Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1884 — Advantages of a College Education. [ARTICLE]

Advantages of a College Education.

“What profession has your son decided to follow?” said Gilhooly to Col. Yerger. of Austin, who has a boy off at a Northern college. •'At first,” replied the old man slowly, “I thought he ought to follow medicine, law, or divinity, and I went on to Boston to see about it ” “Which profession does he seem to prefer to follow ?” s “Well, he seems to prefer to follow a divinity, with blue eyes and yejlow hair.” “Yes, that’s the way those college students are.” “After I had found out how little he had learned of law and medicine, and I had made him give up his divinity, I came to the conclusion that he mrist follow some other profession for which he had more taste.”

“And what profession is that?” “Base ball. He knows almost enough about it to graduate,” and the old man went off shaking His head.— Texas Siftings.