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American Newspaper AIIionee. Ques-
tions Regarding education and careers
should be addressed TO him ct BIS
Brewer 0venue, Rockville Centre,
Long Island, N. Y.
from high school and a business
college, and have had four
years Of accounting experience.
Now I read of business concerns
who hire men with college de-
grees in business administra-
ton and pay a much higher
rate than I am making for less
important work.
Is there any justifiable rea-
son why person with a degree
should advance more rapidly
than a person who does not
have one, even though he
doesn't know as much about
the subject?
I am studying for certified
public accountants examina-
ton; if I should pass, would !
be considered as having a COL
lege degree? I am 20 years old
and the sole support of a wife
and two children. It's impos-
sible for me to go back to
school. Could I acquire a degree
through home study courses
from a good college? I am a
veteran with four years serv-
ice.
/ Answer: Yours is the heart
ache that comes all too fire.
quently when one finds mex
perienced men, with college
degrees, getting ahead Of those
who do not have this symbol
OF an education. Statistics
show that a high school grad
uate can expect to earn $685.
600 during his working life,
while a man with a college de-
gree will average $275,0 900.
OF course, many persons
without degrees make far more
than some with degrees. But
in your case you already are
finding out that the degree it
self adds certain status.
If you pass your CPA exam
ination you will be up another
rung in your professional lad
der, but it will not be con-
sidered the equivalent of a
college degree.
I do not believe that you can
complete your college course
through home study alone.
Some institutions take corre-
spondence work into consider
alton, but the bulk of your
program would have to be
taken on campus or in the
classroom.
Question: Our son attended
a university in Cincinnati. ma
joring in education. He passed
his subjects but his grades
weren't high enough for him
to go back. Can he take his
credits and be accepted in an
other college? He has been
depressed and sad since he got
the letter from the dean tell
ing him he couldn't come back.
Answer: All colleges main
tain certain standards that
students must meet in order to
remain. Fortunately, most in
stituttons give their students a
second chance. You might in
qutre of the dean whether
your son will be permitted to
reapply next semester.
Also, some colleges do accept
a students credits even though
he was not asked to return to
the college in which he earned
them. There is no single place
where you can get this infor-
nation. I suggest you write, or
telephone, various colleges in
your State to find out whether
he would be admitted. Since
your boy evidently has taken
his situation seriously, he may
do much better once he re-
enters college.
Question: It is hard for me
to understand the indifference
of the citizens in this commu-
nifty Tin Texas toward their
school system. My husband has
been transferred recently by
his corporation. There is no
parent-teacher association or
other means of communication
between the school and home.
Do States have an agency
which checks the performance
of a school system? (Our cor
porations certainly do.)
II so, do we have a right to
such information? How is it
obtained?
| How do we know whether
the present system is ade-
quately preparing our children
to meet the growing competi-
tion for college entrance?
Don't parents and taxpayers
have a right to know how their
money is being spent? It's sad
and shocking to find that even
our school board meetings are
closed. This seems more like
Russia than free America.
Answer: You sound as though
you have a legitimate griev-
ance against your school board |!
| Most alert communities do