college men by corporations was virtual
necessity. He said i'll part:
The outlook from the corporate standpoint to-day
oetokens the possdpility OF Storms ., a organ
liza ton, yet l believe that tendency has been car
pose and that there has taken possession of
combination fever, greed for unearned wealth,
sronnd for mutual saving and the stoppng Of com
5etition but really have accomplished little more
than the unloading of blocks Of indigestibe securi
combinations were made TO sell securities. called
rather than the manufactured product turned out
The uneXampled prosperity OF this country has
stitute the majority of those classes to attempt TO
secure for themselves more than their share OF
Corpora tons have been organized with an inflated
power which could prove successful only In case Of
control Of some, particular branch Of the indus
egttie tely entitled to their share Of that particu-
and they succeed if they succeed at all, but tenn
porary and upon basis Of control which is -epug-
nant TO American principles.
Again certain class Of the labor element have
SURPRISING production in order to Increase arti-
hciaIly the price Of the commodity, which in this
The middle class is the controlling element of
to Increase shall have legislation, il nothing
more serious, looking to the checking Of combna-
The outlook to-day for combinations. whether of
The sound corporations are continually endeavor-
ing to strengthen themselves within themselves: 70
capable Of resisting attack
The Corporation executive is well aware that no
better way TO improve the corporation exists than
by improving the personnSl OF the corporation s
a P9yG 0 eoe men are sought for t
me eoggs 7 o the Tate
that his services are more IN demand to-day than
ever
Mr. Dill pointed out that tbs tendency to-day is
strongly toward specialization. adding;
am not sure but that one would be right IN say
g nv force dn 10 becoe speeast Whether in
mercantile. financial or professional life
Of workers tbs creation o. sPsoisltiss and sPscs-
lists. particularly IN ne Professions, teaas 70 qS
trairin ie which obtained when professional work
G Ga ISs brea4th prctesi raining he IaT
must be made good by the increased fundamental
and preparatory training Of the university.
The University OF Minnesota is coeducational
institution and in his address Mr.. Dill took occs
sion 10 refer to the advancement OF education
among women and the far reaching changes which
are resulting from that movement saying in part;
Woman's progress was one OF the most significant
Of last century; II Will develop
broaden and gain strength in the new
Wonans pres nee In business enterprises Will ne
lectuai alertness are appreciated Women are not
crowdng out men: they are only making them
hustle q little 10 hold their places
The man who contends that 4 woman cannot keep
secret would revise his belief Il he were FAMILIAR
with Wall Street Many OF the weightiest financial
and commercial secrets Of the day intrusted
70 women who act private secretaries for well
known men That confidence is not often mis-
The American woman is the less a lady
because she enters profession or engages in com
rnerciaI affairs honor her all the more for the
spendid example she sets her sister in other lands
and for The grace dignity purity and faithfulness
she contributes to the daily routine
lean people that they gave the eoucated woman
her best opuortunry extending ner neid or useful
ness REGARDLESS ~of the restrictions OF hfdebound
tradition?
In closing Mr. Dill said
There is TO short cut. possible certincafen, 20
suo~sss vy+hnI,t honest ard faithful work, and 70
the extent that your university course mas tenoeo
n frame ana deyelop for you characte TO that
extent will your university course "A'' '04-
success a failure l.. za~,,r,.
L.