Evening journal., 1919-04-08
"WHAT is YOUR CHILD'S CHANCE?"
Educational Editorial Contributed by Request TO The Evening
Dr. Samuel ChIes MITCHELL President of Delaware College

The Georgetown High School has sent three Cecil
Rhodes Scholars TO oxford University, England This
record doubtless unrivaed throughout the English
speaking world considering the population of George
town, Delaware These are saacs. Boyce and War
rington.
The output Of this single High school in Rhodes
Scholars points clearly TO the potential in personality OF
the boys and girls Of Delaware that they chiefly OF
Angosaxon stock and have rich deposit Of social trad
ton, culture and sound political instincts.
The high school is the primary agency in every COM
munity through which these latent capacities Of our
youth to find development and recognition The er-
ncency Of the high school is therefore the best
into the vibrant energy OF a community.
BRAIN POWER LOST.
Belgian scientist recently told Wilmington audience
that in reconstruction Begums chief need was not raw
materials labor supply the eighty per cent OF
brain power which Belgium had lost in her sons slain
in battle.
America has had no such battle but it is per-
haps than true that eighty per cent Of the brain
power Of our people is today dormant and undeveoped
The potential wealth Of a community is in the unin-
spred minds Of its youth; the home church. the
club the newspaper of melting the boys and
girls TO take the path to the high school that to
power.
DIsCOVERER OF THE DYNAMO
Consider the wealth that single thinker can create
Michael Faraday a poor hoy worrying in a London
bookbindery. one day he read article science in
encyclopedia which he binding. As he errand
that day he pacard advertising lecture science
by Sir Humphrey Dayy lie yeaned TO attend and begged
Of an uncle who was shoemaker the shilling to
able him TO do A few days later he showed to a
customer in The bndery the he had taken Of the
lecture They were so neat full and accurate that the
customer said he would like to send them Sir Humph
rey Davy who would be Interested to know that boy
in his circumstances had received such profit from the
lecture
Presently letter from Sir Humphrey Da,y ask
ing Faraday to call to him in his laboratory. The
great scientist told Michael that be needed a boy as a
helper about The laboratory engaged him that
purpose.
After a while Sir Humphrey and Lady Dayy made a
trip the continent for two years. visiting the leading
scholars and thinkers Of that time It fell to the lot Of
Michael Faraday to accompany them and in this way
he met the most ilusrous men his age. Returning TO
London he continued his Investigations the laboratories
Of the Royal Institute OF he struck out the
principle OF the dynamo that has changed the conditions
Of the whole world regards light power and transmits
sion Of intelligence
such is the. outreach OF q boys mind when once
aroused and rendered active.
DISTINGUISHED MEN or AMERICA.
OF 100000 men with schooling only 81 attained
distinction; Of 100000 with elementary schooling. sos
attained distinction; Of 100000 with high school educa
ton, 1918 attained distinction; OF 100000 with college
education, BIOS attained distinction.
The child with schooling has chance in 10000
Of performing distinguished service; with elementary edu-
cation he has four times the chance; with high school
education 81 times the chance; with college education,
500 times the chance
If college multplles the chances of your child 500
times it is worth while for you parent to ince
him to seize such advantage?
Less than per cent Of American men college
bred yet this small fraction Of trained has fur
nshed than 20 per cent Of the leadership Of the
country.
The average compensation of 1866 members Of the
American Society OF Civil Engineers nearly 5000
year in the prime Of their powers.
VALUE OF EDUCATION.
The completion Of a technical school means to the