Eras of Education
Within a very few weeks, schools of various grades will terminate for a season, and the glorious vacation time will then show evidence of approach. Those whom it will mostly concern are the seniors of Colleges and Universities who are looking forward with pride for graduation – the day that will mark the beginning of their life’s career.
But pause and consider, please, - After graduation, then what? Will positions of all kinds stand open with a rousing welcome for your acceptance? I think not. At this time you will probably become aware that the value of the individual is measured by the service he will render to society. There is a tendency for a graduate to go out into the world with the motive of finding opportunities, and forget that many opportunities may be created by themselves. It is this attitude of conquest which must underlie the ambition to succeed. He will learn that theory must be supplemented by Industry, and will find that his education has not exempted him from service, but rather increased the demands for the exercise of his capabilities. Hegel said, “Struggle is the law of growth.”
Great-grandfather
Philip Eastburg, 1977
College Drop-outs
by Philip Eastburg
It has recently been stated, that there are a great number of drop-outs in our College and Universities across America. This is a sad report when we realize that we live in an age of specialization, and when an education is most necessary, and of vital importance.
Those who are enjoying good health, and financial backing, but lack will-power and endurance, should know, and be reminded, that an individual with ambition should ask not so much for happiness as for an opportunity to exercise his capacity to grow. We need resistance to raise us to the level of sound understanding of our present age – an age where the value of an individual is measured by the service he renders to society.
