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The Fable of the Willing Collegian Who Wanted to Get a Foothold (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
Once there was a young Man with a College Education. He wanted to break into a Learned Profession and get the Coin without working hard for it. The Medical Profession, as a dignified snap, struck him as soft. The Graduate went to the ...See moreOnce there was a young Man with a College Education. He wanted to break into a Learned Profession and get the Coin without working hard for it. The Medical Profession, as a dignified snap, struck him as soft. The Graduate went to the Family Physician for a few tips. "We have in this country," said the "Doc," "four Medical Degrees to every case of Tonsilitis and are kept so close to the Carpet that we buy last year's Magazines to put in the Waiting Room." So the Collegian hurried over to old Judge Caveat to get a side-hold on the Law. "The only ones who get there," said the Judge, "sell their Souls to Corporations and can be elected anything but Senators. Don't join us." The young man sought the Chief of a Big Concern. "We'll start you juggling boxes," he said. "In ten years you will rise to 560 a month, and then at the Wind-up get a Floral Pillow from you Fellow-Employees." "Speculation is very Demoralizing," said the stockbroker to whom he went next. "Buy outright. You can do this after you have earned your first Million as a stenographer." He tried to be an Actor and was told he was a Ham, a sugar-cured Ham. Then a Hunch, Matrimony. Many a girl has money and needs someone to help her count it. All right, be a Gentleman and help her. Moral: Every Man knocks his own Line of work and sticks to it like Glue. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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George Ade (story)
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Updated May 31, 1916
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May 31, 1916 (United States)

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