The Higher Education

The Higher Education

THE college of twenty-five years ago was divorced from nature and men and studied only limited portions of the domain of knowledge;" but, thanks to our present age, we now are more considerate of the claims of men and of the world in which we live. THE MEN WHO ARE NOW CLOSEST TO NATURE AND ARE WRESTING FROM HER SECRETS ARE NO LONGER' DEBARRED FROM THE COLLEGE,  for there are now the greatest activity and the closest scrutiny of nature.

The college will bring the student into contact with the great minds of the past through books. Books are of no use in themselves, but are useful as tools. They are of service in as much as they throw light upon some problem of nature or man. They are of service in so far as they furnish us with a knowledge of what has been done and in so far as they inspire us to better things.

It is often argued that if a man wishes to get rich then the thing for him to do is to stick to his business and begin it without general training. IT IS NOW BELIEVED THAT EVEN FROM A MERE MONEY POINT OF VIEW EDUCATION PAYS.

EVERY MAN WHO HAS EVER MADE A REAL SUCCESS HAS VALUED HIMSELF FAR ABOVE ALL HIS POSSESSIONS AND HAS BEEN WILLING TO INVEST FREELY IN EVERYTHING OBTAINABLE THAT COULD ADD TO HIS POWER AND RESOURCES AS A MAN.            

A pitiable sight, truly, is that of a young man clinging timidly to a little property, fearful of losing, eager to increase it and unwilling to take enough stock in himself to invest his paltry dollars in an education, travel or in those things which would give him power either to command money or be happy without it. PERSONAL SUCCESS REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. And the young man who is too mean to value his own culture and preparation for life more highly than the money that would buy him advantage never makes a useful citizen or finds a satisfactory career.

SPENDING MONEY ON ONESELF AND INVESTING MONEY IN ONESELF ARE OFTEN VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. THE YOUNG MAN WHO LAYS HOLD FIRMLY UPON THIS DISTINCTION WISE.