Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-25
Educators Remarks Stir Debate
Over Value Of College Course

are able to take successful care of
| themselves in the realm Of money
making, if they choose to enter that
realm rather than to look for the
durable satisfactions Of life some
where else"
'Dr. Clark is not convincing when
he places so small value on educa-
ton" declares the Lincoln State Jour-
| nal. adding: Education is not a COM
modify. A degree may be regarded as
commodity representing a certain
amount of work and money and de.
grees may be governed by laws OF
economics. but education is something
other than holding one"
1.-THE ability to make money is not
only not the only thing which justifles
education but 1t is not the greatest
thing" insists the Charleston Daily
Mail. while the Buffalo Evening News
makes the further point that DR.. Clark's
theory "is wholly materialistic.' ana
that, "after all. education should be
largely concerned with enriching life by
providing a cultural background"
The Indianapolis Star observes:
There is no prospect that a proposal
of this character would be Endorsed by
more than meager minority. The
thought is interesting, however, IN view
of the mass movement toward the col
leges 1t is made more complex because
of the percentage of the students VINO
regard their higher educational course
as little more than fcur-year lark"
when q prize fighter can make
more money than a President, and an
automobile mechanic can draw higher
pay than a professor, 1t is evident that
the purpose of higher education is not
to insure fuller purses, but fuller lives,
asserts the Dallas Journal. The CO.
lumbia State, referring TO the desire OF
corporations to get college men. re-
marks that "the employers are not look
ing for just collegians,' and that 1t Is
important for even the rare type to eN-
tort from the college or university the
sort of education that is flt for him
an education of his mind that will
teach him how to think and solve
problems of life and toll for himself
and not clutter his brain with dust-bin
facts"
"The success Of the college man in
business probably is due in larger
measure to his energy and deternina-
ton which took him through college
than to his education" says the An
niSton Star. with the conclusion: 1T
will be hard TO convince many that
education is the financial handicap that
Dr. Clark says it is. If he is correct in
his views. We shall have To change our
whole system of education" The Tren-
ton Evening Times holds that If DR..
Clark's statistics withstand careful
scrutiny, one of our most imposing
idols is due to be shattered"
Material for o very pretty contro-
verSy" is seen by the Fort Wayne News
Sentinel, which states in an analysis
of the matter. ION the one hand 1t
Is contended that more education is
the salvation of free government, while
on the other appears the statement
that it tends to reduce the earning
power and to weaken the professions"
LAS long as the fees for professional
service are attraetive-and 1t Is DR..
Clarks purpose to keep them so always
just so long will young men incline
collect Them" believes the Baltimore
,,n. while the Providence Bulletin COM
ients: HE implies that each inoi-
dual has certain capacity beyond
ghich 1t Is waste of time and energy
20 attempt to educate him. The great
problem Is to md that sasuration
point"