New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13
WAR CONDITIONS OFFER GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY OF COMMERCIAL
SPECIALIZATION TO ENTER
pR1S1NG PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

older nations heretofore has LAID
mainly in the fact that they understood
the markets Of the world. they nave
not made the mistake OF this country
in irving TO sell unsuitable wares ana
then wondering why our foreign trace
in this respect has been unsatisfactory
Neither have they adopted the take ~
or leave il" attitude, ana other equaily
unyise and costly symptoms oil mae
pendence. No; on the contrary tne
wants of every market in The worlu
have been infinitely studied and as
carefully supplied. This is scientlhc
commerce, and accounts for the success
Of these great nations and thelr az
cumuations Of wealth. They are no"
scientifically engaged in Kidding thcm-
selves of the results Of their EMERGENCY;
industry and thrift. This Is the Ola
story Of the rise and fall OF nations'
and its vivid presentation shohid De =
lesson to this comparatively young
country.
Chance has thrown this golden OPP
portunity in our pathway, ana TOT =
time we may reap a rich harvest even
If we know no more than we do AZ
present about foreign markets ana
their peculiarities and requirements
However, if we are to retain the IN
creased volume of commerce and pc
able TO compete with these nations III
Tho future-becausc their economic
conditions ard necessities VIII ooiigc
them to produce at low costs III order
TO re-establish themselves-lt rs essen
tiaI, il not imperative, that we educate
our people along commercial INES.
Il * true that the business man -
better informed than ne was ten years
or twenty years ago, and infinitely more
so than was the last generation; out
after all. our efficiency IN this respect
i more along lines Of Office manage,
ment and local business getting ana
so forth, rather than along the line OF
worldwide commercial education ana
scientific study Of the requirements
and conditions of other countries.
Il is obvious that at this great epocn
in our affairs, when commerclal Su-
premacy may be secured, it Is neceS,
sary to avail ourselves OF the most
rand and elastic medium by which the
present generation ma! secure pracJl-
cal enlightenment and benefit.
Universities and large institutions o.
higher education can do much by ape'
cializing along commercial. lines. AS y
rule their means are sufficient to az
tract the best informed specialists ~
/ the world to their faculties. BY the
specialist must be practical specialist,
and not theorist OF the large horh-
rmmed-spectacled variety.
Il H. the man Of action that IS r',
ouired. the one who has been there
and seen there" and who has been en-
gagged in actual operations. who Is "aht
ed. Our public schools IN tnelr high
/ school courses could lay the foundation
for future benefits, but their lnelasli cl-
" is their bane. Pedagogic require
mpnts for licenses TO teach gehefaliS
and effectually bar out the pract'eSl
instructor and the person VINO Is aDle
to accomplish real ard practlcaI tn'uSs'
, In the Gnal analysis 1t Will proo%olE
he found that the most powerful anu
elastic agencies through when thls
great branch Of education can DC Des'
GeveIoppl will be the private or tech
( nical schools. for the reason that they
are un.rammelled by ungainiy tradl'
Iious Grd prccedents. ard may move
inst as quickly as occasions require
3 and opportupities are afforded, even u
the extent OF revolutlonl2lnE cduca'
floral methods and courses OF STUDY
in order 10 meet the present great OK
igoncy ia practical way
/ Il will bc well Tor the private schools
and Institutions of education to pondel
( well over The present situation. and
those who arc keenly alive to this i'm.
portant epoch in our commercial LIE
and the opportunity within our grnsr
. should not rest contcnted until they
have wholly adjusted themselves to the
situation.
The New York Tribune Education
Bureau has made a careful study OF
the commercial possibilities and prob
abilities arising from the great strug.
gle now being waged in Europe, and
will be glad to make suggestions along
/ educational lines to any private schools
and kindred institutions desiring to