Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-09
UNIVERSITY OF VERu1,-.
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is STm4id,H0 Desr Su--The faculty. have care.
July considered the matters referred to IN your
note. and have come to the following conclusions.
ITu-Ihe relations OF this Unvers " to Barre
Academy are IND have long been such that each I.
Interested in the standard Of scholarship main
tanned IN the other. Il anything should he done
by Us which would lower our requirements Barre
Academy would lind it hsrIer to keep up the tone
OF rs scnol trshp. II, the other hand the meas
ure proposed should result in letting down YOUR
scholarship, we should feel the effects in cur
classes.
''Soeond-Whst is true Of Barre Academy. in this
respect is true Of the other academies and hish
schools IA the state IN so lar as they feeders
this University For any concession made TO the
graduates of enc school. would have to lie made to
ali schools 81 good repute OF the same grade.
"Ihrd-1he faculty are OF the opinion that the
plan under consdrraton-of admitting graduates
OF academies 10 membership IN colleges without OK
aInlnauon-would, IN time. result in lowering the
scholarship OF the academies, and thus necessarily
OF the colleges also. II is the general testimony Of
the teachers OF preparatory schools that the pros
pective college examination furnishes both a stand
ard OF scholarship and incentive to industry
with which they could not afford to dispense In
view OF the prevalent charges o inefcieucy against
the preparatory schools il is due tho teachers to
say that they lay part Of the blame on the laxity
OF the entrance exam nation at college. Among tue
better Institutions o. the country vigorous Ell rt
is being made TO raise the standard OF require
ments Tor admission. Unless the older and .tr,,nger
colleges should generally adopt this new plan
which does not seem 10 prohahle-we fear that IL
would rouse suspicion against the scholarship OF
the smaller colleges which mi ght adopt it,
Fourth With regard to the other suggestion
made, that we should send member Of the faculty
TO represent the University at your final examina-
ton, we should be glad to do 30 but for one consd-
GRAFTON, which seems 10 US important We under
stand that representatives of other colleges in be
present, and thus there would be, OF seem TO he
a competition for students among the representa-
tives Of the different colleges. Everything OF this
kind. both the reality aud the appearance. we
wish to avoid. Colleges must not even seem To be
undertaking each Otler in requirements or out
bidding each other in any Inducements except
such as are legitimate and open to all Corners All
such practices tend to bring colleges and collegiate
education into contempt.
We should be very much sratifed II the Barre
graduates, looking over the whole field and con-
sultins only their own best interests. should de
eide to take their college course with us-ail OF
them or any Of them. We have come to regard
students from Barre Academy as among the very
best we get, both in scholarship and character
But we think we should lose their respect, as well
as our own If, in order TO secure them, we should
make any concessions which would either imperil
our good reputation for scholarship, or put Us in
the attitude OF bidders for their patronage.
with high esteem, yours sincerely
M. Ii. BUCKHAM President