Show r More Schooling Schooling- More In Davis Special to the Clipper From the standpoint of lifetime lifetime life Ufe- U time me earning capacity the average average aver aver- age male resident of Davis County is worth more than he ever was BECAUSE 0 O 0 the changes in recent years In wage scales education employment and economic economic economic eco eco- values in general the average young man in the local area who is just setting out to earn a living HYing can look forward to a lifetime income of no less than The figure which assumes a continuation of present conditions conditions conditions con con- is based upon the latest studies by the Department of Commerce and other agencies i TAKEN INTO account in estimating es the earning power of the average young man locally I during the 40 to 45 years of his working career were the amount of education he has received and the prevail prevailing 1 n g level of income in the area as compared with incomes elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in the United States As to education attainment t the latest official figures show that some 99 per cent of Davis County's male population age 25 or older are elementary school graduates that another per cent have completed four years of high school and that per cent are college graduates THAT IS MORE schooling than is acquired in many parts of the country Solely from a dollars and cents consideration the studies indicate that education pays off handsomely The investment of time effort and money that is required to obtain additional schooling yields high dividends ACCORDING TO the latest survey of earning power compiled compiled compiled com com- piled b by the Institute of Life Insurance from government en t data the average high school graduate will earn about more than a person with only an elementary school diploma By Bythe Bythe Bythe the same token the college graduate will end up with about more than the high school graduate In Davis County the earning prospects are good because the level of education is relatively high and is getting higher LOCALLY the median years of schooling for male residents has now reached approximately 14 O. O In the United States as a whole by way of comparison the median is years and in the State of Utah years |