Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-08
HAVE YOU AN
OPINION ON THIS ?

HAVE YOU AN
OPINION ON THIS?
Possibly the greatest service
any newspaper can render its
readers is to INDUCE HTEM TO
THINK.
If we but think INTO and
THROUGH every problem OF life,
we win not often go wrong,
Today we publish in this column
the OPINION Of a very success
ful man, man who is rated well
over a million dollars. It comes
to US in the form of letters adj
dressed to one of our readers, an
other man who has made a success
in life and who wishes to pass the
OPINION of Alonzo B. See. head
Of the Electric Elevator Co., of
New York City, on to others.
The Americas gentleman said,
when he handed US the letter:
"This may or may not, interest
you. II it is worthwhile, you NAV
publish it. The reading of this
letter may cause others to think
AS it has caused me to think
very deeply into this matter of
education"
In his letter to the Americas
gentleman, Mr.. See says:
Enclosed please find copy Of the
letter | sent to Adelphi College.
which was printed, as [ told Won,
all over the United States, in Can
ada, Mexico, Great Britain, France.
ana Holland, and perhaps in 9th
er countries.
| ALSO enclose copy of a letter that
l wrote to the president Of LARGE
CORPORATION, who was anvione
about hiss sons future. This let :
Ter TO this business 'nlan NAV ont
me to you somewhat NV main
thought IN the book | am hoping to
write. pms ~
Very truly yours,
ALONZO 8. SEE.
Following is the letter Mr.. See
addressed to the AdeIphi COLLEGE,
Brooklyn, N. Y, dated November
II, 1922;
Gentlemen; | have received %
copy of your letter asking me to
subscribe to fund for new COL
lege building. " WI
II l had my way | would burn
all the Women's colleges in tbo
country. The young women Of
our country do need to be cdn-
Gated, but the education thew mood
is to leave off smoking cigareItos
SIoP using slang, stop their swa@,
Gefing' give up their bold and
Grdzen manner, their paint and
tnelr powder, and Their Hpstinl[e
ana Their high-heeled shoes and To
cease to dress indecentlv.
OF all the fool things IN +ho
world l think the college for wo-
men Is the worst. Who 49, w.
graduate from the colleone 10y.
G1%ilHot write a decent hand. Tbey
hnoW nothing about the Fnaiie5
laHg uage. They canot spell. TboT
a. a. utterly lgorant Of the thinos
thcy should know, and thew baSo
LncIr brains twisted by stgdvino
psychology logic and phiIos9nb$$
an4 lot, of other stuff not d lily
useless but positively ha,nof,,i pi'ly
40, Vi surf which could have been
ILo5l!cocted only in the diseased
'it WIS OF college professors.
od " o omen used to be higly honor
49, tu ana respected by the men Bn+
1nat day is largely passing a. av nu'
fbo ms IS due more, per6ans ~
sNe erect that the coIIo%apg '' W
having on the college wonoen are are
70 anything else, IMAM
oir lIsot ttg could be better for tho
tb.I mat are now in the coIjo@ o,le
Len Len 10 be taken out of the 81 So
M ana put to hard mammal 10
ar Tor at least a wear 90 ''+ "a "a
b si,eLe might be put into + flt%s
''V"0S some little trace of eo ol.eil
,... very truly yours.
ALONZO B. SEE
The other letter enclosed is
copy Of letter Mr.. See wrote
some time ago to a friend Of hi,
who was +birl,;,,