New-York tribune., 1872-06-21
UNIVERSITY OF NEW-YORK.
"A NEW REQUIREMENT IN EDUCATIe0,pp PER
MEETING OF TIE UNIVERSITY AL. ALUNNi-

The Alumni OF the OuiNciSl-. - A rosol,-cd 10
nat last evening in tho cOunei a,.roI .nhordinate
eha,ge the professorshp fir - Co. :. sre,,ol rnr-
-, 40 he used not $ heretoiole' i"' - -
nose but for the s-her"i -, 90 school were
P'' ~, ,s on the success OF the Law schoo w
habora'e eage Davis and Robert A. Butler. enlogy
ms.o S,s & r b. Morse read by +. Deiahclo su''"
OF t,,ire r,ecrs were elected for the ensuing car
r.s,deut r. T. Johnston Secretary. John A. roS''''
1rsssurer W. l. Felt; Executive Committee W. l. ,S'
W w stevenson II. c. Gibson, and smith T. zane 80
principal paper OF the evening was rcsu " g.,
Martin ON "a New Requirement IN Edue"uon' "' 'V'
lows: ,,s res,v
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN Auo s'el,S VI r luna"
,rgress have been rapid for century We spprOacA
snother which amid tho many hard ana impraeueAhe
,hin, ,ba, we have seen accomplished. will be most
,arveoua The scientific spirt is working now IN TINS
so,c. Ieall your attention to characteristic OF tho
orsont PERIOD and direct you at once TO It's cause
rba wires which some Of saw first carried up
the hans by which came TO this room' anG "ni0H
we're then wound around the towers OF this ouhu'"s
have since been carried through the wlds OF oregon
and across the plains Of ASIA unti n myriad stratus
they encrcle the eloe The first devout message what
hath God wrought" inspired human hands 10 WORK.
forecast what may bc ia a few years the result Inc
extension Of these wires will become universal No'
only Wiz they connect great cenierSi they VIII 'e0"
every village in tie civilized world They VIII UIlhS ~
a. Al our own homes The general news our messages
md the exac; hour. When the viro IL once stretched
che cost OF Transmission is no greater whether the mes
aga be sent thfco miles three thousand The scale OF
eharres based upon distance VIII give way ana INC
prce viii become uniform. We shall In Tow years ao
custom ourselves cheap teegraphy as readily as We
have 20 cheap POSTAGE and 10 volumes In morning
fpsi AZ the cost OF the paper which It IA printed
This result may Characterize the coming aecaue'
knowledge will longer 10 aud fro upon tne ea'
u VIII pcrvade ita crcumfuson Of bright lsht. INC
processes occuWtng inventive minVs ~ tn m s,r,e
he rnpdiiy Of transmits On VIII be pcreced hlo SUI
result Upon al subjects, IRON all sources snon @ malt i
LnoE a. they bapprn a thiucs that are worth kSwag
III iaeas ,si oeCome simnltlueOus au3 universal
1HE REsULTs or THE TELEGRAPH.
rhe enec; VIII &c Iapdity in the SUCCESSION VI events
and An c march a. IDEAS The quick steps Ia the recent
,t.ensons aud negotiations with England on the Ala-
hama question; the surprise produced by recent
nomination at Cincinnati; the clashng OF Opposite
un,ons tue swaying aud balancing Of practical reasons
,rtt!ug down iutO apparent convictions OF Whoe
tcope, continent, upon snbltet upon MhIC 10y
Ne Ia longer wait as did tew years SINCE ior an
event or dea TO traverse the Intervening space 10 tus
poundares OF continent, or 10 cross ths ocean, ana
then "a rctrace its back Sgan, bringing wln Lhe
knowledge Is simultaurous ne rrspehse j. m rT
and fhs maturod jUa.ueEt. the summary OF 81 aIgT,
Iaenis IS los led for III the morning Ials Eapluy VII
aus ABILITY Of reaching ssd weighing conclusions 4
Nnoie psop'% & % s5eak1g he intesence OF the people
ali advapcs TO support this simultane0usness Of
k9wicfee and rapdiiy OF couclusious ana their np-
feafon o. tbe sglrfranco % event. OF the Iaiue
ai an idea VIII be ike their enthusiasm N patriotic
moment. We have often seen IT, WAen the hearts OF
4, viii follow that it VIII not he simply the announce
nrnt Of event, new depaIture hHt me hS..ea
aud tnatured opinion o. II that viii DO transmitted
cvtryvhcre. TIE men who are the leaders In pubic
ehe leaders ~ ol mons ot Az hiu5Tns fly s,Seci v
event IN al It's eircumStances, Ia al us DeI
% 70 the insianancoHs r%nfSonS % ahG TGS = e, m yne vi m
.'a ma pt ~ fta,Sius H. soaI,dness or eSpediency
.fr.. ana v
aud universal. We sse tnis now Ia TIE summaries o.
