New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-23

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studies connected wth the practical pursuits 90 life
Z We are very iar from h.akiug o. speaSns slshtns
o. those valuable departments cf useful knogleeg-
When they csn Pc properly sud probably silcci tlt
We have 10 patc-ce with tie men vno. 1ss1g nl cdl
eaton ihrm,-.res and o. correct i-eas Cf Vhsf fr
tsorgs O. ths sroRih. dove opmcnf sIt. 1r1st n 90
nlld are ever Aarp.n- these or s ar 'rsnctcs a.
tlcus trey constituted the whole of ilcarul snf A.
though such Visionary scleuers - t1rmse Tes. wfh
such eXceecingy ! miiei kuow.edEe of subject on
" lch itey SPEAK o. ic -matciy. were, l- .r1.i,
tae practical men or tac true patrons 90 Sound aHd
I practical Education.
such periods of excitement a. w. hsve defcrh bed.
may. and DO. give rise o. much Gals about schools srt
Colleges ard even Churches TOO. 40 matters ui bl-i
ness snt progressive enterprise and yet may vel
be DOUBTED Hhethcrths are NOT 1i al others essf
favorable O. sound AID solid education u lt-el and
least caleustei = furnish toe greatest number 90
young men Who would pr.zei ~ hey must r..re 70
Trey ID ever have % s5ove sN we-h, above OF
practical subservisuce % t1ere success in business
above an poiuc.l Donors had this period. hoNever.
OF icvcrsh excitement only furnished ihe necessary
mesrs = Education. We would rot severely condemn
itfor ia otherwise uueiucaiCns' tendencies Bat 70
did not this-8r rather, although r furnished inti
o. some liberal extent g aso excited % the most cx
trsvagant nisarylcs-on of hem
Jn-er srci auspices TIE University commenced and
carried Cu o. operations during TIE nrsi ears of s eN
i-ierce With ihe -'rsi exprct'i-rs d; 1aI ne most
limited means fcr their rtaI ration l. wss ri'inif-
cent scheme on paqer 10 had most costly cd -ce,
most magnificent chspcl bur uo founded Professor
ships although q hat tree scholarships in abundance
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was styled a University With m imposing array .ou
paper 20 Faculties and rrosssorshps 1at sinit al the
or-rsl sp'rrd-rs thrlwn around il ay some 90 The
men who aIa now among its most bitter enemies. the
greatest nl s .ts splendid debt of $50 ul which.
4t The Accession uf Chancellor frfl- ruysru and in
the fah yaar of the Presidency ot Gen James Tai
msdre actually crushing This infant Institution 20
the earth
sos IN this historical recital We mean 90 impute no
blame q rny person or persons They partouk ~ the
spirit oi the times and were ed away by expectations
of vi eich All know the griev1us d'ssppointmcnt-
Bat 70 really Is almost too much for human nature %
keep down iecling Of strong indignation wren We re-
member that some Of the men who were sncng the
most active 10 originating these evils should charge
the ern1srrassnent they have themEe.ves produced
upon others who have now. tor ten years, been most
faithfully snd ssully contencing against them
successfully We ssy-'or under such pressing ditcu.
ties even sustaining the Institution AZ e ana sctfils
u I'D O. the rank of respectable College. Is surely
small success II any one asks tnen-Nry ha- not
the University increased rs departments snf extended
iis profess0rshps, and brought in "civh Engineering
ard Horticulture sud All tlat, the answer Is very
short has not had the means O. do so. Coniribu
tiOns had a D. be- spilled CD ife liquidation 90 inst
splendid debt and unit. this cancelled and relief
obtained against the enormous amount of annual nier
csf which sometimes swept away a the tuition tees
could barely sustain the limited number 0i Professors
who constitute it' Fscuiy ot Science snt letters.
