, 1874-08-05


The Department OF Higher Instruction met in
tho Wayne Circuit Court room, at p. H., aud
tho first business wna the readlng Of paper
upon "Iho Elective System in Colleges and
Uniyersitics," by Prof. 4. 2. Peabody, Of Har-
yard College, Of which tho following il full
abstract:
tho curriculum OF iabtra1 education could DO easily
defined. The bra!,ches to ho oinbrarel III 1t few
ana nearly quito tho saua in all higher selni-
na:ea Of education, aud tho only difference between
detcnt colleges wan that Of or less It! the
colleges not taught at all, III oels oily extras In
Harvard College, erna aud ltann wero first taught
French aud spanish bid been ostonsi1y .ausht nina
but small space; Tl'e .dillsrentisl ealouus aud
wero introduced at Cambridge tn 1874, in
Other eoltegos not earlier, aad the rrsv!ou:.
In its demands slsc students time .a lan prwer
Thoro was 20 general interest II .he ha4or rAloso-
of logic erts philosophy and o,lics W. eoaea
ampiy sufficient. Tho eaasica laueuagra sro studied
!nes II certain ae,'se mors eitlstsny than now,
with tho tlnl Of ha author ho rcNa. and largo pro-
portion Of Afo-long readers was r-ainoa u.tor tho
grammatical aud philolugieal suly. il lis tcacleru
e1iselwhIeh IL very doantty.l-thfre certainly wus
no nc requisite apparatus aotesstbs to the Budon
such might be easily acquired in four ycars Of col
1890 nto Was silio ont u qualify young an for tho
npeclno htuHy o. Ass profession, whatever might 1e,
" I'VE seAo!aty puraHiIs ~ Whatever department. 1Ao
A!au Mno Esauu'.sou WIN lalr staining ~ As cGha,
W9a o n9 gRripR ncy easily passed. IN
~ o'Esea IN h'sh's eauea1ct fnaa
TIE CASE n NOW WIDELY DIFFERENT.
It y not too mitch to Eay TINT the amount tAa comes
within tho Ecopo Of ftheundergEadlae curriculum Inns
been tl1adrupel. Meanwhile tlere Qro various post
graduate euiisxea Ut Rtliay, or medea Ut ljfe,
On which one entcra ut disadvantage un-
Iesa l1c has hal 6ouo srcctnl collegiate Pre-
parattou. Such y tho condition Of thugs which
Inns been brought about without any action Of the col
legsa tn tho promises by tue growth Of knowledge tho
multiplication OF te knus Of things Rno"ablo anu the
practical demands VI ta professions and avocatons
for which co'cgeA naVo been feoFred nurserlcs. U-
der these threo eourseH ara Open 10 tho
colleRos. ..
l. They may pnrauc tho1r OLD method ct uniform
curriculum. Which cannot ensnrn:e nlch !noru than
the n.c!et lanKHascs mathenlitics and tue several
rlo.olhiss o lnlna nisi mofals hut must ~ t9cao
fa henw tho present stand ot adyanced sciolaralip
uuaaf hs regime !bG college, would 10 Ronght sti! for
purposes o. general saaca|lah o. yog nun oe Liberal
tastea MoaeTato atnotlon " tAa eoaa o. rich nlcn
who dcairc to atorn their easy roaoH III life by elo-
CANT culture and ny tue loaht enterprisng studcn
Among thesa uesned for tho learnea PROFESSIONS. Dt
special schools, ltasntst!c tcclniea aud sctontfnc.
would gradually draw Oh tle boat aspiFant& for Pro-
fcasioAni hshttnohun.
Tho aaeond course open to our colleges Il to r0-
toyc themselves Into clusters Of Hptclal Schools i1.
which eaEh student may folluW hH pcrliur inclination
or al, xuu acquire al 0uo-siled education within
college walls aa ho could outside Of tllen Under thta