New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-23
TIE EVENING SESSION.

The evening session was begun at o'clock
by George w. Curtis taking the chair and Introducing
Prof White Of Cornell University, who read paper GA
the Relations OF National and state Governments TO
Advanced Education" After showing how University
education mad been introduced this country from
the old World. and how the system had
been changed through the multiplicity OF col
ses by religious secs thereby scattering resources the
lecturer said that after 900 years OF trial the time mad
arrived when the stem eotlu De Julee.. ,o o
LAST report OF the United states Bureau there were 500
college ia tine country, all, with Few executions VIII
ont tne proper appliances e'pecaHy ~ .noSc
outside OF the original - states. Inc professions
M and seemed 70 be paralyzed In the
West the colleges mere petty sectarian
schools. Railway stations ana hoteis hau more
money layished on them than the colleges, aud states
cxpeIded more for asy % keep the luirn and USE
less than buildings IN which 70 educate the strong
and useu members Of society Sectdrian colleges
inadequate 20 the wants. ana IN view or the past
condition OF these INSTITUTIONS, nc
considered that the main provision for universities
must DO made by the people through the
National or state Governments, by whom they
should be fully equipped ana kept free from
s~carln control He compared the universities Of the
United States with those OF Berlin 10 the evident dlsad
vantage Of the former, ana addtd thdt American SUI
dents were compelled abroad IN order 20 complete
their studies. There was no system 50 thoroughly uhrc
publican that requiring advanced education 10 ne dt
The yhlm OF donors testators. III large building
Was be constructed according TO the Whm- OF donors
of present ana past with al their mixed IDEAS, the
construction OF such ednce would not De
permitted; and II true OF PIE oi STONE an
morter how much so was IL win regard
% the building up great system OF advanced educa
ton for entire nation, 10 last Tor All asts' fIoI.
White showed the necessity OF state and national aId 10
Universities IN order 10 ht men Tor hign pubic
Offices for with advanced education Would
come better morals. Diplomatlsts OF the pre-
sent day had Just education enough TO make
them struggle for place ana pef but not enough 10 Keep
them free from corruption. A. men hAd decreased
decade decade, obtaining higher educaOn So
decade after decade. had advanced corruption IN once
No nation had rlgnt 10 leave education 10 'he cHl'
OF private benevOlcnce. and n he state woud DulIu UP
good universities private institutions OF learning "ouu
be careful not 10 fdlI bcAipd
Tho np Hpeb ~
the merits of the paper read and disputed strongly the
position taken by Prof. White. lie c0ntended thit .i-
dents were out OF American colleges edua 10 Tue
best the Old World The average OF the graduates rom
Turned out OF either oxford Cambridge As 10 accusing
American universities Of sec;arisIn, ne WOuIu lhe 10
know what sectarism could be found al Yale. Would
Prof White have college mixture OF Protestantisn
and Popery, and partly Christian and partly Athestlcf
The colleges OF America we're for all, while OK
ford and Cambridge were for the Few. Il was
the duty OF the nation o. promote higher educaton put
tDat thc country shond give grants 10 colleges was
another thing 1t would then be the institution having
inc JesI o""V' -. wouIu succeed IA ov'dAins VIC
most money, while Others would Get Eo;nlss' Scotland
Dr. TulOch OF the College OF 81 Andrews, 9co'iAri
SAID that was tradiuOnary feeling III INA. COuese
that the should help the Institutions o. icIh!Le
Recently statesmen had strongly opposed this pLlnc.p
arguing that the state should ook for TIE lower edu
cation ami leave the higher TO take care OF Itse nI mo
him in living an amman A. 10 the qualifications Of gr
duates them but he had Information that theIo
was state OF disOrganlZ cation among American cu'ss
There were TWENTY-FIVE colleges, he informed, IN
Tie state OF NewYork, and wac Impossible Tor one un
them effective. large number or colleges cou
not do even IneffectIvely what good college Wou
do perfectly. He would encourage the highest lerlN-
but there should be central academic influence
There were four universities IN Scotland, ana NC De
heyed they too many. lie was AT me Iea Vi o"
OF them. institution which had some antiquity u 90
dated back far 1871, and although ~ was tHc
est it the Oldest. He saw no reason WI,
public should not have the best euuch.loh
England was Only limited country while America was
an unlimited country The public schools Oi lh.s couh
try in his opinion good. well ordered ana >
tic. lie did any reason why the NATION sno'Iu
bring their youth TO that advanced ~ VI
education which shOdld make them tAAlhpirs, ~
the civilized world the conduct OF thelr PuDnc
duties instead or beng disgrace They should carry
their the highest ideas, "oLhhS III
for themselves or their party, but Tor the Wurlu 40
| accomplish this something worth aIni'ns ~
| Anything that the STATE or NatlOHaI LTEtsl".uA
\ could DO 10 procure this end was worth tDe tla''
Private liDerality the growth OF Aui'IlSlN
Is "A spirit OF which America may wen y. "a o''
Every state. however should have It's CnINTIs1ty 40
central power. for without academic conliOl hu,h au
vauceG education eau hardly be arrived az pu' no"
state Universities Dc founded "'AouI S'-'e
ais he WAS al "A loss 10 determine. u 90,
! Prof. GreenOugh read very interesting p'P'I W.
| Public Libraries" lie briefly alluded 10 w 49,.
Libraries Of Europe and the vast increase ,iit
taken place 10 the number Of books In heae is
In lsiJ, there the shelves OF thc -'a''o. .
LihralY Paris $4,000 volumes, winch va ~ ~. -
\ 10 2OOO,OO III 1874. During tbr SdlHo p.li.si' -,
number OF volumes ia tne British Museum N's III
creased from f3j 900 10 IiO00OO; - PeteltuuIE
il5OJ0 TO lOOuOU; Munich, 5000 10 ruJV'' Dc
4 10000 10 GCu,GsJ He also referred 10 lHc ,'n.
| crease OF Uuuic .anoing n"ri'rie~ anu VI '"'"