The writer In The Ir.rHf insinuates hst there mas
been A reuograde movement irom University o. az
ordinary College The utter ialsehood Is only exceeded
By he ridiculous folly Re,rogrsde movement from
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ships and these Departments al on paper and
hsd any real existence except In few ahorse
attempts form classes In architecture and Ia the mi
cradle effort % create department tor Ogyle Taylor
!, was sl downright humbuggery which the present
more sober and practical managers Of the Institution
refused any longer cOuntenancc IN the catalogues ana
annual reports being content % maintain the rank OF
respectable College until time AMI means should
open the way for real and permanent en- argement
The impression sought 10 be conveyed by the writer
IN The Tribune e. that the debt has mainly accrued
i - rUk D ~ IFrI fT
dishonest this ' Will appear from the scts which ihs
writer deny that before 1880 the DEBT amounted
20 the enormous of slsOOOO aud that through the
influence OF Chancellor Frcinghuysen ana MS Flthus
there tavs been contributed sufficient 20 reduce
8, 20 $4,000 0ts present Amounp and even 20 SUI
lower sum bad il uot been for the loss OF mo stnie
appropriation wholly for one year, Che year lsi',
| alsely included In the estimate Of the writer IN ihs
| Tri5ape) and partly for several others. For this,
doubtless the University was Indebted u tue epecla
| legislation which one OF il particular friends caused
10 be- eugfailcd without suspicion, into -our state
| Constmton. The writer iuiers that the drhciency
must have gone on 10 an increasing rauo- We meet
the friendly inference with the Jad, that during tne
| past twO years the University, notwitnstandins the
| great dimnution Of the state patronage, has been
able 10 meet all its engagements without any Increase
| whsteger OF ia debt
In regard o. the charge about the time employed In
recitsions need only reply that this time Is the same
with what is almost universally established In our most
a" respectable Colleges" What the course may be In
Columbia, with respect 10 some branches We know not
but In the University as In other colleges tis no, made
much question 10 what the professors can sc'
tuay DO 10 what "a most proper for the students
Il has been found, by long experience In our colleges
that three studes AZ time and Of course three recta
tions day are much as should BE- required OF stu.
dents even with the minimum amount OF study. and
that fsthef division only dsracts thelr minds ana I'M
psdes their progress The professors. Of course.
expected 20 90 al that s demanded by the wants OF
their casses and whether n or out OF the recitation
room 10 devote their time and studies - the same OBJ
ject A very low and inadequate opinion indeed Of
professors duties have they, who estimate theI eN
tent their value solely by the time occupied m feo
tstiOnro0m What misfortune % me cause Oh L1u'
cation that such sometimes seized WIN tne am
biuon Of becoming is patrons and Of being known a'
founders Of Universities
To the writer's greatest grievance We have not yet al
tsnted. lie the fires VI Smthheio and tno IN
QUESTION Since be has ceased - take "a acuye lntees
10 the OF the Institution secisranism has reared
iis h0rrd hesd Like his colleague 10 the hTad ne -
alarmed est there should b. too much Of prayers and
rel sion the University Now let us sec what All his
means The Charter simply provides that no one De.
nomination shall nave majority oi All tne memoefs o
tne Council lt says nothing about any prepOnoer
srug influence. The writer . idea oi tne ool.s' ~
quifed By this law Is simply this Az every election VI
members he would have it made matter OF tne utmost
impsrance that there should be rigorous colnL u de-
termne exactly how many EpiscOpalans, no" mAhy
Presbyterans. Baptists Meth0dsts, homanisis' N-a
xsrs ssedenb0r1 CLANS sc. SC. are now members
aud should one sect BE- found % exceed another ~
toe smallest fraction. such inequality must hfst ~ al
BE- recuhed And this IL The dea which tne "flior mas
% What u liberal and catholic ii ms snlluhs An1
balancing aud nice adjusting 0t numbers and Prepond
ersnces between Pres1yte ANS sod Ep-cOpaians and
Baytists Sc Sc would seem 10 him me great means
Of preserying The University from becoming source o
danger pour religious liberties as also tae reaiesI way
of imhui1g the young mind with noble, ana enlarged
and elevated views Of education. now, ~nat incoE-
ceivahe nafrowness II spirs manifested 10 such cal
culsuons llsiead Vi having anything tolerant and
catholic there s not in the world more fruitful source
OF s,ctaflanisrn envy malice, wrath, and Al unchan
sbeness Il IS the lowest and most vulgar form Oi
5cotry tsef Il "a this small fear ot sectaria anlsm
which ever fosters very thing processes 10 dread
IL mas sought distract common schools and the
dastardly spiriI L. Ia this way creeping up ino our
colleges The high minded men who compose mat
Council have surely never thought oi any such sppA
cation OF the dierenral calculus. II inefe are any
more Presbytersns than EPscoPsl.ans and sny more
Meth0dst than Baptist t has been because Jar olH'I
ent causes have brought ~ take nearer ihNis.
a the Institution than others, and NOT foH lc iraf'
desire thst the dogmss Of Any one sect snona DC 'o
cd 10 is instructions. a the xpense OF o'Ita +y-
ing would more rejoice the friends OF tne DnifSisJ
than 10 have more EpseOpsllsns oI sIandns an1 nu4
ence Interested In it success and f1elefs oi "a oNn
ell The writer here hss aimed 100 lO~. u neeo ohy
b. said that zluOng the Epscopa.lans whom ~ admits
"a b. members of the Council there ere Judge hrnt
snd Lieut. Gov Brs1ish and ne feel cutie e1nh1ent
nat t- sectari.n jealOpses vii never be aroused Dy
any sucn appeal ss this We need only remark iartnef
on his most narrow topic Of narrow minds, tnat H.
$50 q ,b.fr b@inr oreuonderance Of Pres1y rams