Evening star., 1922-12-04
The Jury Disagrees With Messrs,
Edison and See.


Sex equality has taken some pretty
long strides in the past few days. 1t
is now established that college men
are lazy. uhimaginative aud good.for-
! nothing, and that college women are
Ignorant. staggering and good-for-
nothing. That seems to reduce them
to a common denominator once and
for all. Provided. of course. that we
accept as applying to college men the
opinion Of one gentleman who. "as an
authority on education" Is. according g
to the Worcester Telegram. IAN cleo
trical wizard" and that of another
gentleman who. the Springfield Union
maintains. qualities as an expert Oh
educational matters by a long and
useful career as manufacturer OF
elevators" as settling the question SO
far as college women are cOnceri' ed.
Canvass Of editorial opinion. how
ever, develops an insureent refusal to
concede that either has proved his
case.
Because Thomas 4: Edison mas
1hs Eosa ~i5n nss n, tn
low. the Lowell Courier Citizen IN
sists. that his word must be regard
ed as law ard gospel on every o.her
subject: and when he assails prob
lens Of culture" he is sadly out of
also feels that when he discusses
educational questions he is relatively
an amateur" For this reason editors
are not disposed to take seriously the
Edisonian charge that the college
man doesn't want a job with work
in it: especialiy If It is dirty work.
and when he does Ket position he
expects to be appointed foreman at
the end Of six weeks"
AS the Pittsburgh Leader explains
the broadside. Mr.. Edisen has run
given him a bad Impression. He
translates that impression into a con-
vietion that the college men be has
met are representative of college men
everywhere. and that their mental
ity Is representative of the results
Of collegiate educational methods
Nevertheless. the. Press of the same
city contends. "his criticisms Of the
colleges are something to be seri-
ouslr pondered. not sneefed at" for,
the st. Paul PioneerPress says, in
his contention that the college of
today is engaged in the manufacture
Of dilettantes he is undoubtedly not
far from the truth"
But in that regard the colleges are
certainly not wholly to blame, the
Brooklyn Eagle replies, since 1t is
because the spirit Of the age has
changed and college boys are affected
by 1t Ike other boys; that there is
for colleges do not Encourage idle
ness What Edison charges against
the college in this matter. says the
Columbus Dispatch. sis a human, not
college frailty." college train
Ing does much for man" but the
A.
lieve It is equal to overcoming an
sversion to work." while the BIng-
hAmton Press adds that Edisaf,
might just as we'll enlarge his In
d,ctment to cover the "human>race. -
since anybody who has had to an.
poiisaa pnIy larse numbers 1 of young men Of
inventor that the majority Of such
nen are afraid Of hard work, whether
saey 70 70 college or complete their
eqTHeaslon Tss IN a billiard parlor."
nere are plenty Of editors, how
eset, es, who hold with the Albany News
.,,sa .nat TO say that college men. as a
rule, are unwilling to work is scarce
~ iais;" The Peoria Transcript re-
sne ssnne University Of Michigan who asks d
tae authoritles to excuse him from
iehae1sc +. training because he worked
noon until 4::o the next morning"
mad the San Antonio Light remarks
that I'm nearly every college In the
country are students working their
way through by doing menial tasks;
ana college graduates in nterly
every city who are employed in Jobs
and positions where real physical
labor ~ required. their eyes
bioodshot with strain and their hands
oalloused With toll such as only
strong: willing, determined men can
ga. aea ,And. TIE Omaha World Herald
suffered under the deiusion that they
would become foref1ien In Q few
weeks. they soon lost that" II the
Charleston CIV. va.) Mail "has read
MI: Edison's life Alright, he did not
make good In his own sfop in the
mere few weeks which he allows to
the college men," And SO far as con-
Germs the tack OF $1,000 earning
capacity which he deplores, how
many young men who have gone from
high school Into the Edison shops,
asks the Columbus Dispatch. are, at
The snd Of four years, "asksa by other
on the basis Of the experience which
they gained In HE bervicef''
Hut while Mr.. Edison confines him
self TO criticism another expert" has,
the New. York, Tribune points out.
shown himself more constructive" !"
Mr.. A. B. see, 'Whoee very Name" the
New York Herald observes, heug-
gests education in the rough" would.
If he had his way, burn all the wo-
meme colleges in the country" be-
cause ne 80 vigorously. not to say
BelliSerent1y. disapproves of their
product. The product, as Mr.. See