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*4* 4 l s . / L_ .The Chronide Strives To Be A Clean News paper Complete, Newsy and Reliable If You Don’t Read The Chronide You Don’t Get the News Volume Lin Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 15,1952 Number 20 A Regular Chronicle Feature HIGH GRADES NO GUARANTEE STUDENT BE BEST EXECUTIVE Babson Suggests Cor porations Look for More Than 'Marks'. jr. employer, and since 1919 and the founding of Babson Institute I have been seriously interested in educa tion. My observation is that in the average college the ability to sit, read, comprehend, memorize and reply parrot-fashion to the profes sor will insure good grades. Do these particular abilities pay off in business? Not especially, ex cept in the professions. Of course if the college, in audition to devel oping scholastically competent in dividuals, has done something about character and personality de velopment, then we have a differ ent situation. But too many colleges;j the best recom-rgtve ' only lip-service to 'character! By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass., May 9. It is open season now for the young ex ecutive hunt! Hundreds of company recruitment officers are in the chase, hopeful that they may bag J.‘promising” college seniors . for their companies. Two grave mis takes will make the hunt costly in the long run: (1) colleges will give the men with the highest grades mm mendations; and (2) companies will fail to interview some of the best executive poten tials because the men are- ‘-grade business needs most today are men K«cer W. Babioa outcasts.” For years now many educators have promoted the notion that the same qualities which bnng a man high grades in school also make for success on the job. Nothing could be further from the truth. One hun dred and fifty years ago when the purpose of our colleges was pri marily to educate for the learned professions, there may have been some direct relationship between grades and job success. But college is a vastly different institution to day from what it was then. Several education. What Business Needs I hope company recruitment of ficers won’t let the schools and col- i leges over-emphasize the grade as pect of job recommendation. What with the character qualities of wis dom and honesty, a personal phi losophy of self-reliance and the ability to act and get things done. Employment experience has shown that some of these qualities are best developed outside the classroom—editing the school pa per, managing a team representing the student body in student gov ernment, being social chairman of a fraternity. The extra-curricular record also measures best drive and follow-through. Wisdom should have been developed in the class room. The scholar is often wise but has poor judgment. The scholar sees research studies indicate that good, people acting as he believes they grades have little or no bearing on i ought to act. The successful bus- a man’s job success in business, j inessman, however, sees people as I am assuming, of course, that job: they really are success is measured by dollars and rontc I know that some teachers will challenge the montetary yard stick. If the financial yardstick is not an adequate measure, why is it that so many teachers have left the profession for jobs in industry? Or why do hoards of high school teach- Importance Of "Drive” Practical application of good Judgment cah~_be measured” in a man’s personal conduct record, work record, campus participation, and in a variety of ways. A high degree of self-reliance and com petitiveness as measured by hob- ers slave to earn their Master’s De,- bies, part-time jobs, and the kinds grees? Certainly, with inflation to day, college students and their par ents place an ever-increasing em phasis on the monetary value of a college education. Grades And Job Success For years now I have been* an of extra-curricular activities-- in character traits absolutely essen tial to success in any free enter- which one has participated are prise economy. I want to know what kind of an economic philosophy the young MI D W AY Drive-In Theatre Blue Hose Win S. C. Track Meet In Close Fight Presbyterian college nosed <}ut favored Clemsort 55-51 2-3 in a photo finish to the 25th annual South Carolina track meet here Saturday afternoon. South Carolina came in third with 39 points. The Citadel had 11 1-3, and Furman 8. The championship was not decid ed until the final event, a drama- packed one mile relay. Two wiry runners paced Coach Lonnie S. McMillan’s small squad to victory. E. M. Watt, a junior from Sumter, captured high scor ing honors wtih first places in both the high and low hurdles and the broad jump for a total of 15 points. Closely following came lommy Jordan, also a junior, of Bishqp- ville, with 11 1-4 points. Jordan scooted to victories in the 100 and 220-yard dashes, the latter in 1-10 of a second over record time, and turned in the climactic anchor man performance in the relay by over coming a ten yard disadvantage to win handily. Before the final event, Clemson clung to a narrow lead of 20 2-3 points to 50 for P. C. In the count of individual vic tories Presbyterian won eight of the 15 first places. South Carolina took four and Clemson and Furman two each. However, the Tigers ex hibited unusual squad strength in capturing numerous seconds, thirds and fourths. The meet was interrupted mid way by a tornado storm which drove both spectators and partici pants under cover for 40 minutes. A part of the tin roof of the gym nasium was torn off by the wind with two spectators receiving lace rations from pieces of the metal. 1952. Mrs. McKelvey gave the re port on the group discussion on “The Place of Leaders in Special Events.” Mrs. Weathers assisted with the worship service Sunday morning. This service demonstrat ed how 4-H club members have programs in community churches, on 4-H Sunday. Miss Wilkie gave a devotional suitable for a 4-H club member to use in a worship ser vice. The leaders also took an ac tive part in other activities during the conference. L. O. Clayton, State Boys’ 4-H club agent, gave a report of a case study of 4-H club work in Laurens county. This survey on “Factors That Make for Successful 4-H Club Work” was taken in 1951. Lau rens was the only county dn state selected for this survey. x the IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS • ' LITTLE LEAGUE _ BASEBALL OXFORDS L B. DILLARD SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE NEWEST AND FINEST CLINTON — JOANNA miMM 4-H County Leaders Attend State Training Conference At Aiken — - Five 4-H local leaders from Lau rens county attended the State Traming Conference at Camp L»ng, Aiken, May 2-4. Those at tending were Mrs. Floyd Weathers, Greenpond; Mrs. Virginia McKel vey, Grays; Miss Mary Frances Wilkie, Youngs; Mrs. Robert Cain, county-wide; and Mrs. T. B. Sum- erel, Long Branch. These leaders took an active part on the program throughout the meeting, and received helpful training in 4-H work. The 1952 4-H theme is “Serving as Loyal Citi zens Through 4-H.” The program consisted of group discussions on the part that leaders take in 4-H clubs, 4-H club work in South Carolina, recreation and business. Mrs. Sumerel lead the singing for the entire program and assist ed with the group discussion or. song leadership. She also helped with recreational training for local leaders. Mrs. Cain led a group discussion oti “The Importance of 4-H Achievement Records for the 4-H Members.” Mrs. Cain served on the committee for the election of officers of local leaders for THURSDAY MAY 15 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE Richard Derr and Barbara Rush COMEDY — CARTOON FRIDAY-SATURDAY MAY 16-17 RATON PASS Dennis Morgan and Patricia Neal CARTOON Serial—“KIT CARSON”—Chapter 14 MONDAY-TUESDAY MAY 19-20 ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Betty Hutton — Howard Keel CARTOON graduate has picked up in college. The successful young executive must learn to DRIVE himself and DEPRIVE himself—perhaps even his family—because,* he sees in the long run that it is for the good of all. 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