The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1916-09-08
DOES A HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION
PAY?


be of commercial origin the practi |
cal man measures almost everything |
Of dollar and cent basis. The |
worth of an individual is not so |
much determined upon what he stands |
for in society as upon what he is |
worth or the amount of salary he |
may draw in year. Since this con- !
dition so generally prevails let us !
find out if a high school education
does really pay.
When the young high school stu
dent is bordering over the que+
ton of whether to continue his stud
les or drop out of school and go to
work as many of his chums have done
or whether it is really worth while
to continue in school, he is doing
nothing more than most of US have
done.
| If he looks about him he will find
some of his friends who are really
doing well-some, no doubt, who
quit school while in the grades; 9TH
ers who quit while in the early years
of their high school course are
probably doing better than former
high school graduates. These may be
exceptional cases. No telling what
may have been the success of these
same young men had they continued
their course in high school. Again
this is no test at all. Let us pass
along until these boys reach the age
of forty and then reach some con-
illusions.
At forty, it is safe to say that, 9TH
er things-health, willingness to work
energy. adaptability, "stick-to-it-ive-
ness'-the additional high school
training has more than paid. Recent
Icko H.
high school amounts to earning ten
dollars every day that the student
prepares himself to receive a high
school education. If every high
school student could remember that
he is earning ten dollars for every
day he applies himself in his high
school work he would be less liable
to drop out before he has completed
his course and be more apt to put
forth greater effort in doing his work
we'll. All the sham and blum would
be tabooed and serious work would
be done. There would be an attempt
made to do ten dollars worth Of
work.
But to the statistics:
The average educated man gets one
thousand dollars a year. Working
forty years he makes forty thousand
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time (forty years. the average day
laborer earns eighteen thousand dol
lars. The Observation-Disclosures two
thousand dollars represents the val
ne of the education. A high school
education requires twelve years of $50
days each, or two thousand one hun
dred sixty days. Twenty-Five thous-
and dollars divided by the number of
days required to gain the education
gives little more than ten dollars
a day to each student who completes
a high school course.
Again, a high school graduate
is more certain of successful career
than the one who leaves school before
the completion of his course.
Thus if high school education is
based upon a purely commercial basis
it pays. Put upon the higher and
more noble plain of self-esteem, fame,
honor, respect and confidence based
upon true worth in society, education
can not be measured. To be thought
well of by our employers, to be res
pected by our colleagues, and to be
honored by our friends marks our
true worth in society. Education may
not bring this any more than good
bait will bring a fish. But if good
bait is put in the proper environment
it will surely land a good fish. So
the educated man put into his proper
place will bring success to himself
because if he is truly educated he
will be able to fit himself quickly,
accurately, easily and happily into
his place.
This is what high school educa-
ton should do for the student and
this is what the Clifton High School
means to do for each and every boy
and girl who will pursue it's courses
with honest and purposeful intent.
The Board of Education has done
everything in it's power to create a
healthful environment for the stu
! dents by furnishing and equipping
a splendid building, and employing
a competent body of teachers to aid
: them in their work. If the boys
and girls of Clifton want to start
earning ten dollars a day for one
hundred and eighty days this year
they should be at the high school on
Monday morning, September 18th.