Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-12-26

muscular movement WrItiEg in
the lower grades and rs the stu.
dents practice they will grow
daily in confidence and strength
OF execution. Here let me di-
verge little and tell you some.
thing OF the grOwthe and devel-
opment of that great American
Institution. - Busins Collese "a
Seventy. five years ago the
business college, commercial
school or whatever you may term
it. was practically unknown and
it's graduates few in number,
but today every city and town Of
and pretensions whatever has
it's business college. The High
School course is incomplete with
out the commercial department,
and the college and University
now have their Business De
partments. This is so, because
the Business College fills most
nobly place in our educational
system. II fills a two fold mis-.
sion. II not only trans it's stu.
dents to hold positions, but it
secures the positions as we'll
What other school, college or
University does thisy If you
would ask it OF any institution 9th
er than the business collegethey
would think you were mad, have
a commission Of lunacy appoint
ed and rush you off to the luna.
tic asylum.
As you approach the Grand
Central Station in New York
you can see the blank wall of a
certain building upon which i,
the picture Of the Hon Geo, Il.
Cortelyou. Beneath the picture
is the legend in gigantic letters,
From a Business College To the
White house" this is the school
where Cortelyou graduated.
All OF you know the history of
Cortelyou. He rose from steno-
Rrapher to a cabinet position. He
is business man and n product
OF the business college. Corte
| lyou's value TO the world lies in
the fact that he is business
man. SO popular have the bust.
ness colleges become that the
big Universities saw their great
worth and put in Commercial
Departments.
Ebert Hubbard prominent
literary and business man. wrote
me sometime ago and said: u
certainly am thorough believer
in the commercial college. The
only education Of genuine value
in the present age is the cduca.
ton that fOrbids II man or woman
from being q parasite on the
community. We want the cdu.
cation Of usefulness; we want
people trained to bear the bur.
dens of the world so they will
not have TO fall on a few, as they
have in the past " Now my
friends the problem Of civiliza.
ton is 10 eliminate the parasite,
known IA the cigarette fiend, the
corner loafer, the night prowler
who iinds the streets more invit-
ing than home, and IN the pro-
cess Of elimination the business
college Of today is one of the
chief factors, because IL trains
young men and women, the bust.
ness men and women Of the IN
ture, In some useful occupation.
The man or woman dependent
upon another for bread and
clothes is IA slave "a slave TO in
competence, and that IL the worst
kind Of SLAYER.
| Decide on what you want To do
and what you want IN be, and go
after IT, You'll win and when
you are forty these fellows who
smoke cigarettes, loaf on the
} street corners, play cards or stay
out late at night seeking so
called pleasure and amusement
will come 10 you for help for al.
vice and to borrow money, for by
their conduct they become a pub
lie charge and "A menace To 50.
ciety.
! business men serve society.
and the ethics of the uu;.,- say
, that To serve Is TO bless. He
who is greatest among YOU shall
be your servant. Business Col
} legcs where young men aud wo.
men are trained 10 active intelli-
, geo, service bless and benefit
! mankind. Get a business educa
, ton IN business college, where
everybody l. busy, where time
j. capital and opportunity priced.
Now fellow teachers, am most
happy Ia have had the pleasure
. of talking to you today and Ia
leaving you let me say that the
. teacher who teaches earnestly
and faithfully Is fulfilling the
highest law aud iu order ~ do 80
! cniC ,cutly get eight hours sheep
! every night work, smile and
, study, aud health. htWlinv IS
and -ucress awaits NnJ.