The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-27

/ ftSS III lnlS ulTtcNlpu until uDDH'uhio VIM
could satisfy high standard OF ability and ac-
quircment should be assured OF adequate sup
port throughout an academical career. We're due
| provision made to that end, we should incline
| to pronounce the tendency above signalized
/ benefit and not an injury to the community. III
| young man can neither AFFORD to pay for a col
| lcgiatc education nor has the brains and energy
10 test his illness Tor it, let him learn trade.
! Tho tate ~ things is wholesome which COM
pcls him to thai sensible alternative. and sc-
cures him from the discrcdtahc l!undcr Of
WASTING tho best years OF youth. and the means
Of parents and sisters. in straning after op-
poriunties which are turned to no account
Tho time has passed. moreover. when tho
SONS Of rich men could secure the prestige Of
classical education by u minimum Of effort nj
| Harvard College. We learn from the report Of
Prof Dunbar. dean Of the academical depart
mont that significant changes have been made
during the past year in the requisites for nd-
mission. There is no doubt that under the now
rules the atainments implied In the prepare
! tory course can be made Of real worth. ana that
the conflicting claims OF classical and scientific
studies can be adjusted more satisfactorily.
lcnccforih every candidate will be obliged to
pass upon specified minimum requ.sI-
ton in all the preparatory studies. and
| also upon further or maximum re-
| QUESTION in ut lcust two Of the four prin-
cipal departments- Latin. Greek. mathematics
ana natural science. The good sense this ar
rangcmcnt is obvious, since the larger the ac-
puircmcnt in one direction which a candidate
brings with him. the more time ought to be
available in his academic career for other lines
Of study. As a necessary part Of this scheme.
which brings into the Freshman class men diff
fcrng materially in the kind Of equipment the
curriculum OF the Freshman year is not uni
form. but 80 divided AMI adjusted as to offer in
each channel instruction adapted to the prof.
| cheney of the individual student. whether he
| entered with the minimum Of maximum outfit
FOR that branch Another sagacous innovation
il the alteration made in the form Of require
mcnt ~ regards Latin and Greek. Hereafter
the examination upon Il long specified course
Of books will be abandoned and replaced to n
large extent by the reading at sight in authors
Of similar difficulty. With such test
the use Of literal translations SO much rcsortcd
To In the ndolcnt and fraudulent methods Of
preparation hitherto in vogue will be OF no avail
Not the simple ability to construe a given text
book with the aid of crib lexicon. and grammar
but the firm grip on vocabulary and the ex-
haustivc knowledge If the structure Of n lam
guagc must be the objects aimed at. Just as in
the case Of those who seek to gain n thorough
acquaintance with French or German. One. at
least. by the way Of these two modern languages
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