Samuel D Hanson School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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a K To our faithful principal MELVILLE H. JOHNSGN fwho, 'with helpful criticism and cheerful encouragement has been 'with us the past two years, this issue of C5'he Crescent is respectfully dedicated

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6 Ulibe Ctzstent THE RELATION OF EDUCATION TO SUCCESS The relation of education to success will never be a dead subject. Nearly all men and women of any ambition are sure to ask themselves when entering business of how much value their education is likely to prove. ' To an increasing extent, some sort of a college education or its equivalent be- comes a starter to those who hope to rise above the lowest rung of the business ladder. Many of our best army officers never attended West Pointg but in times of peace we find th-at the majority of officers are graduates of that school. As a start, a college diploma is valuable: no assur- ance of success goes with a mere degree. but it opens the first of the doors. Education is accessible these days to all, young and old. There are univer- sities to suit every taste, and there are none which do not welcome the student who must work his way through. Some of these institutions carry on extension work by correspondence, and many have night courses, in the larger cities. The Young Men's and Young VVomen's Chris- tion Associations and organizations of clerks and bankers offer numerous courses. Anyone who wants to reach out a little can find all the aids needful. The school of experience is not to be belittled. It is just as valuable as formal education. But the two require combina- tion. In every day experience knowl- edge is gained by hard knocks in scat- tered doses. Formal education is a short cut at times. Quite often, however, its value lies in the sense of satisfaction that comes from having mastered a subject in a broad, orderly fashion and later in con- firming the principles learned by real practice. The saying that one can tell whether a young man is destined for advancement by his abil-ities to save has been repeated many times. It has also been said that if a man could not save, he might as well give up the fight. It has been noted that the modern employer judges those under him by their ability to go through with a course of study. In other words, it is not so much what a man learns as the fact that he is willing to make the sacrifice to go through with it. Doubtless the value of saving lies as much in the money accu- mulated. No man grows strong unless he fights something. As a rule, the clerk who is willing to complete a hard course of night lectures and quizzes 'proves to the boss that he is in dead earnest. The temporary burst of good intentions and enthusiasms of those who subscribe to an expensive corre- spondence course only to drop it, counts for very little. But the ability to stick to a worthy purpose once started, despite the movies and dances missed, is something that impresses an employer. , THE FRESHMAN RECEPTION Near the beginning of the fall term the Freshman reception was given. The same as last year, this consisted of a hike, but to a different place. Egypt. a broad level