Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
DAILY SHORT STORY
AN INFORMAL LECTURE.
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at college" she said as thf V wan
dercd by the brookside. we had the
same curriculum they have ab univer
sites for men"
You mean he replied. ''thas at uni
versities for men they have the same
curriculum you had at collegeL'
She looked mp sidewise nj him, a
slight knitting on her fair broNv, dis
dainful smile on her eXquisitesy|tUned
lips.
What college colors do youi WEAR"
she asked.
4 am not n university graduate"
The knitting on her brow and the
disdainful smile on her lipsIgavc place
10 look of superiority.
Il sometimes fear" he added
thoughtfully. that we have 400 much
education"
She deigncd no reply to ithis and
when she spoke again made it appear
this his remark was not worthy OF
reply.
Il have but one fault" she said,
Ito find with uneducated people. What
they have failed 10 get they cOvet. 1
have known many uneducated persons
to show positive jealousy of those hay
ing a college training
That's human. However. l fancy
such persons would be equally Jealous
Of anything else they did not possess.
The man was certainly very ObtuSe;
she must make her meaning palmer.
DO you think" she said. "th2n if
YOU were college graduate you
would consider there was too much
educationE'
She looked up at him again, this
time with an amused smile. Surely
her question was a home thrust. and
her companion received it with aiper-
picked look. He seemed TO have diff
Guilty in framing Il reply.
That remark of mine about too
much education" he said at last.
sounds heterodox, admit. The ques-
ton is deep one. and we can't look at
it merely on the surface. Among the
working classes education has pro
duced a dissatisfaction with their sta
ton tending to make them criminals
She thought what Il pity it was that
her companion had not been educated.
lie seemed to be natural thinker.
Il don't mean" he continued, that
this view is to be considered final.
There is much to be said on the other
side. ! have merely used it to ex'
plain my position"
IF that position is correct, why do
enormously rich men give such large
! sums for the endowment of universe
| ties and librariesf'
There's where your own argument
comes in. Enormously rich men usu-
| ally have not spent much time in study,
! ana they obey q law Of human nature
! to magnify the advantages of that
which they do not possess. Personally
| ! prefer the course of the late banker,
! George Peabody, who built tenements
! for the poor"
do you know" she said after a
| period of thoughtful silence. the prac-
teal character Of your remarks is
! quite new to me-
That's because you have spent four
years at college
HIM" she said again, ruffled. You
nOngraduates cannot conceal your
| prejudice against the university"
The university, though it has been
in transition state for many years
is still defective. The grub has not
yet become the butterfly
! What n contemptuous comparison!
MY own desire is to see the univer-
SHY turn out persons in larger proper
ton fitted for practical occupations"
"Oh. yes. you practical, uueducated
people are constantly trying 10 drag
all down to your own business stand
ard. The Greek poets, the Latin clas
sizes. are nothing to you; You must re-
ducc everything to dollars and cents
The dollars and cents are of great
Importance TO the Masses
The girl made no further reply. She
considered that she could never assimi-
late with the views of a man who had
never fallen under the influence of uni
vcrsity life and it would be useless TO
try.
What is your busineSsf' she asked
~ way Of turning the subject.
! 4 manage to make n poor living
trying to beat the principles Of social
: science into young mems heads. l am
a professor in u. university"
The young lady. the ink on whose
diploma was scarcely dry, stopped
short and faced him.
DO you mean to tell me" she said
with rising Indignation. that you are
Professor T, who has given lectures
outside your college,"
i make a little money that way"
why did YOU tell me that you are
not a graduateE'
Because l am not. was injured
on the university football team near
the end of my senior year and didn't
take my degree"
But surely you took 4 postgraduate
course to fit yourself for your profes
sion.
: Il attended lectures abroad. but did
. not stop for a degree. Degrees dom
add anything to ones stock Of knowl