Elglsh opm'on, tuken from their newspapers, Gud
appearing here ~ the tcecra phc columns OF Onr jour
nassqye that then, not brief day sentences OUT hrgu
s IN M 9o T STsrd Td se eyeryWee feTs vii BE-
,hO VII write morning ertlces for Tie whole world
already yor scc .hu partial fuhHmont By rapid eX-
rassr Of cheap tS,esrI5 III c lew & Sets, you r M 5f
In their march, and popqiar i1'gsenee ready 10 re-
opinion When comes it vii ChaTao'eIizs the age, lOr
n tie aatou OF great principles that settles great
principles and the deeper tie agitation The clearer the
conviction appeal toI moment 70 our own seiI-oon %
sonyci ions az ne moment when you have nht eOm-
ylehcnled al The facts of sneCt under your analy
Have yOu fct tie ipfcsO ACTIVITY Of your reasoning
powers. ard the clear lsht OF an upper almosIhere
hatet Hayo you NOT lelt The grip yOa had on the
minds oi those who we're listening 70 yOu' at some no
urlts whom few cuncLng sentences, You codid te
up the wLOe argument IN q knott These aro the mo-
meals o. mains instantaneous clcarueSs, energy Gud
power Apply then on DiOaaer scale 10 the mental e
~ people. .,,,,
IlffI
chang oud ats over sl that has peth sa ald WIZ
f.u on an sides of tAt topic, which he himself has
.rsrnt 70 all and isiug upon 10 10 the assertion OF his
own ar ument and how thts would be intensified u
lfs knowledge teecraphc and instantaneous and
uo 10y mail The mental ac ION OF people VIII gain IN
hiuancy aud eEecuyencss without losing IN dcPlh OF
Ills teerrnphlo Simultaneous expression viii lead TO
PRECISION of lsngusce. u coseness OF reasoning and
thst sharp VI patlug points that makes mans
,ys siap when reads them There viii be less OF tho
.piornl e ignorauce Of all lie acts which bear great
events which conels lenders address the prejudice
rather than the Judgment OF the peoples less need and
81 TIE hour, great disposition to present clear and
f,aI issues ~ the people
THE ERA OF RvEsTIGATIoS
one OF the charaC OF the present period Ia the
extent Of ts Investigations throughout the whole domain
Of nature tho energetic critical spirit Of inquiry In All
questions Of science history, politics. theology, and
philosophy think IL is also characterized by feeble
ness and Wilderness IN ts conclusions. There is need
Of stronger logical noRTIss PSTsr TO and hana2 tae
psoy the part o the people 20 receive them Unlike
IN an The people hey nom the higher education Of be
Here the streams meet for their higher education
intelligence OF free aud active people, there VIII come,
What urUy belle. Ia tie result Of these advances,
the development Of sharper logical power % deal with
maes OF facts and ~ discover assert and receive
With thess aids universal intelligence win accompany
universal liberty. We have ftudied liberty history,
taken 70 ike beautiful statue from the soil OF Greece
ga enshnned u here t was established Dy the sacri
hcesO fathers perfected IN theory through long
Elmef ana, Az ldris aItr undl desperate Ddte mas
become the blrthriglt OF whole people. In the same
mauBer perhaps with less sacrifices intelligence viii be-
universal trust that virtue the third element Of
natural character and glory, undeTles them both.
Iaeyrand said once IN the Chamber OF Peers, There
s somebody who has intellect than Napoleon,
intellect u4n Vol aire That somebody tho public"
GuizOt added 10 IL, Il say also there r. pro-
found observer than Bacon greater philosopher than
$cuL 10 a. mankind" We cannot lose faith in man
End With liberty ana virtue, we are moving forward
o. the acquisition OF universal intelligence people
With their destiny In view
EDUCAIIONIL NEEDS.
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