The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-08
THE TRUTH ABOUT COMMENCE
MENTS.


use the yernacular of the day, amt.
Commandments are held and carried
on for the express wish Of celebrating
the admission OF some new blood to
light or In other words to let us know
that tho field Of knowledge has been
extended TO a few Of the residents
not necessarily students.
From our observation II, has appear.
sditosus that one of the chief elements
and requirements to graduation Is an
enlargement iof the cerebal bone. IL
has for a long time been great pity
that graduates of the various high
schools have been compelled by the
laws of nature to continue their exist
ience.
graduate Of a high school on the
night Of his or her graduation really
know more about the world than they
will ever know during the remainder
of their lives. here is no topic on
which they cannot talk with the great
est intelligence and conclusiveness.
Argument on any subject whatever is
no task to them, facts. statistics, ETC.,
are on the tip of their tongue.
They are certain that as business
investment their time would be OF i'm.
mense value to some concern Of inter.
national reputation at the puny sal.
airy of $4,000 per year as starter.
There are few cases on record where
by some hook, crook or pull or all
three q few graduates OF high schools
have attained this temporary emf
hence, but unfortunately to relate the
$4,000 was only starter and the posi-.
ton only temporary. 1t takes about
two days to realize that as success.
full $4,000 business investment the
company has made one sad failure.
They soon learn that education is
not o means to an end. but means
By which the end may be attained in
e,shorter period Of hard work and that
Il does not do away with the ladder OF
success, but In climbing the ladder
with an education the rungs are nearer
together and the ladder shorter and
easter to climb.
The happiest time Of our lives Is
whani we have accomplished a hard
task well and are told that our ef.
forts have born fruit and that now we
are I'm position to undertake the real
work Of our lives.
According to that statement, which
Is not original. the graduates Of the
schools should be happier and prouder
than at any other time: They have
had this poured into them all through
their senior year until they begin to
believe that what they have heard Is
the truth and that ali they have to do
o. TO 60 out into the world and say,
sHereSI am. now use me as my edu.
cation justifles me to be used" Gen.
orally 10 their sorrow they are used In
thatsyery manner.
Their disillusion is not Of their own
fault. but rather Of these who have
fed them this beautiful fabrication Of
imagination. We tell Our children In
their early youth that there Is a Santa
Claus and ask them to believe 1t, but
they soon find different. Nevertheless
u Is o. beautiful NEUROLOGICAL folk tale
handed down by the posterity by our
ancestors. So has this beautiful tale,
to the high school graduates that they
are now in q position to command the
best; In the business world, been hand.
ID down.
tits also beautiful, so as with Santa
Claus let them believe. Too soon will
they meet with the truth and the rude
eWakening come.
The masterpiece" printed above
was dashed of" at our request by a
we'll known professor In one Of our
local institutions. This esteemed
gentleman Is graduate OF two col.
lagos and several preparatory schools,
eolhe should know whereof he speaks.
The editors Of the evening chat Is
lfraid to tell the public what We think
on the subject and we submit the mas.
terpiece to the"cruel world" for the
only true criticism. Is It interesting
and readable? What do you think OF
this nom disciple Of DR.. Patterson
and Simon Smith?