Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-10
SHOULD ONE GO TO COLLEGE


on the subject, ''should One Go to
mines Cassidy, member of the class
at the graduation exercises of that
A.:
, class of persons that one meets at
j college and the companionship OF
such people, coming Just at the time
when a young man is most likely to
be influenced, forms for him many of
the ideals which he will carry on with
him in after life. And the association
with companions of superior knowl.
edge and training spur him onward to
great achievements. Many grown
person suffers greatly from the lack
of numerous, welEeducated and close
| friends If all the latent energy in
this world could only be reused by
the companionship of ambitious peo-
pie, what a millennium we would be
| in. But do not for a moment think
that when ! say that one meets an
able and ambitious class at college
that college is the only place where
one can meet such people Some of
the ablest, the most persevering and
the truest friends one can meet have
never been near college. My idea
is that college being the place where
many people go, it is just simpler
matter to meet them, but do net be-
Iieve that mean that one cannot find
this same class of people among those
that do not go to college. In fact,
many parents have found that their
children are worse off when they fin
ish college than when they go away.
And though this is true with many
people, it remains entirely with the
man whether he is going to make a
success of his college education or
not A person who makes a failure
of his college education would most
probably have made a failure anyway
If he did not go. And soft is seen that
there is another end a person can &C
complish by going to college.
Although ! have spoken so far only
of men, all this pertains to women as
we'll 1t is true, that a few years ago
it was a doubtful question whether
women should go to college or not. Al
though the courses for women then
, had many merits, they were very
much lacking in many respects.
Women who went to college, often
took strong dislike to housekeep-
ing-a sad result, indeed. The prob
lens of the home were entirely disre-
garded and after her college course
woman was distressingly lacking in
her ability to take up the position of
mistress of household. But as /
have said, the college courses have
been wonderfully improved within
late years and this defect is being
rapidly remedied so that now woman
out of college is not only as well in
formed in domestic arts as her sister
who remained at home, but also has
her extra training acquired during her
four years at work.
Another strong point of argument
whether going to college or not is
success is the question whether a
mans four years at college and the
money spent during that time repay
him or not as compared to his broth
er who has spent that time in some
line of work To be sure, college
graduate is likely to feel the lack of
preparation to take up many lines Of
work as soon as he has left college
and starts out to earn his living. He
invariably has to accept position far
more inferior to one possessed by a
person of but liberal education. But
let him have q few months in which
70 acquaint himself with the pcculi.
arities of business life and his train
ing, superior knowledge and associ-
alton give him such innumerable adj
vantages over his more experienced.
though RESTRAINED fellow employees,
that before many years he is lead
ing in the race for advancement He
does not only hold higher position,
but his college education makes him
real factor in the business, the pre-
gress of the community depends upon
him. :..- ..'.-. .":. .....,. -: .~a.. !
And so in this question of whether
one should go to college or not there
are many sides to be considered. Some.
people are physically inadequate from
whom little mental activity is expect
led For them a meagre education
must suffice But as rule think any
one who finds it possible or has
energy enough to make it possible can
reap immense harvestS by going to
college. H.. :.... -. .<1
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