New-York tribune., 1868-04-22
EREE EDUCATION

Sc Eaoor Of 4A' 7rtesHe Ill.,. <,ostior
SrR. II will be admitted WITHOUT quee'oh
mat one OF the surest guarantees OF 'no seouly
publiean institutions 10 20 be fouhu AZ Pop n 20 80
80 90 and successful administration OF any
-, or,,nont intelligence is necessary in the gov
- ,,yer Where the people are the source Vi
a ,he people must be intelligent or Danger Will eoi-
49, menace the general welfare. 1t has, therefore,
i,avs esteemed principle Of vital importance IN
Iie poicy that provision should be made by law for
~, vsrsal education Of the people. But with us the
catop Of the young cannot be made, as 1t s IN some
s,cn countries compulsory The object aimed at can
0H Hvcerned and the greatest difficulty 10 the way Of
securing this removed when education IL oHereu aS
free gift ., L., A.. .,o ,r,rooa,oto rocinieuts
nj the benefit is annihilae the cost OF edueauo
Sefayed Where there free schools the parent on
The learner the learner himself pays Ior what ne
receives and he knows what he pays where hShoolS @
are free the same individuals pay to the same end ana
ih do not usually know tSS hSw @nG9 S,ed so gp with
matters Of taxation. They pay less annuay ,h
S of those who are at any one time Immediately
orottng by the schools but as gener rie not ees III
the end because they continue 10 pay ths tsA e'eIJ '
Ee scboos then are the schools for which the whole
pnd pd ~ the whole peope should contribute equally
10 tbe suppor such schools, Is that they lurhh a
Education in which the whole people participate SCHOOLS
h,ch in,part knowledge Of the elements OF learning
and put into the hands OF the pupil the Dy
which he NAV perfect his education by indtpendeh
effort ought TO be ee for such schools are necessary i
sII and are resorted TO by all. ,, -.
Nc ia otherwise with schools for professional OF
technical education, and even with those designed
20 give that higher general culture whlcn 10 usuatlS
sdns or P terbpea scboo implies that il is school
particular class and for all classes, OF karlero anu
De thought that all should equally enjoy the ADVANTAGES @
which belong to those who frequent our eoeges anu our
universities IL is fact that the great naOly can
be induced to accept advantages II offered ana ths
is known to be fact because tho colleges wieh nav
any number Of simply free Scholarships at thelr dSpOs
that is to say, scholarships ioiwhel no POSITIVE pp pc
euniary emolumentis attached or wliSn t1 bot va
can sSnees aStUIt Of this ski Eind d. un6iled
1t nevertheless desirable hat to every earnest asp
rant after Wedge Whatever @ Of tbe bishest
in life access should be open % lnstu!ionsOl
grade of teaching But it dos not follow & from ss % ne t
free universities or free tschn0Cgcal SCHOOLS OF lIee
professional schools ought be estaDshed ~ uves NV
follow ina other words that because here ana there
young man may be found sirou OF securing the 3ehent
Of such education schools on that grade ana cii
acter furnish therefore th whole public should De tahed
10 support costly Institutions for these lew mueh
simpler and much cheaper mode OF mseong ,hS no b ve
gcucy, would be TO provide Tor me ree euucaO Va SUN
persons in the institutions already eIlslihg, -.
In the City OF NewYOIk we once had Tree academy
The original conception Of tlat institution was good
one. 10 designed 10 gvea superior trluuE 70 'e
most distinguished pupils of the lower schools and to
acI as a stimulus todiigcnce in those lower schools by
the prospect u hedout to their pupils OF promotion
collegiate system engrafted upon the academy,
which has entirely perverted its character The expense
which il has enaied upon this heavily taxed community
proceeds almost wholly from this perversion In It's new
Character of FREE college L Is great pubic DurGon,
and this 9urdeJ IS imposed IN orter 10 Deng 81 ire
handful of individuals annually at the expense oi the
whole community, . ,.,,- ..,..io
Nor thee really any need OF tHs trahslOIlntlou,
for the purpose OF providing iOr the eASepolI
few of whom mention has been made above, VINO aspire
10 higher education, or to technical edueatloD WITHOUT
having the means 10 pay the tuition fees OF the colleges
or professional technical schools To all such asp
rants the DOTs Of the University and OF Columbia Col
lege with Ter law school and her school OF mines, are
freely Opei In Columbia College and It's associated
schools thre at this moment number OF jealous
and promsin students the enjoyment OF all the ad-
vantages which the institution affords, without DelnS
subjected the slightest charge for tuition. For az
the purposes 5Or which free college could be needed
Columbia College is free college The people OF New
York may well ask themselves for what good reason
they should be called upon to maintain another at cost
OF tlOI6OO per annum. ACIIlLEN'