The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-06-08


interesting to the college graduate has be-
past years person genuine Importance Only
generation the graduate regarded
who had been his chance showususly
in trial and bulatonwhat he had made of his opportunity
The college diploma in that earlier day, by means
ticket to success merely part of humble applicants ere
denias.
Strangely enough age worhiped deity
called the age st does Cynara in its
fashion, the college graduate somehow resented He was
looked upon calIow lad full of of remouldng the
universe to his hearts desire brashy con
dent in his powers fedgng too sure of his own br
abstract the and harry and har
rass the poor graduate and make things tough for him.
This young man-the world seemed say-mus be taught
that life life he think he
among his fellows full of schoobook theory
their be made understand that
his elders coea who had only the training experience
0he vast alumni of the University of Hard
with wisdom Hardy Pioneers He be made bend
his presumably neck realize that sheepkin sciences
meant little in world of unschooled men who had neverths
less to grips with life.
The college graduate was like the nice WHICH
thorough rubbing before it tossed into
play And after the toss has be maued with sand and
rosin before And its main to
be battered all the place player to have
whack at it. The of the college graduate OF hard
inconsiderate survived he likely to be
Man of Distinction matter which brand of whsey ne favored
They say you your cake and too that
you contradictory things at the time But
the American World has had the less and notably
field education has tried to worship Education and TO
l
Education depsed the Educated Away back before John
Greeneaf Whittier the conviction current and deep in our
land that schooling would solve all problems and introduce the
Millennium Whittier was Tor putting schoohouse on every mn
dynamo sending the "quk wires of intelligence
that would all bitter memories of the Civil War and IN
duce lasting era Of peace and comfort Ea COOK warned
prn that is better build the schoohouse for the boy
than the gbbe for the clear doctrine on the potency
of Education preventive of all crime
was and in great measure still is the Conviction
that education will the end of injustice and all unrest
promote Progress Education will bring the Rosy
people stepped in this doctrine turned sneerngly
upon FDRs Brain Trust in 1s33-a of notable Educs
Educaedand demanded to know what good could
possibly be expected from reliance bunch ct school
teachers" = =
And so the college respected, admired, and
sometimes considered fine thing that John Doe
college That the thing to do John Doe
Junior would not have to toll and mo his father did, ne was
education Wonderful Education! And yet when
Doe emerged from college he faced not only the
worlds challenge but the worlds contempt He was uppy
knew nothing but academic theory Cartoonlss made
him. presenting him ridiculous young puppy who
nsaney imagined that his diploma meant something in the work.
a-day Humoris made butt of him, and people haw-
oyously the caow graduate who applying for
place newspaper and offering his sole
perence his editor of his college paper told by
smaraec manager 1--WE already have editor Ha, Ha and
again Ha! That was a good one, eh?
But things The Big Boys in business and
tecbnooov haunt the campues as baseball scouts
sandos to the graduate and
before marches for his diploma the sat-
sfacion Of having choice of lucrative positions available
cautious selection he has his degree he is made man,
especially avoided the fuddyduddy old cultural courses
gone science business technology He VIII
be schooed further but he will be paid Tor IN
paying No will at him now Caroonlsts
won't put funny pictures Comedians won't make him
the butt wisecrack The college graduate has come
into his at last.
il all good? Better not look gift horses in
the mouth It's very well notice that moneyshrewd-
awakened employers to the value OF the future
fast we'll of the present fast buck It's all very well
to say employers think better spend money developing
experts in ackes than the money to the gov
ernment in the form hard fact is that the college
graduate long good chance rather than mean
challenge that he gets candy instead of hard
the pants.