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somewhat of the opportunities of their profess ion*

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modern facilities for study in the engineering course as now known, whether it be civil engineering or mining engineering or electrical engineering, or whether it be a study of chemistry to be employed In the industrial arte - the modern facilities are unrivaled and are a blessing to the youth of this great state, and it often occurs to me to wonder whether they really appreoiate the possibilities that are before them. It is not uncommon in this

day, when big businesses and big combinations are receiving the attention of the politician and statesman, to decry the possibility of opportunity for the young man; but as a matter of fact there never was a time when opportunities were so great. The greater the business the greater

the demand for trained men, and the greater the reward for capacity, and for executive ability and training in special knowledge. When manufacturing business or the great pubrun on a small

lic service business of the country was

scale, the item of overhead expense was one of the most serious items that the manager had to deal with. From fore©

of circumstances, the amount he oould pay for trained brains was relatively small. But that condition does not exist with the modern methods of business development of large industrial establishments. Development of large transportation

systems, development of large businesses of every sort call for so much special knowledge and special training that

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