Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-09
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EHEsDAY MORFING. AUG9sT Q.
/ /. Colleges i'm the West and East.
The - montb baa beah distihguisb

sso nH1 bali. Colleges inthe- West and East.
haso1di The past month has been distinguished
f..s by the large number Of College Anniyer
sssir aaries or eommencements that have taken
edt h plae.. From the stately and .venerabi cid
stitutions Of New England 70 the Aashy
and ambitious College of some, of oul
g56r Western States, there has been the usual
activity and interest which work the close
Of college years Young men and ladies
- BY the thousand, have been agraduated
ais fsa with more or less of the acquisitions and
ri 9Gigu1 ornaments Of liberal edueation.7 Wipl
many Of them, the coveted sheepskin Is
sihd simply an evidence that certain portion
~ Of time has been spent within the bounds Of
ra8 some particular educational institution.-I
-rLo The possession Of parchment, covered
IaaH2 with loud-sounding Latin, is very freeuent-
" but testimonial either Of the kindness
sy-tt- Of Professors or Trustees, or Of the mpoy-
o le5sra crushed condition Of institution that is
gladto swell the number offs graduates no
matter how meager their actual accomplish
rnents So notorious has this fact become
that young man who wishes promotion
-ua 1 i or desires an advanced position in any
sdl calling rim society, must bring other Gre
7H dentisls than diplomas. The world has
=, seen too much Of young men who are grad
3io m uated in the possession of but Ittle practi-
o. cal common sense and with a very shall
low and superficial knowledge of what they
profess to understand. To have worried
through a specific curriculum ofianquares
or mathematics and TO have college en-
-li ag dorsement of that fact BY no means con
Injz l sttutes scholarship entities an individ-
ual to the permanent respect Of the com
~ ~ munity. The preteader may flourish for "a
80 b. time but N the end his hypocrisy is exposed!
.7.. The superficial scholar or thinker may en-
joy temporary triumph in the world, but
-''rh ali such are finally understood. IFheworld
ultimately puts the highest ehdowments
,r6a to the test and the man Of real acquisitions
.-asl- and power to think is discovered .loiy1 ba
We make these observations because
+ -. many that have Just escaped from UoIe.gse
.ls.i Ii walls, where possibly, they have enjoyed
F, ,-l--1.l marked superiority their fellows
% i'f- few in number forget what cold and self
ish competition they must e1poriencein in the
world. They forget that though they be |
intellectual supeHors in the little world |
ags that dreams and studies within Academic /
shades, they are subjected to new and fiery |
.,. ordeals when brought in contact with the |
sharp fierce rivalry of interests which |
~ .1 make up this struggling world.
lTal There is however, another view of Col /
.. lege Life Of which we wish 10 spedKLd
The large number of Colleges which |
-svrro5 have been established throughout the west
are perhaps more favorable to the general |
distribution Of moderately good educa-
ton than are the New England Colleges
AT the same time it must be confessed that |
the facilities afforded by the Western
States for the creation of inferior Colleges
11lIsf 11rorfr dfarioration
scholarship, It is VIGOROUSLY true that
aaz there areinstitutiOns throughout the West,
al styled Colleges, whose graduates7. could
~ scarcely be admitted into tho Freshman
year Of the best Colleges in the country
a La this remark we do not intend to dispar-
age some Of cur Western Colleges There
are number whose course is as complete
LILO. and thorough as any in the country
While there is one of this kind there are d
i..irs sd half dozen that dub their graduates A. B.
P or A. NJ with qualifications comparatively
inferior. an such are an injury to the
e zaL cause of good scholarship. All sucs, by
lik 1 lowering the standard of scholarship, in
as) - jure it in the estimation of many practical
p esi men of the world. " .'--a ts 81. 54b *
Another lamentabe feature Of our west-
ern colleges is found in the fact that their
uoisusE Scholarships not only inferior but it Is
dehominational in its character All relig-
iOus bodies compete with each other in
the establishment of Educational Institu-
.iel tons. Their students, cramped by one
set Of theological opinions, arc apt to be-
come intolerant bigots. If our colleges
4, n could be established upon broad, unsec-
Z ~ tartan basis without compromising any of !
Hi m the interests of a sound, moral and religi- I
n a Gus trimming, II would be far better for the
country. As it now is graduates Of a par t
teular college, without possessing liberal,
'a.. catholic culture, are dwarfed by the insult
ferable dogmatisrn and intolerance of some i
A special religious creed. .,,a- s.l s..
While we regard the numerous colleges
5s5i5- and theological seminaries Of the country ]
-ia- of which there are t 40 hundred sixty-three
90 of the former and eighty-eight ofthe lat
ter, as eminently serviceable, we, nevertbe-
less regard their number and denomina- !
iba tional limitations, as unfayorRble to sound :
and liberal education -y.so d f.. /
If the majority of them could be merely i q
tributaries or nurseries Tor Universities Of c
sa such magnificent facilities as are possessed r
q4 by some Of the German Univ versities there
would be a stouter, heartier nee ef think c
sEs and scholars than there are now under C
-rz s. the prevalent system in this cosntry. a..
The Duty of Sustaining ebe NatiOIsaI 4 :
Credit. s.e'- :
~ The duty of maintaining the credit Of s
I'D the government rests alike upon ali eiti-
zens, and especially upon those whose in ,i
. terests in sustaining a healthy financial
condition are greatest. Those who have (
tldii their capital in aRoatng state need to be o.
Jealous of everything calculated to iniufe tc
.a the currency. .a zvG ='s3 -zE ''',l n
3i Inc entire community are embarked IN y