The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-04-10

full, men and women Of culture and
refinement must live in the country;
and IL the business of farming is
to find It's rightful place, and Is to
hold ITS own among the other bust
nesses of the country, equipped men
must devote themselves to it and
must lead in its management and
direction BY all means send the
young farmer to college. Let per-
ish forever the idea that farmer
needs no education.
4. But what of the high school
graduate that is going into bust
ness? OF what use Is a college ed
ucation to the boy who is going to
buy and sell and for him who .eX-
poets TO manufacture and transport,
and 80 on? There are some who
deny the value of college training
to those engaged in business How
ever, an increasing number of bust
ness men especially those engaged in
large business enterprises, are re-
-ceiying college training. Moreover,
every year larger proportion of the
graduates of the American colleges
are entering business life.
There is a sort OF narrow effici-
ehcy, devotion to business in such
way as to sacrifice the elements of
personality, to which college train
ing stands squarely opposed. The
colIege-trained man will be slow to
sacrifice manhood, his own or that
of others, upon the affairs of the
Moloch of business. But the breadth
Of view, the reserve of power, to
distinguish readily the false from
the true, the nonessential frcm the
essential, and the strength of will
which the collegeman should bring
to his task beyond doubt contribute
greatly to the highest and broadest
business efficiency.
5. A college course for our boys
and girls Will hep save them from
too early specialization. This is an
age OF specializes too early in life!
He is in danger OF suffering in two
directions. He can hardly avoid being
narrowed exceedingly in thoughts,
,ufb Iu "a .t1
world is likely TO be little more
than mere segment of the real
human world, and his life but u
fragment OF that of fullgfown man
The time TO throw up bulwark
against narrowness is before special
ization begins. In the second place,
there is the eminent danger of choos
Ing at this early age and immature
stage q business or calling for which
one is not suited. When this is the
ase-and no doubt ii often occurs,
and the knowledge of 1t comes too
late to correct the blunder--who can
tell how far-reaching are the unhap-
Ply, If not tragic, conquences?
6.The most comprehensive reason
for sending our boys to college is
to make of them strong, full-grown
men. The primary purpose of the col
lege is not to make lawyers or doc
tors or ministers or merchants or
farmers or 10 equip for any profess
sion or calling, but TO make broad
deep, full forceful men. The train
ing which the college gives Is NOT
special, but general. The values
won in college are not primarily
vocational, although they have an
immense significance in this regard;
they are values of heart and mind
and character, They are more than
vocational; they are like values.
Z. If what has been said is true,
then the college offers great oppor-
tunity to those who attend 1t.
"coyet earnestly the best gifts"
Then parents should covet the OPP
offered by the college
for their boys, and our young men
should covet these opportunities for
themselves. For "a college life is
opportunity opportunity to grow
with the smallest possible number
of obstacles to grow" college life
is opportunity opportunity to free
ones self from the bonds of 'igno-
rance; bonds which seem almost
hopelessly fastened to us; bonds
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