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Show COLLEOE MEN AFRAID OF DIRT That's the Main Objection Thos. A. Edison Has to Graduates PRINCETON, N. J.. Nov. lg. 'Tlie main objection L have against a college col-lege graduate." said Thomas A. Edison. Edi-son. In an interview today, 'Is that he objects to work. especially If It Is dirty ' Mr LMbion orprepsed hit views at Mb laboratory In Orangu, N J., to the Trtncotonlan "The college grraduate doesn't want a Job with work In It." continued the electrical wizard "and when ho does got a position he expects to be appointed ap-pointed foreman at tin- end of six weeks. Most men working for me never attondod college. Tho college men I have usually show lack Of Imagination. Im-agination. They scarcely have any sugge3tlons to make In their dally routine rou-tine which might lr-ad to improvement in their varloos departments. "College Is a good plaoe lor a man who wants to work, but, unfortunately, unfortunate-ly, there aro very few of this type Dowadoys. Tfl. If a man wants to succeed. It Is not nec-ssary for him to go to college.. He will broaden hlm-elf hlm-elf without it. We hav enough law-el ! vers, doctors, and literary men Also 1 We have many $100,000 Jobs with no I one capable of filling them. Th main quality for such success, in my estimation, esti-mation, is ambition with a will to work." |