New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-01

University at Albany is strongly urged 10
infiueatial quarters. The cardinal features
of the plan are set forth by its friends as
follows:
First. The collection and organization il one in
s,itu,ion o. so large body OF Professors OF pre- nj
pent ability as shall fully embrace every deparmsn.
and ,abdiv1si9D of Learning, including Science, NOT
81, IN a.. ,s most elevated aims, but IN It's practical
and daily application TO agriculture and all ms ar's
OF life. ..h,l,,s
A., ,r,sns eny particular branches or departments
thee nav select and any extent they may desire
80 sssto perfec, themselves thoroughly Tor tae nsa
est oesree OF actual usefulness aus, IA 'Ius", -
the distp euishing feature OF this pan-a great out
necessary step, and one not at all in opposition to
our existing colleges u.. =, ,ao ..,,. ~
The most desirable character beng taken one from
Zach of the Assembly Districts OF the State, and 10
be supported for .wo years al me public charge
cors,itutins a most valuable nucleus around which
other paying pupils would gafner
cratic mode OF competition, b. which the selection
OF those pspls In The State Is to De determneo-oy
examiners locally chosen In esch ois'ric' ana IN
such mode az to be free rem pou'cal oias OF ia'"'
ritisn.
mn The fixing such standard for examination
as shall enable the pupils OF our Common SCHOOLS
20 qualify themselves for admission; and the conse-
quent and inevitable effect "a snmSlaSag seae s,s
vaiing the tone of the Con non SCHOOLS themselves
OF these features, we heartily approve
the LIST, I'd and 9Th, as we do the general
idea of the University. But we object to
its endowment from the State Treasury, to
its proposed location at Albany, and to the
entire absence from its programme Of any
requirement of MANUAL LABOR from its
Faculty and pupils. If the State could
reclaim the sums which have from time to
time been bored out of its Treasury to en-
dow the various Colleges within its bor-
ders, and could be secured against similar
depletion in future, we should be glad to see
the generous aggregate thus reclaimed de-
voted to the establishment of one noble
University, wherein every Youth willing
to do four hours faithful labor per day
might pay his way and prosecute to any
extent desired his investigation of any and
every department of Human knowledge.
Such University we hope ere long to
have, but fear the public mind has not yet
been fully prepared for it Whenever it
shall have been, the University will be
established, no matter though the State as
such Should do nothing for it.
We shall Of course object to its location
at Albany or near any city, for obvious rea-
sons. Until the Maine Law shall have be-
come a New-York law as well, there sre
Influences clustering abOrIt our Cities, and
especially Albany, most unfavorable to the
principles and habits BETTING University
life. But, even after the approaching BAN
ishment of Liquor, the Cities will still be
unsuited to this purpose. A Peoples Uni
versity should be located at some point
where a large tract Of good land can be
obtained at a moderate price, with water
power, timber, fuel, building-stone, lime,
clay, &c. A location nearly or quite sur
rounded by rugged mountains would be
preferable on several accounts, among
which we may mention bracing air, inspiring
scenery, isolation from distracting infu-
ences, &c. DC.
If in some such spot State University
could be located, based upon an inhexible
requirement Of at least two hours manual
labor daily from every teacher or student
physically able to perform it, with liberty to
each pupil to work from four to FIVE hours
per day and be paid the fair value Of his
labor or product, with such body of Pro.
fessors and system Of teaching as the AL
bany plan contemplates, there would be no
lack of stud ents and we think none Of funds
either. We believe 100000 might be
speedily raised by private subscriptions and
contributions for such a College, Of which
$4,000 would buy the necessary lands,
$4,000 put up the primary buildings, and
$4,000 procure fair commencement Of the
requisite Library, Chemical and PhiosOphi-
cal Apparatus, &c. and leave $4,000 to-
ward salaries and current expenses. Thence
forward portion Of the labor might from
time to time be applied to the erection of adj
ditional buildings, the production Of Furni-
ture, Apparatus, &c. so that the University
should grow and expand, keeping pace with
the public requirement, not SO much from
outward aceretiOn as by the force of inward
life.
In sucha University, we should insist that
equal, though not necessarily identical, oppor-
tunities be afforded to the two sexes. Hith.
erto our public efforts in behalf of liberal Ed
ucation have been most unjust to Woman.
1t is fatal misnomer to style seminary
for but one half of the rising generation a
University. The wrong involved ia our
martial sv atom invok Oh . annronr;,t 10 n,n;sb