Milford chronicle., 1936-07-24
They Were Encouraged BY Lot Of ROwdy Alumni.

compel the High Jumpers and Rag
time Hooters to work for their
Sheepskins and cut out the Dldoes.
Colleges were founded to impdft
knowledge, teach Correct Thinking
and saturate with Culture and not
to provide Hot Copy for the Sport
ing Page.
Beef admitted that Erasmus
held all Of the Views which might be
expected from d Professor who was
inside Of a College Building and
looking out. He wondered. however.
If the British Type Of Ilinmlhati
would hafmonize with the Present
Conditions in Chicago.
you want to remember one
Thing" said the Old Grad. "You are
/ not coaching a lot Of domestlcated
Book Worms to go out aRd teach
the Ologies in Female Seminaries
and High Schools. The Glasses are
getting so big that only about hVe
per cent Of the Graduates can con-
secrate their Lives to a Diet OF
Bread and MIX while directing the
Young idea how to Shoot. The
other 95 per cent must 60 into the
Serimmage. They cannot spend the
glad Hours in polishing up their
Yoeabularies or proving to the
World that they retain all Of the
Luster which they acquired in the
Halls Of Learnfng.
BUCK THE LINE OR GET OFF
THE FIELD
'They have got to 60 out and mix
with Folks In a very intimate Way
and Make Friends and cause the
Communities in which they live to
sit up and take Notice. To get
away with the assignment they
must have something which no stu
dlous Young Person can get out Of
Books or in a Laboratory. They
must know how to appear in a
Roomful OF People without falling
over a Chair. They must be famil.
lar with the Manners and Customs
and all the fool ContraptiOns Of an
eager and restless Public"
"As / expected" said President
rwigg, you are now speaking Of
Success in terms Of Dollars"
@Wen." said Beef, Il don't know
If any Article except the old-fash-
oned Iron Dollar which viii permit
he Citizen Today to carry out his
Plans, provide for an expensive
Family and give him Power ana In
iuence when he was to lock Horns
With hard Emergencies. Possibly
rour idea is that the College-Bred
Zen IN every Neighborhood should
le soft-spoken and gentle-mannered
philosophers who lecture at the lit.
irafy Clubs and owe Grocery BlIIs.
DOG gone II, Erasmus, you've
ither got to buck the Line or get
n the Field. I've been driving
lard for Years to acquire some Re
ults and now. when get among
he Pedants. the Savahts and the
ther kinds Of Aunts. they make me
eel as II / were a Babbilt, Just be-
ause have kept out Of the Poor
Iouse. The best I get Is the Title
I Super-Rotarlans.
'An / ask Is. that after be arrives
ack Home and give him the Once
lver. VIII not be compelled to lock
i'm up. ! want him 70 get every.
hing you have to sell at the Works.
want him TO be an ofiicer h the
adet Corps, a Baritone in the Glee
lub. one Of the Backs on the Elev-
b, an Editor Of the Daily and
uslness Manager OF the Frat
Iouse. ! want him to meet all kinds
I People so that he won't be afraid
anything that wears Knicker.
ockers, no matter what the Sex
Iay be-"
Erasmus shook his Head sadly
nd remarked. "He is your direct
nd legitimate Offspring. so I think
may safely guarantee that, no mat
II what else happens to him, he
m not suffer from Eye-StraIn
hIle under our Tutelags."
MORAL; II 4 we're not for the
ome Influence many a Collegfan
ould be ruined By Education.