, 1873-02-22

time to inpsrt sny new ,t liGnt H. o on tic subject.
NY W. o'iy oar groae ;eal about tie aoloasnoss
Of knowledge oltaincd by orn,nrlnly for OK
aninations, but this crannning for recitatlons ia'
moro uaeless: n, 19o s{tlo'!t Iomoml'orH h,t Ill
requirements Of tho colloge lio liz doing hs
whole duty: Whom llo cranls for M examination,
lla knows ho docs wrong, but no is perfectly
hand-to-n,onth scholarship, and tic Shifting Of
all responsibility on tho college, explain tho
aolrool-boy spirit provide in colleges, bnt not
found in professional schools. Students bo-
contfaott With t|om, aud yiold themselves ike
clay into tic potter'p l,ands Tley aro to pny |
oorta,n tuition fees and obey aozen regula-
t9n in cona9rat5o M y; Or tnoao foryfs9 tho
liboral otlucation. B,lch feeling as thH kiln
tho truo academic spirit, and such methods OF
study load neither to power Of Independent
in profossionnl nchoo1s DO 10 dffforont from
that IN cur senior. clasHes? Wo
would not hare our colleges become profoasfonsl
schools but TINT a no ora a they eod
1itto Intrinsic worth, or It 10 notprcaonted In tho
rig6t form, II mon Of from 81 to "a must bo
forced to eoo1 1t from hour to hour: :,
1,ppor classoB especially, mon ofton show In
ofoasel fnithfulnoss; they study harder some-
| tinloa taking couracs ot study aa e1trag; they
| act;p;tvs Nat fow aeulors Study for Bpootnl
hnnnrs n varfous brnnohcg. and to this ond nc-
ao1,n1;n, arTc nn1onnt of hard extra work. In
! sophomore yenr, ono man in tlvo studios fntth-
1nsssta aHs 40. md nstemntica. For both kinds Of
hnnorT tho raamisiten aro oxactnE, and tloHo
tcacLors and studonts engaged In tho work do
servo credit for diligent extra toaohing and
.ur on66noarn ava7E,Y AND THE 1NsrnuOrous-
tnA T"oS I,rnr15nHa AND EXAMINATIONS.
Tat ma onns;dor ,,nxt tho infuorco which tho
mot 1e+an ns oonSuos wo S1. oIert @ on tho toaoorn.
3Vnot1 Il oxtet,d tic personal influence Of tho
| Instructor aud enable him to nfuso more in
tcrcst into lia subject aud this Is tho main
nnostion n for thoae two things are especially
3as;rallo. in tho advanced atud}oB ofgenIor yoar,
1rhicl cal, bo studied successfully only by thoBo
who l,aye intorost in their subject and Book for
instruction.
learned tnBkmnsters. The claaacs aro often
Iarue, and tho preaonoo OF go great number Of
| uuIntercstol persons Ia drawback to thoso who
S anains s'' out low much tho student haa learned
already rather than In teacbfhg him moro. Tho
nunH makes ID good q recitation ss he can, and
Is, TOO often vol satisfied With tie n,,i hours r.
II hs has ma5R Hon
difflcultics, or o}so docs not caro enough
for tho eubject TO question tho
instructor, So prominent IN she stuaents nttnu III
la Tho tuGG tEaf nlATKh ATo Lu6 CALoA t4lne
ANYTHING iiIie original Investigation or frequent
questioning by Btudonts ls frownod upon ny the
class, and regardea as M attempt TO show of or
8 curry fayor With tho tcaches. For gil theso
! which, from Boorates down, Inns beon regarded
=. ns tho bost method OF instruction. Too fire.
auently tic students, wllen rocting, are In the
! attitude Of reluctant witnesses, with attorneys
n n1tting them through cross-o1nmination.
. whether this state Of affairs would bo oimproycd
+ uron by tho proposed change, il is hnrd to tell
:. before the experiment is tried: It is certain
oa tnS TaSn Layo to adopt now mohos Thore would
+ at loaat, DO no recitlng for uarhn; there would
!, bo fewor unnteroHted pupils, originality alit
d questioning would bo encouraged. The instruc
tor could tcke the position Of private tutor, ae
l. might say to ha class: q; Hereafter you vii
j. hago moro Freedom in attendance reoitntions
20 butyou will bo required to understand your sub
n | fectY mud do your work thoroughly. I Bhal
= I,old nv recitatonB Us heretofore and shall dt
- | nv bauf Lo teach YOU, Ii anything is not clea
& to YOU, bo cure to nsk mo nbout it. In TIL
In collrso OF montl, you will have all examination
in enc} Of your sub boots, Rlld theBo examination
i vii bo. nucl TINT you will have, hard work il
"a naa.inr thon unless YOU keep tho run Of yo,.
os r oeItationa. / ahall question you mud help so
rs in eyory way can to stnly III tho right way: j
m ! anro vn1, hon Yourselves" canpot but thin
- ~ sesnol, n nnattiou an this would at once snn
- h1e instrnctors and spur thom On to give II
ea str,ctinn bottor in itsolf, nnd more useful t
N tloir pupils.
In am co]toeo adopting tle eyatcna Of optional at
"A fendance ig that it's Instructors will not tnko
u" Tnaition like that described above but will COZ
co tant thonlBoIyos with lectures, aud loayo Il
i'd training to competitive examinations. Fe
r., roasnns which I shall rive below, ahoul
70 not fear this in Harvard College. t .fou!
a. certainly bo stop backward. Lecture
u ara but moor 1noanB for inptructing young me
no WHO'S minds need to react on ali they apprt
cd bend, and who, since thoy ECO most things, Il
rm tba firat time. need to SEQ oyory aide Of thel
In and turn them over for themsolvea. Compotitl'
- - aIaminatioua have their Office, and worry in
sts onrtant ono. but they cannot take tho place
yo daily and wookly training.
We nav sny this muol against examination
IL. although Goneral Butler aud other admirers
" tha ola OWL Service syatom orr in thinAi1
'eo item worthless, It is true they OCCASION oran
Of ming, but rocitations, also, cause cgammin
ON The nramminR for o1aminhtionB-eBpecin Il
"a: anch thoroueh ones as competent instruoto
nnt aet-must bo continuous, and givo h connouts
a uss yIew of Tue subject aa weu ns some positi'
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