, 1873-02-22

nnp at !eaBt thtoo yohra with fo8nnr pIAc'l-
tlonor, but tlls was nsanlly rocolvod without Of.
and was q worry uncertain pteoo OF
toBtI1nony Tho uyn!om wna son.ewhat improved
ut lnte lay by the eglnbllelimont OF nnn1rncf
schools, whoroin tho instruction was given, nj n
ru1e, by tho younger and aubortlinato toacherp.
Tho now pln1i wont Into o1foot i'll 1871-72, and
has boon elccesaful. Undor 1t Construction Is
givon by lectures, reotations cllnfcal toacl1tng,
lie academic yonr. THO courRo Of instruction
fills throe yoars, beginning with tho fundamental
sublocts Of anatomy, rhyaology. md ohon,tptry
In the tlrst year, and carrying the student rro..
T., another, ,!uti!, ut III, ena Of Ills
ognizca' subiocts OF a good medical, eau-
cation. Thirdly, IN tho Important gubtocta
logical anatomy, laboratory work Is substituted
for, or added to, tho uaual lidactio lcoturoH.
Eyory student has hiH place in tho anatomical
and ohomioel laboratories md in tho microscope
quito as much required of him as attendance at !
rocItnttona aud lectures. Laatly, every candi-
lato for dogreo Of Doctor Of, Rfodioine must
tho main SUBJECTS Of medical instruction"
Tho changes In the Law School llayo teuttod |
in tho same dirootion It fs no longer sufficient
for candidate for tho dogreo to entor ita nano |
"a tas L." a'os' Sssa' Sssa anS spa pzZ zZ
meanwhile attending loctureH and "reading
law" acoordlng to hfs own royal ploaeuro. Tho
courae haB boon lengthenod to two yoars. Tho
tldate for dogroo must pasa IN examination on
tho work OF zach year. Tho Btudios arc now mr.
ranged In their natural order, adopted with
single viow to tho Students best progress. Ef-
forts nro rnadc to toaoh tho logal mode Of think
ing and reasoning, Tile courses Of taotures by
regular profeagorF12s::,3 ~ bocn=rpplemontod with
eo59ga II by e9n n Sa 1mgs5s on
10 tho lccturcs hnvo boon addod rsoitstiona, In
which casos aro taken up and discussed. In aa-
dition to tho old Moot Courts, which aro 10 vig-
orogs there haye been eiEnsoa e ense
/ out contains n statomont OF faots. -Four mon
boing nesignod to It, two on eldo, they pload
nganst each other on those facts until they
como to Issue Of law Or fact, when tho case ta
ready for'a hearing and decision.
IS HAYWARD n1on?~,
| To appreciate tho Significance Of these. i'm
provonontH IN the professional schools, we hare
to remember that thoy dimnlsh in tho receipts and
stuasn a'1 sa sss since se so So hs?o small
taaG tntion faes. @ T3e ' toaohors % ID tho il Medical
Schools get other poor pny or none at al.
ooeS ssas he esovo 10 Io ayso an %
could be further from tho truth than tho impros.
sion TINT Harvard Univortity 10 rich. It Is only
erty. As It Is, lilo salaries aro insufficient, tho
Bnlallost o3ponse must be watched ecrupulously,
and In oonsiaering question: Of instruction, it
must bo asked first, not ~ do We need it7" bnt
s hh b.1e mas
l,oetn lSot,a ~ decided tint ozponses must bo ro-
trenol,cd- to the emount Of s1o,ooO o
ase sna tRit Of 6s NJ ae says5f
inv Mhave not beou nude up. OF tho s16000O thus
fur given, Boston and Its vicinity have contrib
uted by far tho largest part In its e1ttomity,
West. suroly thoro can be few betterunea for
money than applying 1t to tho MD Of m institu-
ton which has achieved so much alroadyl and ia
we'll furnished in brainH and within everything
hut money-for achievements nobler STILL
: ADVANTAGES HARVARD nAS IN TRYING BUCE Ex-
pERtuESTa-YALE COMPARED WITH HAlyArp.
, There arc reasons why experiments like g,ns
; Fot optional attendance in senior year cnnbc
tried to ietter advantage IN Harvard than IN aa,
! Tic requisite for admission to Harvard nro
, year in advance of those Of any other college
!. and, as consequence, ht'ldonts Rtart out viii
|; better training, and more learning. It - to =
= or to entor Harvard College than any othor col
= lego, 18--tho average ago at which stuaents ar
: adln;ttca-ts not 10 high aa other Institutions
n Tlis is accounted for by tho faot tbat harvar
. for early education. Harvard ia not a rich man
y college-it diapeusas to poor students tho III
i como on about $3.50, ,oo0-bnt an unusually larg
u portion Of mon come from homes wlar
: i,arontg. sitter possessing or approoiating d Ill
i oral educalton give the bost preparation Tor CO
- logo dutses.
= s Tho greatest advantage Harvard would hare
T. trying this experiment. wonld DO the eloctis
% Th ha it's 70 1os ssno'
o who in Harvard arn Of twenty-ono to twent.
:. two-would have more interest in studies whio
r. thcy had chosen for themselves: Harvard nj
j, onabled to put it on q good footing: To sho
I how rich the College is in opportunities tor
- struotion, shall compare ita couraaa With thot
!, offered by Yale, e,-taklng Yalo becauao It Is Il
r Tho authority for my assertions In regard
NJ Yale is lib catalogue Tor l672,73. ~,
~ In each of the three branches, drool, Lati
~ and Mathematics, Yale offors one courso 1astif
~ through two-thirts Of the four years. For OF
~ - yoar and third out Of his course tho Yale at
- 1ent Inns no opportunity to study Latin,
:, N Creek, OF Mathematics. Harvard offers mo
d than three times as much instruction in areo
~ ~ | more thnn twico 90 muoh IN Latin, and 70
~ -. times rs much in Mathematics ono course
IL eaoh is required through froshnan year; the !
10 manning colraeB may 10 distributed through tt
to ,o other yoars {under conditions stated above
nt nt crn Languagoa the disparity between tho t
~ ~ Cni1oreg ia greater still, The only INSTRUCT
~ In English excluding Rhetoric and 0ompo
- tion) at Yalo is course in the A!etory
i
no On tic other hand, offers advantages nine tim
great At Yale the 9sudy 2 of German o1 mn
~ gear. Through tint third it is !
uro and students ess permitted to take
~ y, in German at Yalo, therefore, amounts to Q
fqf ono ySa y,on1 Hafy1d tSn rasSh rSangsa
~ ~ md ofrora three additional COURSES Of tho Sal
al length in the liter yo.ra msn who ha5 1 re
~ French to bo learned at Yale, which furntsl
~ II. one co1rno extending through two-thirda
ar sophomore year.. At Harvard those who fail
~ @ mass an admission examination in clement.
ata french aro required to study 1t through sopl
ue1 nj moro year. This and othor courses open,
IT, IT, eulenfs make the opportunities for instruct
s 10, in French at Harvard soyen tmea those in "a
eh Tho otlor modern 1angnasses are not taught
5nf Yale, white Harvard gR0s throe courses-eu
Va year long-in Italian, and one course Of
ut same 1ongth In Spanish.
IT,. The instruction Mt Yale In Philosophy o
ia History seems 1udicrous1y, aranll whom oonpa'
~ With that at Harvard. In Yalot Philosophy, IN
ri it's branches, is dealt With in four terms. Th
~ nnnths nnfece ere gtvop to Legip Mental Pl