, 1866-11-01

@N t''~t EA-A'A " A'Ao"I0 ~
cali themselves Bachelors OF SCIENCE. We
read mich Of the necessity OF union and OF
paati'@ on bolo front by these institutions
Ill ort'cr 10 prevent their being crushed, but
We fail 10 discover any bold proposition for
'he poPularizatlon OF tie college system.
> Ihe Convention propose that the various
colleges sltnll give tuition without charge to
all tho returned soldiers. and for that li,eral-
ity they deserve ali praise; but the Conyen-
ffon propose to ask of the State Legislature
an annual appropriation equal to the
tuition Ices of these soldiers. In othe.
words the colleges of Illinois ask the
State 70 pny them for educating the re.
turned soldiers. The expense Of attending
college is not confined to the tuition fees |;
hoard is an important item, which the col
~lcccs are Of course unable to furnish, and
VIC apprc1:cna If the alternative proposition
ae made 10 the Legislature to appropriate
70 each college sum Of money equal to the
tuition fees Of tile returned soldiers. or to
appropriated an equal sum towards enabling
The soldiers to pay tl'cir board whiie attend
fs's: tue college, +!lc iasfcr proposition would
meet with ten iold the saTor that the former
"G11ld receive, not only from the members
u the Legislature but tfoin the soldiers
ourselves. ....-
Ills Convention of College, Presidents, wc
believe, represented, without exception, de-
homlnaaionai institutions. There Was no
proposition taat This dvno'nsnatsoaal char
actcf sioHh bc ,aad asitie, and that Al effort
ne hsaae 10 ass'm1lasc the college system TO
'iat o! Inc Pabllc fchoo! system. Such
proposition Nchld. possibly have been re-
V!"iaaed ny an unanimous vote OF the Con-
jf'hif'1', hhu YET las not tue absence and tl'e
K r'iision ot dcnomlnatsonaltsn made the
i''Hc schoos sys'"m popular, anil given to
Il SfEof and Fiaify not attained by the
College *yst'M: Why Is It Necessary
that The baptist or the Presbyterian you.i,
ss'ould 90 i'lr"ugll the college curriculum
f'ists:t the guidance Of baptist or Prcs5ytc-
|s>an Professors. while the Methodist hs,y cau
only bc tf1stcd to Methodist guidance willie
t''rz .'ng the game study: VIC do mot speak
I" Theological studies, because it is appro-
tElate Tint Il person wishing to study tlicolo-
IT iFort . dcnomlnational standpoint. should
have Instructors OF that particular school !.
li1't NE ask Why the gcne,al classical, nlathe-
I'iatsrll and scientific courses must ne
ce:sarily be taught to t.oys of
enc'' religious denomination in colleges
where the Theology Of tiat denomination is
asonc observed. We do not say that the I'M
popularity Of the college system IL owing tn
the sccta1ianssm Of the colleges. hut We are
irre 10 coy that the exclusion Of scctar:ani SIN
i:"lM the public sclloo! system has mad. that
:,s:cm ''e21ilar, iy calling into existence 4
ciass "' accomplished teachers, male and ie-
'na!c. VII" do not resi- under t:.c suspicion Of
brln= failures as clc:.ynlen and pensioners
i':n,n the bounty of tl..: religious public.
The |a:lsic sca,rol system has dc:.,al,-
~ifatc1 MT that 4 clergyman m:y not
s": : successful educator, lliIt that it il MT
1afes:7rt that Il man t' be . successful r::a-
eater should also he n Clergyman, Or a n.cn,-
Der Of a,ly particular denomination. The
success of the educational system nf he p:sl,-
lie scllonls, has, By centt:lst perhaps, in
creased that unpopularity Of the e"lle=;..
system so freely commented npon in t'lc
convention. 1t has cnconf:,:cl sEc popular
II may he wholly cEronco''s imrE:ss:.''i-
i;'''t the dsnom'''atfs'''al c'.iesrs arc very
h:aEeat'y mere aSyi1'H';, fn:" *i''ci, clergy
III n, rot "srrwis: '1sel's to tl''ir respective:
s.r's, aTc Iiafca as pensioners nn!t- the
,s:sn''lsa :':i. !nerl.ed title # professors
't;d tra =. Each denomination as it