Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-09-11

young mind in It's formative period
So insidious may be this fraternit!
spirit as to be carried for years ant
years into mature lives of men al
one of the chief detrimental agen
cies againsI individual progress.
The young man needs to study
the provincialism of his school life
In the light OF the growing spirit OF
metropolitanism and cosmopolitan
ism that is just outside. of the school
walls. Time was when the small
merchant In the city neighborhood
decided that he had custom enough
His customers we're al" He was
doing we'll enough. To do a great y
business would mean enlarglng his
store, hiring more men, and invest
ing in more delivery wagons lie
couldn't do It, Which at once was
a vital impetus toward the great de-
partment store, against which that
type of small merchant invelghs and
whose wagons lead and trail and
cross and recross the tracks of his
drivers In every direction.
Today in the great businesses Of
the country there are employees who
speak and write every language Of
the civilized world--to the end OF
business necessities. Every employe
in a mercantile establishment dealing
with the individual customer finds
upon him the necessity for
being a mixer" He cannot be too
broad in his general
views. He must deal with the letter
ed and the unlettered. He must
study and master virtually every type
Of man II he shall find success.
Before that provincial young man
from the university atmosphere may
have even an opportunity to prove
imagine the inspection he
must undergo at the hands of this
lberallzed man OF worldly affairs.
To the extent that this man OF
business scrutinizes this provincial
sm Of the college man OF fraternity
,ent and discovers the imprint OF
hat provincialIsm, he realizes that
he young mans training not only
las been a lack OF training to busi-
less purpose but II has been a subtle |
raining which he must force that
oung man to unlearn.
Cliques formed In the machinery
I a great business house may be
AIKEN as the worst manifestation
ossible In organization. In n house
here n competent head Of the busl-
ess should find heads OF depart
lents separating even into social
lques, there would be investl
alton OF the condition. AS
have felt the pulse of the
uslness world. doubt II
here Is a head OF any great estab-
shment in the world who would
'ust single fraternity pin 10 he
orn upon the lapels OF every head
every department under him. no
attor how effectively his organiza-
on were working.
Men OF affairs on large scale must
udy conditions In general. Prin-
Plies must be dealt with 10 the ex-
usion OF much detail II may be l
slor TO sacrifice a man than TO at
mpt 90 train him. Don't fool with |
m any longer" Is an easy decision
a population of S0.000.00O.
with the exception of the man who
trained TO special work In the
lrld OF business there Is certain
gre of prejudice against the coll
ge man In business. Taken as n
pc. he doesn't mix WILL In the or
nization of men who have come up
the university of hard knocks and
perienee. Even In the medical
ciety and In the bar association,
here ethics are preached. the novice
ust undergo the cynical smile Of
he expects certain haz-
< process at the hands OF the ripen-
ones of his own trained profess
m.
How much harder In the hard
hool OF business II he shall "un-
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