, 1865-03-04

We reprint below some extracts from thc ,ac.,,
fsPntt OF The Committee Of Overseers Of Hsryard
Il ne9e1n 1os examination In the
9onr committee would do great injustice to thel.
~. vvnuruous ar sns a;c:,u1 tauee and the needs
q s9ts Department. Il they omit. .r'ato " In ths
done to ihe canes of education, and to e;ery CAS-
which graduates. BY the low position assigned to
mGasF9 st;n lsngnaEes ~ the Universig. while
Gree5 and malhematic: Pre- made studies Of
yesEs. snd Latin and Greek during the tun:cr year.
1aoae1n idngudges are made verbally eieen,e.
g eeet,7s s 70 g,sa i gssn
{saf Errneh le permitted+ bzt only a. ID ezsrG.
stend Of chemistry. and during tie eenioT rtsr
.n,n1ni{t T. aao allowed ~ N elective study -Four
h. pssnec cannot 5nt eonader that the IN
umes; for formerly modern 1ancuaees " vcrs ~.
a1f[eo IT. osI sIaa,s; H. eEen tn the freshman year
. tfss s. oai sa;n,ss msseIR n
on e. rea tho G1sek there poes:
1snsusee Fer F.ench, German. % Soantsh .It end one
thrsa aaeIe Is one professor and two toTs-that
required ssra1 1of n2;a 1o9T ,Rs
more a. and a. Junior yesss, and il 1ade eieciiys md
thSo9sh unver.s1 md md e.saass snasat "a nay
scholar IN bis Glass; without kneHin1 Vn,d p.st M
sniy modem laneuske but his own. He IL no. re-.
oto e Ss T5s9a a, f. Gsf b
to be admitted to the Freshman ciss.' h. mn,t
tta nase sndied enough Greek TO pas IN e1smfna.
frst hooks Of the utad. And hsYIno .nent 'se &c
mach tine upon Greek beforo entering co1ier"
na ne u ohGed ~ e EhateteE be bis tatte Or Bis q
sented in the Freshman year hy i've fstoIps f.
aN,ses, and In the Sophomore ind Junior by three
ft9aante Feesons ~ IN wse And IL addition
nseex se lfose compositions, every week, and We
oueht pefha. 70 congratulate ourselves thst thai
ts tef eFfH VIE eGessa |as In the Enh
= Your committee bare no prejudice ar,3ns+ fra
SIsek eel. ltsDsDsse thers object this
g9ages 1t1s difficult TO see the adynntsrc thst r.
FL nn 1e e 70 el1ss Of hundred Young men, to know
1ssf Sst 1a1 =
span1sh Probably no graduate viii ever have
fion bat the young man is lawyer it viii heIn
MIN 10 clients TO be able to speak German: II he e
mssshnnt 70 be able to write French OF spanish
n tGe1r ves VII! hare occasion to ttaYei nbrnad o
n which case to speak the Language Of he conn.
1cssn5s 1cwsger ,d9 vi! sd indnty to
er the xraduate becomes LAWYER, ph1.ician ciere1.
man, Or man Of science, he vii I'D coassat 81.
n eelng able to read with ease books and
y. Iherc i, howsver. anothar reason foF MAKING
lnle comparison between the place rfyen tn Gr~eE
:urienn. MSpeffs s9e una ~ the Rsesent university
,eFSsbs Ge be,ia1 And t.ksa fo@
Latin Msthematics Grant eyeryth1nn au ~. tsom
e ;fa sad n a.os Ct this studyhe beauty of Tue
,se s ths richness Of its literature, is
ghteh Is the most usefal7 Are not tie itera1pes
taieh can Sn7astne I ths namss Of corne1le and Ros
Goete ana F.s5n H.s;.t ard Ions
= e etr;Gy as Tell q Iy useess Wo consider he
xsept SO IF as the mental discipline is
i goes net help, but actuay h,nders the acnni e.
III the O. Grest ;ns sHfex i11n:u1ge and
are Two wholly distinct mental opesaone ssa6 10 "1ite
Is: aud Se %s os, T. sa5a
fs.ng1h ior learning p read It. One Of your COM it
ittee lately wentto New York in COMPANY wiz = d,
~ cnnT - ana a. nonesd that she had taken VITA
aey ,tes } 59 fa1s Hnrsot done thss Probably
lity aftcr having devoted large Dart Of eeyen ii
e nest 5ears Of life to thl9 study Yet young
Vi .he had studied Greek simply IL order e qesi T.
REX hooke. Consequently ehe had given no ~ ~
ere q nme 10 Ph'1o1ogy thaa was necessary for p
g to memory The details of erammar. % or IN IN
udIing accents which one ever uses after theY "a
Nj tse e1sn ef .esea ; Shs probably knsw nothing
tac nme now devoted to grammatical miuutia, S1'
the snbtt'nes Of Greek words and The ped1n.
01 etee9 nc. eoe T W spent Ia readne
elective study to be takeu* enly b. those who
q usM aof u re ehonld ind many more Of II
ns. amoSnG themselTes on their jour- fot
4nd we cannot but take this occasion to enter a
otest against the ,eonstant tendency to makc
c Of grammats has become sore evil in educao III
d There Is not a Intelligent teacher Massa
eset ese but VII te yoq thst the Lahn and teo
i contents, they would be four fines a good e ne
tonS a. fhl3 knowledge required for i'd he
tba bsa nto me Dn1Eerait It mus. also be taught css
~ ~ Aati;?inments +; Mr: DArcy Thompson 81 Edin- III
H., IN ~ "Day Dreams Of Schoolmaster, BIZ
IT. IT. that Latin and Greek Grammar to be used s
- ~ -, scaools, ought not to be mora than one
20 ~ s5ge f. those studied Is books Of
sni . as VEL compel boys to commit to memnpv IA
II cuties aas Of Greek dictionary
ike, excellent no on toeir oe @ by such tay
Goodwin's Iooa aod ~ 1g.e5eaee; IT,
lied IL u.1ya hoaa 8! now
our COMMITTEE know perfectly ws1, +h,+,r E;
spae dsepaeas asa 6oHe4er ao1s, an4St sPS
:leVent ttndy which lakes he placs Of wh.t DKi
az IN u essape whe1 os 1eaned 81
Williams, thu. speaks Of TIC importance Of tsc LII.
nch language: " 'oe
eannot let pass the opportunity which this
Freneh language, as Taught af Cambridge. '
lusht 20 tnaoropshiy T. that many Of the yoc1g n
best colleges. And the fault il entirely viii
college authorities, and he r. d adlscourasemsnt
X the taQCu1Ce. % I