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Article: Foundry commitment to education is strong. (Foundry Educational Foundation)
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- Modern Casting
- Article date:
- January 1, 1992
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Support for technical, materials education is evidenced by large foundry industry attendance.
The great Roman philosopher, Epictetus, said 1900 years ago that only the educated are free, adding that one must "first, ask what you would be, then do what you have to do." Aristotle, the equally great Greek scholar, agreed, stating that educated men are as much superior to uneducated men as the living are to the dead.
Both scholars were perhaps a little extreme in their views on education, but their concerns for furthering education were echoed by speakers at the recent College/Industry Conference (Chicago, November 1991) sponsored by the Foundry Educational ...