New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-30
QUE COLLEGES.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE COMING MEN.

THE TRIBUNE AND THE COLLEGES OF THE
UNITED sTATES-THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
GRADUATING CLASSES OF 1870 - CLASS
STATISTICS - POLITICS, RELIGION, HABITS,
AND PERSONNEL OF THE NEW MEN-OPEN-
ING OF FALL TERMS.
THE TRIBUNE, during the Commencement
closing has devoted more space to the sub
feet the colleges than they have received from
other newspaper To those within reasonable distance
from New-York City 1t has sent its reporters at a
siderable expense to prepare full accounts Of the Com
exercises and Of all other matters Of interest
connected with the several institutions OF learning. OF
many Of them IL has been possible for tho general
reader obtain from other paper
but THE TRIBUNE. From among the $4,000 young men
enrolled at the colleges, higher schools and academies
are many of the elite of the rising generation,
the public and professional the thinkersscholars
and writer's engineers cultured OF business and the
magnates Of society generally whose doings will be the
basis Of the history of their day. Therefore, has been
felt that everything concerning the institutions where
these young in training entitled TO prom
nent place among the topics OF the day. The Greeks
who trained their youth WE'LL making the subject one
the first OF the State, did not them to pod
along in secuson apart from the public observation; but
by frequent exhibitions inspections and public contests
at which all the people assembled, they made the
young feel thauthe whole Republic was concerned
in their progress, and teachers well pupils
directly amenable TO public criticism Upon the press
devoyes the duty Of keeping the people informed
to advantages and condition of the several colleges
especially illustrated at Commencement time In order
that the general comparisons may be instituted, the
young feel that they are watched, and that
the institutions themselves may have the benefit OF
public criticism, and the stimulus OF competition.
In this duty THE TRIBUNE at least has not been remiss
but is, indeed the only paper which has given college
at any great length But the ground be
has become 80 vast the college system having much
expanded Of late years that single newspaper could
hardly include within s scope all the colleges OF the
country. Amy one attempting survey Of the entire
college field aided by the best OF informa-
ton, finds it obscure at many points and is bafed by
uncertainty and insuhicency II data How many col
leges theref What the names and location
number OF students, number OF present graduating class
number Of instructors, number OF volumes in hbrary
What facilities for instruction and development, appara
tus, cabinets, gymnasums, &C. I What number OF new
colleges, since, say 1860, when the American Almanac
gave the last complete reporti What the political
efs their personal habits to the OF tobacco and
stimulating liquors. and what Ia the standard OF their
physical development, their hight and weight What
agos the graduates What is the degree OF
prevalence OF tho secret society sysomi These ques
tons being answered should have the basis of Stats
teal information corresponding to that derived from the
searching inquiry which is directed upon other great
public interests.
There are more than 276 universities and colleges In
the United states Some OF those which make up this
largo number are rather feeble but they will doubtless
DO the nuclei OF future seats OF learning holding for
their sections such positions maintained by
institutions which older, richer, and numer-
ousy attended Some data concerning the students OF
"A colleges given In the following tables The first
column Of figures indicates the number OF students in
the four classes OF the academic the next tho
number graduating the present sesson the nD4t. tbs