New-York tribune., 1873-03-17

from ts felowships scholarships, and other honors;
leave Trinity College such large proportion OF
its revenues, and are OF Opinion 3o the. ths more
Iihoral sunport and encouragement OF non
sectar an education in connection with the sto of
ieges g. We object the recognition by the saTo ~ %
denomnatona colleges part of national system y , o.
University education, and To the mn ,ect 70 the
representation Of denOminatona colleges as sncn o %
Council of the proposed University OF Dupiu nd mental
and moral philosophy subjects Of VI he pp
the rewards Of the University we oeGs .V and be-
feve that the Queens Colleges and the queen tn Gov
er9ment shall have established proper system OF inter
mediate education in Ireland.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE oP DUBLIN UNIVERSITY
From the time this question was first serously'agi
tated Trinity College, which has given cause to all this
excitement. took advanced position in favor of Mr.
Fawcett's bill for secularzing education. However,
when Mr. Gladstones bill came to their knowledge the
Senate Of the University entered upon It's dscusson
Within the four days that this lasted there were only six
persons who forward and advocated the Dill, ana
one of these was medical doctor who was not grad
uaed in arts in any university, but who sits in the
Senate by virtue honorary degree. With these ex
ceptions the whole Senate condemned the bill The d
ference of opinion by the speakers was confined
10 the question of establishing denomnatlonal system
or ex tending the principle Of united education The
opposite theories urged from various points IN
modified forms, few members. such as DIR. Butt the
ing the erection of deDominatOnal University as the
only eectual mode OF satisfying the demands OF the
Roman Catholic hierarchy and removing the sense OF
grievance which they admitted to be felt These were
left however in very small minority The great pre-
ponderance OF opinion was In favor OF free united eau
cation the abolition of tests, the independence OF the
professors and the maintenance Of high standard OF
education
In these meetings the Senate OF Dublin University,
the most striking remarks made by Dr. Trail, who
proposed that the Senate protest against the WthdraWa
OF the ancient privileges and powers Of the University
and condemning the bill of the Government as preudi-
cal 10 the cause OF higher education in Ireland He
warmly advocated the principles of Mr. Fawcetts DILL
In analyzing that OF Mr. Gladstone he strongly AMI
madyerted upon the omission of mental and moral phi
osophy ana modern history from the professoriae and
the restrictions imposed upon teachers ana examiners
The FIRST he said, unnecessary as IL was degrao-
ing to a university. The Roman Catholic stu
dents at Trinity College had never avoided these
subjects as he could state from his own experience
as a private teacher. There were at least eight Irish
Roman Catholic Members Of Parliament who were grad
uated in that University. two of whom were godmeda
lists and one a silveT-medast in metaphysics ana etcs'
He pointed out other Objectionable provisions OF the BILL
and said that the condemnation OF such measure
should not be weakened by any qualifying clause lie
contrasted the provisions Of Mr. Fawcets b win that
Of Mr. Gladstone, and argued that the former would
effect greater reforms and was likely to prove
final settlement of the question.
Among those who, the Senate advocated the Dill OF
Mr. Gladstone, the most prominent was a mr' klrk'
parck who suggested that the Senate ought TO have In
view the great political emergency which had arisen
and the mode in which the bin proposed to meet It, Two
sebemes were before the country each having vehement
and numerous adherens, some Of whom-he was himself
one-were in favor OF united secular education, ana
others were Of opinion that each religious sect should
have university of its own. The bill adopted neither
plan but on the other hand, wholly rejected neither
plan 1t was a compromise. The idea OF compromise
had never been popular Ireland and all depiored the
calamities which the uncompromising spirit OF
political and religious faction had brought upon
their country. He examined the provisions OF
the bill affecting Trinity College, and while
expressing regret that they did not include change IN
the governing body, conended that the effect would not
be injurious TO the College He complained that at pres
ent Prebyterans were debarred from the franchise OF
the University As TO the Queens Colleges he main
tained that they would not be injured by the BILL but he
anticipated that when the restrictions were fully re-
moved which kept Presbyteans out OF Trinity Col
lege the Magee College which founded by an ndi
vdual and not the creation OF the Presbyterans,
would be unable TO compete with it.
The result of the deliberations in the Senate the
adopton of resolution, the 2sth OF February, calling
on the House of Commons TO reject the bill of the Gov
ernment. Subsequently another resolution was adopted
on the motion of DIR. Trail:
That in the opinion Of this Senate II is desirable that
the House OF Commons should adopt the principles OF
the Dublin University bill introduced by Mr.. Fawcett,
which would prevent the ancient univeTsty being de-
in Trinity College.
CRITICISM OF THE COLLEGE AT CORK.
II was hardly he expected that the Queens Unver
sity whose colleges 10 be affiliated with those OF
the new University and which in consequence to
lose its power would regard the change with satfac-
ton But Council OF the College at tCork has caused
a memorial signed by Robert Kane, President, 10 be
published containing noteworthy criticisms upon
the Government scheme. This memorial is OF great
length but the following extracts will be read with
interest:
In the first place we observe that the New University
OF Dublin is 10 consist mainly OF affiliated colleges, and
that the power Of admitting places OF education TO this
privilege is committed TO the Council of the University
suggest that from natural desire TO extend the useful
of their body the Council OF the Gnversty mght
in the first instance ncautlously admit institutions
wholly without ADEQUATE means OF bringing ana keeping
their students up to the standard @ o. o ire
examinations for matriculation and for ordinary
to reject more than a certain proportion of
didates. We would, therefore, respecuIlly SUD
conferred upon the Crown, on the reeommenda.
tion OF the Council, who should be required TO report
that they have satisfied themselves that the proposed
Colleges possess sufficient means Of giving proper IN
struction In the subjects required Tor the UniVes
every matrcuated scholar snOuld on his studies
either In some OF the institutions affiliated or in
attendance the University professors in Dublin under
some collegiate discipline and control, the contemplated
University would, IN fact be either through IT'S own
professors or through those in the Colleges teaching
body and not mere examining board But as 1t seems
TO be that its scholars may after matrcuatng
and perhaps, obtaining Bursary, absent themselves
altogether from any academic instruction and reside ~
any locality even in England or Scotland, It r would
cerned, the University Will still remain simply an EA
With respect to the constitution of the Governing
Board Of the University we may be- perhaps permtted
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