The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
Il it a Safe 1nyestmtn nj?

Money invested in stocks and bonds,
In sheep and cattle, in merchan Use
and factories, may be lost, ia often lost,
A bad calculation, an untrusty en-
ployte. q sharp swindler, may cause
your accumulations and earnings to be
swept away. But an education no one
can steal from you; neithea moths nor
rust can corrupt it; thieves cannot steal
it. II ia safer than loans, safer than a
bauk, safer than q United States gov
eminent bond. 1t is the only bequest
that q parent may leave q child, which
is beyond the grasp Of a faithless ex-
ecutoE or fraudulent adviser.
Does . College Education Payf
Will the money invested in an ed
ucation ever pay fair dividend? Will
1t aver earn more than 6 per cent?
This question is a proper one. The
best men in the land are those who
make a living" If education does
not pay In dollars and cents, then there
il something wrong.
The average salary of an educated
man Is $1,000 a year. He works on an
average 40 years and receives a total of
$40,0 600. The average wage of an un-
educated man is $3.50 per day. In 40
years. working 300 days year, he will
earn $4,000. The educated man gets
$40. 900, the uneducated SIS, 900; the diff
ference of $22, 900 Is the true money
value OF an education. Follow up the
analysis and the conclusion Is that the
boy who fails to secure an education
has thrown away a good business pro-
position. To acquire an education
lakes twelve years of the early life of
boy. To boys who improve these days,
S22,O 600 il the reward. Every boy who
misses of these days should charge
himself up $40 lost
Are College Men Chosen TO Represent
the People.
Of the population of the United
States only about ] per cent, are college
graduates. This is a small number-l
out Of 100, yet this l per cent, of
college graduates has furnished 36 per
cent, of conressmen. SIS per cent, Of
presidents and vice-presidents, and
cabinet officers, and SO per cent, of the
justices of the supreme court.
Oflate years this per cent, has in
creased. More and more college men
are being chosen to represent the peo-
pie in the highe offices of the state
and nation.
What are the Elements in the Choice OF
q College7
Parents often choose a college with
out any special thought or knowledge.
To many people one college is as good
as another. Other things being equal,
one should choose that institution that
has the richest course of instruction.
But other things are not equal. The
teacher that does the teaching is more
important than the teaching. College
students confess in later years that they
received more from the teacher than
from the subject taught. Religious in
fluences should have much weight in
the element of choice. The question
be this: "Does the college,
through its professors, in the class
room, in it's method Of government
and other agencies, tend toward Chris
tian manhood?"
Will q College Education Help Me
snreeedf
Not all college men succeed. Many
fail. There have been great and good
men who never Jaw q college. How
the question for you is this:
"Will the college education increase
chances of success in the game of
life?" is q mans success IN America