Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-03
FOR THE DAY OF REST
Dr.. Stuart Dickson Says Christian College
Bred Mas is in Demand.
JEWS LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Ninety Per Cent OF the Students
In College of New York
City, ne says, Are
Hebrews.


the College board Of the Presbyterian
church. who made an address at the Belle
vue College league Thursday night at the
Willard hotel, dwelt considerably upon the
fact that the college bred man today is in
demand. not only In educational and re-
hg1ous lines Of work, but in ordinary COM
mercial channels. On this point he said:
That man who discredits the power and
influence Of a college education lie a back
number; he was always on the defensive.
The world IL crying today for the college
bred man. He IL in demand in every chan
mel Of business activity. This should teach
us the lesson Of the Importance of college
education"
OF nationalities OF people who pursue col
lege courses and declared:
we have much to learn from the object
lesson set us by the Jews. In the German
empire for every 1000 Jews $50 OF them
take the college course, and the ratio with
other classes is wonderfully small by com
parison. ] asked John Finlsy. president
of the College OF New York City, recently
what percentage Of the students OF his in
stitution were Jews He rather shame
facedly replied: About 6 per cent hap
pen 10 know now that about 10 per cent OF
the students OF that college are Jews. Think
. OF H. per cent. mat Is a AdCl. Ntida
does II meant II means the Jews know
what they want. what they need, what they
are living for. They have a definite. fixed
purpose in life and they are going about
attaining that purpose in systematic
business-sort way. And the Jews are a
successful. lawabidlng people"
While Or. Dickson did not advert TO t.
the lesson Of the life Of President John
Finlay himself might have furnished
another illustration for one OF the doctor s
points DR.. Finlays career reads like q
novel, though II has no yellow In IL. He
was graduated from Knox college, Gales
burg. III. During the years he spent there
as q student he earned his way by tending
the presidents horse and cow. and later by
working at the printing trade. While a
student he attained oratorical powers. He
once won the marked distinction of irst
place in the interstate oratoricai contest, a
contest held annually between representa-
tlves OF colleges In ten middle west states
and an honor which is considered great In
deed Senator IaFollette once won IT,
Within a very few years, four or five. after
his graduation he was called to the high
station OF presidency Of Knox. That po-
sition he held for a similar period when his
old classnate, Mcclure. rendered him the
zine at a tempting salary. He accepted
He held that position one year, when he
went TO Princeton to fll the new chair OF
politics He remained there until he was
called to the presidency Of the College OF
New York City.
The twenty-seventh annual state conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian associa-
lions OF Nebraska viii be held at Columbus
February Z, 8, Q and 10. On Thursday even
ing a banquet will be served for the dele
gates. Among the speakers of the evening
are Mayor q. w. Phillips of Columbus, Rev.
Robert F. Coyie OF Denver and I. w.
Carpenter CT Omaha. Others who will
take part on the program OF the convention
are Fred 8. Goodman, religious secretary
Of the international committee OF New
York City: w III. Day. international rail-
road secretary. OF Chicago; w. ]. HIN and
Charles NJ. Mayne OF lincoln. G, A. Young,
general secretary. Young Mems Christian
association. South Omaha; @. q. Wallace
and Carl Maggie OF Omaha. The address
Saturday evening win be given by Dean
@. A. Beecher of Trinity cathedral OF
Omaha on the subject, our Boys and the
Civic Problems OF the Future The ad-
dress Sunday evening will be by DIR. w. O.
Henry OF Omaha on why the Young Mems
Christian Association for Columbusrf
The music Of the convention will be in
charge Of w. Ernest Johnson Of Omaha,
assisted by the Crete Young Mems Chris
tan Association quartet.
The local association will be represented
by full quota OF delegates.
Rectors have been selected to NIL va
cancies that have existed for several months
In two Episcopal churches of Omaha. tina;
at St. Matthias. Tenth street and Worth
ington Place. and St. Johns. Twenty-sixtl
and Franklin streets. Rev. Burt c. Chand
Ter. nephew OF the wife OF Bishop Co
.adjutor Arthur l. Williams. has been Sc
ieoted 20 the rsctorship OF St. Johns Epis
eopal church and will hold the first service
in his new passionate Sunday morning. II,
was called TO and accepted the pastorate
the church on January 1, but was unabl
TO come TO Omaha until recently on accoun
OF his duties at his former parish at Ne
brAska City. Rev. Mr.. Chandler was borI
In Maine and educated at the university