The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-28

I cable to extend the field of his efforts and to increase his business inf1u- ences Therefore, since the scale upon which business is conducted has been enlarged, the training or edu- cation of the man who is to engage in it. must be given a broader scope in proportion.
 Young men or women who are in search of an education which will be of the greatest advantage to them in later years should secure that one which is best suited to the needs of the times and the kinds of men living in it. For the characters of the edu- cation must always be decided by the character of the age.
 The world now wants men of ex- pert knowledge, men who are broad minded who understand principles. If such is the case, to fulfill the condi- tions, those men must have the necessary equipment, namely a high CT education. Higher because this IS an era of universal education, and new standards have been set as to what constitutes as thorough one.
 Boast May Be Pardoned.
 A city will proudly proclaim that it's citizens are thinking men, those who have intellectual ability and ap- ply it at their daily work. Such boast may indeed be pardoned. if the state is proved by facts. For what 
 community than to have within its limits men who have an intelligent conception of life's problems and the methods best fitted to solve them.
 This ability to originate and grasp ideas is acquired only through sound educa ton. Educators realize it's significance and the United States government following their advice. is spending enormous sums of money yearly in furthering educational works
 The present age is also an inven- tive one. Machinery is being intro duced everywhere to supplant hand device which will do away with much laborious work by hand or operate after it has been perfected requires a man who has technical knowledge of machinery and com prehension of its fine points.
 Frequently one hears complaints from employees of a factory or busi- ness house because a man compata- lively young in experience, is ad- vanced to a position above them. They look upon him with disfavor nor believe that he through a course of study could have gained sufh practical knowledge to supercede them.
 His superiors do not accept this opinion however, which is more to the point. It is a plain illustration of the power of training in our struggle for daily bread.
 Distinguishing Classes.
 Again, there are some who do not believe either in commercializing ed ucation or in estimating it in terms which means recompense in money to the holder. But why should so noble a thing be put away, only to be brought forward occasionally to delve in something abstruse or bookish. No an education was never intended to be so used, but to be applied in every day life, at the work bench. in the office, or in the home. in short, wherever perplexities present them selves or questions arise as to what course must be followed to insure success in any undertaking.
 When a man is able to call his mental training into action at the slightest notice, always receiving hearty response, he has in himself power which cannot be fully appre- ciated. This, alone, distinguishes classes of men, forming on the one hand those who labor automatically with no ambition to push ahead. with just a narrow survey of their own surroundings, on the other those who have an intellectual interest in their work and an eager desire to improve fixed in their hearts.
 At one period in our history edu- cation was regarded as an obstacle to success in life, a handicap against any form of practical achievement.