The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-19
EDUCATION IS
AN INVESTMENT
BY ROGER W. BARSov

LAY mas OCcur,,
the many G. is who viii r..,'
to civilian life, will be .r rs:un
about veterans education s Az
can be assured that the, .ag
lens are being given deem ,,, pioa
Both Government and schnI usa'
thorities are conscious Of tbs;. s ~
legations to returning sold Old ve
They are equally conscious . a, y
help needed from se-vicems y, ~
continued promotion Of wor,d .''
curity. In that spirit NAV ! ~. u
a word to servicemen s
Education is every man, J..
investment. However, let u, 'N
specific. You may think th =, % %
you will need is Information. 1. a.
information is not education W.
formation is merely the r,w ~
terial. The finished product !, nd ~
velopment of your brain. Far Or -. -.
or up you can buy dictin,' '"
which will inform you on .vs.,
word ever uttered by the m.r ,!
minds Of all ages. For sl25 -. ~
you can buy an encyclonsi;pp
which will inform you OF svs ~s
fundamental idea known TO d. '
Both dictionary and an Ann,
clopedia are blue-chip, sjlt.sJs,
investments. l heartily recommss ss
them. They put into your posss'
sion more information than .nr
man or woman could digest in ,
thousand years Of daily st,dy
However, you will not find anon,
the pages Of these or anv oth.,
reference book many stock dvi,
dend checks or bond coupons
Words and even ideas are orh
scratches on the brain until ym
develop the mentality and chsrsr.
ter to apply them. Mentality i,
what enables you to convert jnicr.
nation into action. Character i,
what enables you to do things vou
don't want to do when you don't
want to do them-the secret q,
success in any mans world. lnjs
results in self-maste-y-a most i'm.
portant requirement for health, in.
come and happiness.
Another great asset which most
young people and many adults
lack is Philosophy Of Life. As
sea captains need to know the
port for which they are heading
so students should have program
purpose and goal. Until then We
should never be given diploma
Going to bed mentally" is III.
best diagnosis Of a malady which
besets too many investors and
businessmen. 1t is what happens
when the maturing mind meets
current doubts and dilemmas A
businessman may retire in the
sense of going to bed mentally
when he gets into a tax row with
the Government, quits under fire.
and goes AWOL from active life.
Discouraged investors or e1ecu.
tives really need a good dose Q!
adult education. 1t brings rejuve.
nation and restoration-the new
discovery in the old quest 70. The
fountain of-youth. To regain tha:
schoolboy feeling, 80 again 10
school.
All of us, soon or late, are at
spot where we must 60 ahead o.
fall behind. The choice is to sit
down. lie down, and do nothing
or begin the repair and modern
cation of outworn and rundown
brains. That may not be protss
sional therapy; but it is extremely
practical advice. Invest in mental
stimulus. No stock or bond, no
real estate, savings account nor
insurance can safeguard ID Cha
acter, co Health, (3) Income,
These "big three are the fruit Of
education.
Under the administration Of Pc
litical-minded school boards, the
public educational system is cor
roded and rusty. Hayward par
ents are accessories. A generator
Of youngsters is Sloppy Joe in ap,
parel, department, mentality ana
| character. "Graduation" has @
its meaning. Once the word M
piled a step forward-not a hal
in education. The whole educaaon'
al system, from pre-nursery
postgraduate, needs reform,
It is the new ground, hoWeVel'
the fertile fields of adult edus ,.
ton, which beckon most happl!'
Adult education appears at pr,
ent to hold out the optlnlua
chance Of maximum progss.
Children, by nature, are sorne% ID.
superior "sponges, hl, ,gs
learners. Adults, by ve-y dellla,
ton. are far superior in spirit Siy
the will to learn and achieve
you cry. No, to this claim tnef ~.
YOU add one more conden1na1o.
| of our educational system. nm ~,
what is the purpose Of educaa ~.
and of life itself, if / TO-DAY a..
nowise superior to the child ! S'''
Records of the Army Air Force
| show a perfect physical llsn's'