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Editorial
July 25, 1904
Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
What is this article about?
The editorial traces the shift in higher education from preparing students primarily for ministry, law, and medicine to increasingly for business and technical fields, foreseeing impacts on business practices and universities. Sourced from New York Globe.
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Educated Business Men.
Students of the history of education are familiar with the time when the object of the collegiate foundation was almost solely to train young men for the priesthood or the ministry. Then the desirability of general scholastic culture as a preparation for entry into the law was recognized, and lastly, as a preparation for entry into medicine. The ministry, the law and medicine--these almost up to our time have been the three learned professions. Except for the comparatively small number attracted by the notion that an academic education was fitting to gentility, the vast majority of academic pupils were destined, in the order named, for the surplice, the robe and the chaise. From the three typical American universities the greater number of graduates now look forward to business careers or to technical pursuits which are closely related to business. The business man of the future is plainly to be a man of scholastic education. This tendency is likely to have an effect on business as it already has an effect on our universities.--New York Globe.
Students of the history of education are familiar with the time when the object of the collegiate foundation was almost solely to train young men for the priesthood or the ministry. Then the desirability of general scholastic culture as a preparation for entry into the law was recognized, and lastly, as a preparation for entry into medicine. The ministry, the law and medicine--these almost up to our time have been the three learned professions. Except for the comparatively small number attracted by the notion that an academic education was fitting to gentility, the vast majority of academic pupils were destined, in the order named, for the surplice, the robe and the chaise. From the three typical American universities the greater number of graduates now look forward to business careers or to technical pursuits which are closely related to business. The business man of the future is plainly to be a man of scholastic education. This tendency is likely to have an effect on business as it already has an effect on our universities.--New York Globe.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
What keywords are associated?
Higher Education
Business Careers
Learned Professions
Academic Preparation
Collegiate Foundations
What entities or persons were involved?
New York Globe
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Evolution Of Higher Education Towards Business Preparation
Stance / Tone
Observational And Predictive
Key Figures
New York Globe
Key Arguments
Historically, Colleges Trained Men For Priesthood Or Ministry
Scholastic Culture Later Prepared For Law And Medicine
Ministry, Law, And Medicine Were The Three Learned Professions
Most Academic Pupils Destined For Ministry, Law, Or Medicine
Now, Many Graduates From American Universities Pursue Business Or Technical Careers
Future Businessmen Will Have Scholastic Education
This Trend Affects Business And Universities