The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-14


perhaps this would be proper if every pub
Usher was M@cenas, and every author an
artist or o genius. The glittering veil suits
Isis in her temple. But the fact is, that in
England and this country two-thirds of the
reading public demand magazines, nevspa-
pers, and books which possess neither excep-
tional wit, fancy, nor knowlenge. The
stories, the poems, the essays (as we'll as the
sermons), which best suit this greedy, half
taught public can be furnished to order byany
decently- educated active adaptive, man or wo-
man; and such literary matter is well paid
for. We see no reason, therefore,. why this
host of needy wodld-be authors should not
earn livelihood in satisfying this incessant
demand for evanescent matter, as long as
their productions are not immoral and are
reasonably clean.
In the higher class of magazines and Jour
nails there will be found a certain individu-
ality belonging to each which, if the contri-
butor would study his chance of success
would be greater. The article which would
not suit the atmosphere of q speculative,
quiet Boston audience would be welcomed in
New York for its subjective dramatic mode
of setting forth truth, aud rice gerSG. But
the tyro, with his first MS. in hand, goes
trembling to an editors door, supposing it is
the one portal of the temple of Fame inside
of which the Immortals wait, watchful and
jealous, to admit or reject him from their
company. If the fateful yellow envelope
comes back to him, Fate, no thinks, has pro-
nounced against him. His wisest plan would
be to take it to another dealer, precisely as if
1T we're package of sugar or tobacco. If one
does not want it another may. There is no
conspiracy among successful authors against
his early genius; the editor is quite as anxious
to obtain good matter as he is to furnish it.
The half dozen leading magazines represent
very fairly the phases of the best thought in
the country; and if there be anything worth
buying in his addition to it, he will not fail
in sale. If he does, let him still hopefully
begin to take lower place. The inferior
popular journals are probably his field. Our
advice is intended for the trader rather than
the true artist, perhaps, and smells of the
shop more than Parnassus. But we think it
suits the want and temper of the time.
YALE AS AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.
From the ~ Y. Times.
An article recently published by Professor
Dana contains rather sorry report of the re-
sources of one of our two leading universi-
ties. When the sum of $7S5,000 is impera-
| lively demanded to meet the "urgent needs
of an institution like Yale College, and when
it is further stated that at least So, 600, 900
is necessary to 'place all departments of the
! university in good condition and further,
that q deficit of five thousand dollars is antici
| pated for the current year-people will be
much inclined to question the right of any
such impecunious college to the name even
of university. college staggering along
under an effort to carry the weight of SO COM
prehensive a title is very much like an over
freighted beast of burden. Better tighten
the load.
And yet, Theoretically at least, Yale Col
lege has a perfect right to claim the title to
which it aspires. 1t has weak school OF
law, fair school of medicine, good theo
logical department. and an admirable school
of science. The gifts, donations, and be-
quests have been liberal and numerous The
citizens of New Haven alone, within twelve
years, have contributed $900,000; two new
dormitories have been recently erected, eact
costing about 800, other gifts during
the past twelve years amount to $240,0
more, and besides these sums there has beer
over $500, ZOO given for special departments
And yet, as Professor Dana has truly stated
''Yale College is poor, far beyond the know
ledge of its friends" and he adds that, unles
it's needs are met by the corporation ant
! those who can give help, Yale College canno
keep up to the mark" Briefly stated, tn
urgent needs" of Yale ere: New professor
and instructors, new buildings, and funds TO
beneficiary purposes and scholarships. Har
ward is enabled to give annually to its need
l students $21, 200; Yale can only give $4,000
|
{ the ratio of inferiority is found to be abou
: the same. 1t is true that there is q brigt
side to this poverty, since it is measure c
the growth of Yale. Its poverty is due to il
prosperity, to ''the increase in the number {
its students; the demands of the age as regard
education to natural outgrowing of its ol
# clothes, and not little, also, to the cost
: produce in the market"
# The question is how to supply these want
q and this question, with the other two {
It Alumni representation and the election of
q new President, are likely 10 form subjec
% for discussion, and we hope also, of actor
o at the coming Commencement, There is L
l reason why Yale should not be enabled
d maintain the position of leading Americs
r, university. At present it falls far short
/ the standard, and in almost all respects
o rival, Cambridge, towers head and shoulde
IS above it. The latter is more literally O.
D. dowed, more energetic, more in harmon
,r with the demands of the time; it enlists
n its service the ablest minds it can obtai
v admits to its governing board its young
q, sons, and thus mingles the enterprise and o
III tivity of youth with the experience and wi
Ks dom of older heads. The successful advanc
ment of Yale College rests largely with ii
le alumni. On their shoulders falls the respo
il, sibility of seeing that its needs are supple
ar But to appeal to them successfully, it is
an quisite that they should be made, in sol
40 way or other, active members of the COVER
h ing board. This much they have right
or ask. 1t is all very we'll to say, Give us yo
es money and see how we'll we will spend it.
ty would be much more effective to say, Give
mt your money, and assist us with your lvice
Iat to how it may be best expended. Yale &C
ng stantly asks for ''a university fund, mon
r. n6arg hat oil -