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What is a poor graduating Senior to believe in this queer world of contradictions? Prof. Rogers of M. I. T. bursts forth, and tells the graduating class that in order to be successful, one should be a snob...
There seems to be one flaw in Prof. Rogers' argument. Fundamentally his ideas may be right. But not everyone is able to bluff into a situation, and carry out the bluff with the finesse which is proper. If one is able to carry out the "snob doctrine" in a natural manner. Prof. Rogers assures him that his future is made. Daily Hlini
...going to talk to you," said he, "on the necessity of being a snob ... a gentleman, belonging to the ruling class. You have got to take the rule away from the bootlegger, the politician and the man who came up from one suspender button. . . . Put on a front. One of the reasons for Harvard's greatness is that in all her 300 years she has put on a big front. Harvard never apologizes, never argues, never listens to criticism, but goes on calmly putting on her front and gets publicity for that very reason. What applies to the corporation...
Professor Rogers has now carefully explained his advice to young men of Technology that they train themselves to be snobs. He would have them become snobs divested of all snobbery. They are to cultivate self-respect, but equally are they to show respect for the rights and the human feelings of others. This is a dual feat which no snob of past history has ever accomplished, or tried to accomplish. But Professor Roger's snob of the future should be able to compass it, because he is to be a snob in an altogether new sense of the word...
...latter will take a lot of converting before they consent to see their gilded youth start out on a career of extravagance and bumptiousness. It may even be the case that a purse-proud father would not be entirely happy to see his daughter become engaged to a snob of the purest water. If he had to make his choice between the two authorities, the chances are that he would prefer Thackeray to Professor Rogers. --New York Times...