The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-09-22
OREGON SCHOOL NOTES
Going to College.
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Among our High School pupils who
left this week and last for college
we're Misses Leah Taylor and Nell
Ramsay, Missouri Wesleyan. Cam
cron. and Messrs. Avon and James
Murray. Who enter the four.years'
course in the College Of Agriculture.
University Of Missouri. at Columbia
On the whole the college.t rained men
and woineh always have been. are
now and In the future more thsne,er
before. vii continue TO ts the lead.
.rs In the affairs OF life and the most
efficient citizens. and other things be.
| ing equal are more successful In
whatever they undertake. Whether
mechanics, craftsmen, artists. farm.
ers, merchants. professional men. or
| In whatever rank, or employ meDt or
business the college man has a foun.
dstion. a breadth. a grasp. skill and
power that sooner or later tells IN his
favor In the fierce struggle and com.
petition OF life. This II TO p ex.
pected and II but natura. law VI
human progress. Otherwise the mill.
ions of dollars invested In colleges,
grounds and equipments, and the
vast sums spent annually In main.
tanning these institutions lad better
DE and soon would I've diverted to
more practical channels.
II l. true not all college men and
women make good. but there are few.
er failures among these than other.
wise. and carefully compiled statist les
show that the college graduate has "a
times the chance Of the High school
graduate, more than 800 times the
chanr. Of the commun.~choOl gradu.
ate. and more than a thousand times
the chance 81 the uneducated or the
man Who merely learns 10 read aud
write. Of >OciaI. political, professions.
al, technical and business success.
But Why vast" time and space pre-.
senting Arguments for college train.
ingr it, Importance |, universally
recognized and yet We lind II dir,icult
10 keep more than hat Of our boys
and girls IN school long enough to
complete even iiigh.>chool course.
Even four years Ia college H. very
short time To prepare for forty years
Of strenuous. efficient life service. e..
pecialIy In NJ vital a matter To this
country a. agriculture. and doub, less
the requirements In this department
will H. raised soon. Already In our
own State University two years OF
general college preparation In the
college Of arts and science Is required
before the student may enter the spe.
cial college, Of Law, Medicine. Engi.
ncering. etc.
". congratulate the parents Of our
young people that their SONS and
daughters are willing 10 go to college
and that these parents are willing TO
make the necessary sacrifice.
| Young people, We wish you abun.
dani surce>s IN your college work.
| You are certainly fortunate In this
great opportunity, but her" ~ else.
where the results viii depend upon
the degree Of faithiulneS> Ia this op.
port unity,
| We were pleased 10 have visit
from our genial alumni, Me>srS. Mer.
ri bailey and Asby Greene this week.
1, was lots Of fun, the bail game
bet wcen Oregon High School and the
Mon School, National League, last
week. u VAS ANYBODY game and
good one Till the sixth frame. when
the High School boys Went up In a.
balloon, clean out Of sight and the
niunis's ran In II scores. Prosperity
was too much for the visitors and
they took a turn In the air on "A flying
machine and The home boys ran In )
scores, e osing the sth inning ~ To ..
In favor Of Union. In ia" 9TH the
Nationals drew circle and our boys
ran In the two necessary scores, win
ming the game, II 10 10. Union boys
are tine fellows. We had big time
and hope they can play again soon. A
most imporian, feature OF the game
was the presence Of a large number Of
our good.looking High school girls
and enthusiastic High school boys. |
We certainly appreciate their splen.
did roofing for their team. The
team l. planning to 20 To Maitland
mex, Saturday.
Come and visit the school, both
Grammar departure and High
School, You viii find good work all
along the line.