Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-24

College. The vital idea Oh this new move
ment il the organization af all the colleges,
serainaries and common schools of the state
int, compact and disciplined educational
arn,y. instead of some ten thousand squads Of
guerriiIas, each fighting on lis own hook with
little reference to, or knowledge OF the efforts
Of each other The Committee, Of which
Prof d. NJ Mitchell il Chairman, thus sum
up the objects Of this enterprise
J. To give greater efficiency and actiyity
TO existing colleges and schools,
2. To secure cooperation among the 1rus-
tees and Faculties Of Colleges
3. To render it possible for Professors TO
win regulations as teachers;
4 TO furnish higher hoaors and degrees
t. the graduates Of colleges than those now
existing.
5. To concentrate the efforts Of those de-
voted To the profession of teaching
6. To organize Schools OF Science which
may furnish IN extended professional course
Of instruction to those who have finished an
elementary course in COLLEGE;
T. To unite the local institutions in the VI
cinity Of Cincinnati TO accomplish these
| objects, the following plan has been sugges-
ted, viz:
!. To unite in one confederation all the
| Law, Medical, Divinity, and Scientific Schools
| and all the Colleges protesting to give first
class course Of instruction, within the limits
| Of the State of Ohio;
All schools and colleges entering the con-
federation to retain all their corporate rights,
privileges and property; their government
| and laws, and even their discipline and
course Of study, should they so choose;
3. The Boards Of Trustees ofall the schools
and colleges to elect the regents Of the uni
versity OF the State of Ohio, composed OF
these eouiederated schools aud colleges;
4. The Regents Of the university" to elect
a Chancellor and other University officers,
>. Once in each year, the faculties of ali
the University Colleges to meet in one place
for the purpose Of a University Examination
of all candidates for graduation from all the
schools and colleges which may enter the
confederation;
6. University degrees honors and prizes
| to be instituted and conferred on the most
meritorious pupils of the University;
7. The President of that college whose pu-
pills exhibit the highest culture and scholar
ship at the examination, to be presiding OIL
Ger for the ensuing year;
s. That Professor, in each department,
| whose pupils shall pass the best examination,
| to be placed ut the head of the Faculty ofhis
department.
o. The united Faculties Of all the conted-
Grated schools, and colleges to constitute tho
University Faculty;
10. The expenses of The annual eXamina-
| tion, so far as they may fall on the professors
shaI II be deirayed from a University Fund, to
be so provided as not to decrease in any way,
| the existing fund of any school or college,
II. The University thus organized OF
| schools and colleges to be incorporated BY
the State ofOhio; >'
II Provision shall be made for the exam
nation and graduation OF candidates from
the highest classes ofthepublic High Schools
of the State, should any present themselves
The advantages anticipated from the sue
cess Of this movement are thus set forth by
the committee
J. A quickcned action and interest on the
part of the mcritorous professors;
,. Those professors manii,stly united for
their respective places, would OF necessity be
compelled either to make good their deficlen-
cy, or resign, and give place to those really
qualified;
3. An increased thoroughness in the in
structon, and increased accuracy in the &C
QUESTION, of the pupils of our schools and
colleges;
1. The adoption of better courses of study,
better text books, and better modes Of instruc-
ton;
s. The furnishing of field wherein our
professors may earn an honest reputation In
their vocation, and through this deserved and
now widely spread reputation, higher re
ward and pecuniary compensation;
&. The University honors aud prizes would
stimulate to generous rivalry among the can
didatcs from different colleges and the Uni
yersitv Commencement would accomplish
the most desirable object of making our
young men, from all quarters Of the State
known to each other; DC ~
7. A deeply quickened interest on the part
Of the public would be produced by the as.
sembly Of hundred professors, and possibly
, a thousand pupils for examination and Com
mencement, and it is believed that this annu-
nj meeting of the University would attract
large crowds of the learned and those inter
csted in education, from al parts Of the coun-
try;
5. The University once organized would
become the parent of scientific schools of the
highest order, IL class of schoolsin which our
Stateis, at this time, almost entirely deficient;
Normal School, for the education Of teach
ers and professors;
TO- Finally, it is believed that the Univcr-
sity contemplated, would constitute the crown
to thatgreat system of public instruction now
so admirably represented by our Common
Schools and High Schools. 49,.
So much must depend on the spirit in
which such a proposition is received, the
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elaborated, aud the choice Of officers and
agents (who must be few and inexpensive) to
carry the project into execution, that it would
be rash indeed to augur a great impulse to
the Educational progress of Ohio from this
project; but its earnest discussion can hard
ly fail to develop valuable suggestions and
lead to sautary results. The plan being
equally adapted to New York and almost any
other State US Ohio, we trust it will be gen
orally considered and debated. Our impress
sion is that It's adoption can hardly fail to Sc
cure advantages greatly oyerbalancing its
cost .-