New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-28

OF study is divided under the scholasti
terms Of sophomore, junior freshman
sub-freshman, etc. These require def
mite term, running through several years
for graduation.
This plan Of making certificates of grad
uatlon depend on the bursar's receipt TO
so many terms kept at college has beer
discarded at some of the leading universe
ties OF the United States. There must b.
OF course classes, but they should be ar
ranged according to the capacity and
qualifications of the pupil. They should
not be regulated by the time the pupil
has been or will be at the school. Young
men have graduated with literary creden-
tlals at least equal to any in the United
States upon the studies Of single session
OF ten months; others have not been able
to graduate at the same institution after a
stay OF two or three years. Let us have a
school, then, in which boy of capacity
can attain the honors as soon as he is
qualified.
1t must be remembered, that this is to
be a school giving ga liberal and practical
education to the industrial classes" 1t is
intended to make architects, machinists,
engineers and chemists. These pupils
are supposed to be working men, who re-
sort to this school to learn more of the
mechanic arts than can be taught by the
foreman of shop. The chief thing the
programme proposes to teach is ''the
practical art of type-setting" This is not
what Louisiana needs. We have printers
enough, perhaps. Though such depart
ment OF instruction is useful, it is not so
indispensable as others. The phrase,
'such other workshop schools as may be
deemed most useful to the student" If
the directors will go into any machine |
shop in the city they will find that the |
plans Of engine tools and implements will |
cost more than the whole income of the en-
dowment. 1.-THE system is to do good it will
be by giving lectures with the aid of the
philosophical and chemical apparatus
necessary for demonstrating the scientific
principles essential to the education of
IN intelligent mechanic. The application
# these principles can be best made by
aking the class to an active workshop on
contract with the proprietor, detailing
hese student workers for service in the
hop, under the discipline of the superin-
endent, for such and so many hours as
nay be contracted for. In this way the
Professor can give all the principles and
ormulas of science, while the superin-
endent can teach the progressive practice
actual art. 1t is in the same utilitarian
pirit that we express our objection to
ny department of instruction which does
OF directly tend to the development of !,
lateral industry.
A president of the faculty, who shall
also professor Of logic, ethics and
lental SCIENCE" does not constitute an
appropriate instructor, according to the I
'heme OF Congress in giving this dona-
on. 1t was intended for
The endowment, support and main
nance OF at least one college, where the
aiding object shall be, without excluding | i,
her scientific and classical studies, and c
Guiding military tactics, to teach such n
'anches OF learning as are related to agri- =,
ilture and the mechanic arts, in such =
amer as the Legislatures of the States
ay respectively prescribe. in order to pro-
ote the liberal and practical education of o.
Q industrial classes in the several pursuits p
I'd professions in lite. D
Now the leading object of this appro- q
iation is ''to promote the liberal and
actical education of the industrial h
asses in the several pursuits and pro- IL
'sions of life" ~
The language of the act Of incorporation
escribed the course of instruction to be
rsued in tie college. It was to include
leading object the arts and sciences =
picable to the progress and improve
mt of agriculture and mechanic arts"
We by no means undervalue Stuart, and G,
mt and Compile, but it is to be re- 80
that this is shirt sleeve school, pc
ere men are to learn trades; that it is ~
be open to all without respect to color m
condition, and that great many who B.
I'd its knowledge most are not prepared al
devote much time to abstract ethics.
are not to be misunderstood; this is a
de school. There are others at which
raj philosophy and literature are taught. ,
er we shall have proven the good of this
DOL by an edition of educated mechan- {
theorists may add what they choose
The meantime the directory should not
get that the leading object is scientific
k, not abstract ethics, and that where
orking boy has to eat his lunch with j
text book on his knees, he can not be FIJI
ected to compete with the sons of the pa
'lthy who can stay at the college until W.
have gone through all the course, ths
homore and senior and freshman and SUI
freshman, as if they were at Cam inc
lge or Harvard or Amherst. This is a .
pies college, workingman's college,
we hope it will be so understood by
gentlemen selected to conduct the ex-
ment. HO