The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-30


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j. M - IICAGO draws into the whirl OF Its
I - strenuous life young college
@ men than perhaps any other city.The
E4{ff small army OF graduates from col,
leges, and universities In the me tro-
f polltan district who remain there to mako
their living Is swclled by thousands from al
vi parts OF this country and Canada. There IL
III n marked tendency among college mon to
Yh, choose the crowded metropolis as the bat
'E}i tlcfeld on which to make a start in their
INV fight for success, and each year finds great
Lul ~ Increased number Of them going to Chi
cngo to seek openings i'll business and pro-
fessionn1 work. N8 f.
s Proof of this fact Is found In records kept
BY the various alumni associations. a dec
adc ago, for Instance, Boston and New York
were the great centers for graduates OF the
AH3 leading New England colleges. and only 4
handful of their alumni wore to be found In
Chicago. Within tho last few years. how
ever. graduates OF these institutions nre
fccking to the Windy city. The Chicago
4 Alumni associations Of nearly all the New
!, Eng land colleges are large, nourishlng organ
VI izatons, comparing favorably with the assoc
fgc3nfi IN n nd Npyvs n M In
n many cases eNceng them in the number Of
IN young members.
NJ Soutf1erners Rush to Chicago. Is
W. It is natural enough that New England \
VI men and women who have been educated at
IN institutions In Illinois should seek their for
I. tunes there, but they do not make up any
A "a where near the entire college population.
" The southern colony is consta ntly increased
Il by young men who have received their de-i.f
A grees south of Mason and Dxon's line. They
II are to be found In every profession and there %
" are number Of large business houses which
III give them the preference over men from
n other sections. Then, too, there are the men
! ! from the fresh water colleges and the great
w universities of the west, even as far west as
n the Pacific coast. With their sheepskns In
NJ their trunks, hundreds of them turn to Chi
NJ cago every year rather than to the cities OF
NJ their own sections BY hook or by crook (
IL 4 they manage to get there even if they have
M to walk part of the way, us did two 1908 Cor
"A nell men, whose money gave out when they
IA reached Cleveland.
IN Considering the enormous number of young
~ men who are turned out OF the colleges and &
! universities within the metropolitan district
TA CT Chicago one would think he9local pro- M
IN duction OF gradua ties more than sufficient to
III meet the demand But II any considerable
4 number Of these. fortune hunters from the
I'M far distant sections failed to find the OPP
"a portunites they sought, SO many of their
fellows would not follow In their ootseps
\ Most Of them succeed in their quest OF the
3 right place in the line Of work they have
III chosen. They come-those who have no
IA friends or influence on which to rely--with
h a enough money to tide them over for a week
4 or two and the determination to hang on
NJ until they get what they want
IN During the summer months successful bust
a ~ ness and professional men are beseged with IS
Bill applications for positions from younger sons
VIZ Of their own colleges and universities II
Il they have nothing definite to offer them they
q are always ready to give some helpful advice
b and many OF them make a host Of lasting
y 4 friends by the help they render these younger
WI men at this critical period of their careers.
~ One or two alumni associations of the larger
I universities maintain bureaus to aid the
~ younger graduates in finding positions there.
N Dom, and for College Men. :
II In many lines of business there is strong =
n demand for young college men. and number 6
n of well known companies make systematic q
~ search through the graduating classes every Il
"A year for exactly the kind Of men they want. !
IA They start them III various departments at c
~ $500 or 5000 year, with view to training "
i|A them up to fill responsible positions, Any
N body who thinks college graduates are not G
Il willing to start at the bottom of the ladder b
i should take note Of the cagcrness With which f,
h they jump at such opportunities these. 81
y, With some employers country bred men who Il
III have worked their way through some small W
"a colleg &c in particular demand, because a.
Ia usually they have few bad habits and are 81