New-York tribune., 1878-07-11
THE UNIVERSITY CoNYOCATIoN.


THE UNIVERSITY CONYOCATlON.
pptrP EXTRACTS FRoM PAPRRs READ ON TUESDAY
yesterdays sEsSIONs--PRoFEssoR sEEiYE
ON COLLEGE EDUCA rIoN FOR w0MEN-co-EDU-
CATION NOT APPROVED.
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSE
ALBANY, July 10.--In his address OF well
come opening. yesterday. OF tho hteehtn aunr
versary session Of the University COnvocaon OF TIC
State of New-YorI, Erastus c. Benedict, LID Chan
cellor Of the University, said, in substance;
The good OF the State requires that It's educauona
as well as military interests, shall De- protected EduSa
tiOn will give practical producing power II 10 NE f
take TO suppose that the State Ousht 20 pay only f9
instruction IN reading, writing aud arithmetic ~
wants, beside tEose that education anu % ~,
whicn gives the world OF man Win All ms
faculties sharpened, and powers strengthened and
multiplied. for these are the wealth OF tbe stare
prophetic expectation OF Chancellor PruIh - laisI @ W.
We have great university. consisting OF thtyn'e COZ
eges and 234 academies, IN prosperous actlvity Ine
number OF students is 30 2OS, abd thelr ptoPeLH
amounts 10 S22 S10 whilo in 1884 there was but
one pOyerty-sIricken college and not single ACADEMY
in tho State BesiGes, vast economy prevails IN tnc
present system of pabhc instruction as compared w.tn
the number Of pupils IN private schools; nm
The paper read by Professor Euward NOrih' H. ~ D'
Of Hamilton College, on "a Post Graduate Examina-
tion" was received with great interest. He said:
system Of higher examinations has already been III
angurated Dy thG rese Lt t o eecepTed as sneent
passports any college III the state Ihe regents seem
authorized 10 establish examinations Tor degrees eir
ia the colleges academies, or wherever they see
IT, These examinations should DO cOntr0ieo py
the regents. and It must have been tue Htenon u 1S bur
lawmakers that the regents should operate lfoue 'ae
colleges and academies OF the State. and not resort 10
institutions tho State build up private schools
in State. The regents snOuia ann 10 haAe hts
test Of attainment new Dond OF nhlon hiihhOns
the colleges under their The examination should not
be competitive struggle which only one or two can oe
successful; but a broad ana generous heia WbSro
crowned with the university laurel. The Testimonial
awarded sh0nd be q certificate Of absolute merit ana
significant O undOubtcd high attainment IN scIodrs3lp
or scjpnre There are two objections to uDdergradu-
ate competitive examination Tor regents prizes ~
il would interfere with the regular work Of the colleges
The colleges might also be brought into Improbable
antagOnism
In conclusion, Professor North said
III The regents examination for college entrance GER
tiHcates has been wisely inausnrated and should oe
heartily approved by the college facules (2) the re-
gents will seem loyal their position and trust as guar
dans higher enucation u they admit to the proposed
examinations only those who represent tue lnstunOns
under their care, ehcr as graduates OF teaesfs t3l
Undergraduate competition for prizes should De ieI 10
tue several colleges OF the state.
After long discussion on Professor Norths paper,
Professor s. f. Warren C. f., OF Newton Mass, read an
essay on "a Better Organization OF soiencestudy He
claimed that the system Of scientific study in our insti-
uons but should be. complete as the classi-
cal The two lines OF education are parallel and cock
enslve and should be made in actual organization.
The system should be graded and in the final grade all
that is applicable to purely professional practice
should be taught.
Professor Isaac Flagg Ph. d., OF Cornell University.
read an interesting paper The Value OF Accent In
Greek Verse" He said
The essential difference between accent tone) and
quantity time Ia understood by all. Accent, lar from
creating rhythm, which Is matter OF quantity, was en-
ployed couuteractns musical agent against the mo
noiony Ofrhythm SmgsOng arises not from too exact
flow Of rhythm. but from disregard OF accent Greek
in Its minuGest details an effort to avoid Onot
ony OF coincidence and in this respect IL approaches
nearest of all languages to music, pure ana simple
proper pronunciation oi IIeoA ',, ] W m ~ ar nro
nOunced the but the habit OF dsreSardng accent
and colleges The latter fault is the worst If due
most valuable properties OF Greek art remain unseen
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Al to-day's session OF tho ConyOcation 100
members were present. Professor VIM. d. Wilson, Of
Cornell read his paper " Ancient and Modern EST
mates OF the Physical which bad been held over from
Yesterday Among those who took part in the discus
sion hich followed DR.. Martin. OF HewIork, and
Professor DE Camp. The next paper was read by Pro-
ftssor L. Clark seeyle, OF Smith College, Northampton,
Mass His subject was college Education for Women
After stating briefly the result OF the experiment at
smith College, he spoke substantially as follows:
I IL the only female college that gives only collegiate
master the curriculum. They be highly educated,
only without injury but with positive Dehent 20
health In Smith College no student has contracted
disease anI TO physical injury has been sustained.
This Is probably due chiefly 10 the plan OF placing the
students small cottages. woman has not Deen sacr-
rced tu learning She lost in female delicacy,
uodesy and refinement There Is growing dlsincllna-
vitnsanding the opening OF so many colleges Tor both
go there has never before been period when such
large bcanests have been made 10 female colleges Nor
have female colleges been so largely patrOnZed before
In every single instance the male colleges have failed TO
draw The women to any extent, though great efforts
have made to do so. Women prefer ther own end
so do the CO-educauOn exerts an Injurious una
ence on female Some facts OF human nature
were well established before colleges begun these facts
10 higher education can abolish or materially chahse;
TO most persons whatever theorists may say, II VIII
continue TO neither wise nor prudent to send
score girls between the ages OF sixteen ana twen
two away To live all the familiarity OF college ife
with 200 or 800 young men. Give woman the amp est
limitation of lie, to attain give her the widest
range OF synpahies that inc varied eQnuohs ., nSl
life evoke, and at the same lllne lhteEiy anu peI
tSct every true and wOmany characteristic and there is
no work TO which she may be called that WI" not DC lh-
proved by her superior culture
Professor seeyes paper listened to with carefui
attention. and was discussed by Professor s. Newton,
NJ the New York Eclectic Medical College. DIR. Wilson,
Dr. H. N Norton, Principal James H. House, Regent
Henry r. Person. Professor Aonzo Flaek, Chancellor
Benedict Professor L. AmOreau OF Union College, Pro-
sassor Lewis and Regent Warren. After the discussion,
motion by Professor woolworh that the thanks of the
be presented to Professor Seeye carried
On motion OF Professor Wilson, COMMITTEES
was appointed to prepare resolutions on the
death OF the late Chancellor Pruyn. The COM
mittee consists OF Dr. Fairbairn, DIR. Martin and DIR
Wilson The following committee on Professor North's
mgprsted centennial catalogue was named by the
chair Dr. King DIR. North, Professor Lewis, Professor
wilson and President Fairbarn The following resou-
lion offered by Professor Watkins. was then adopted
Resored That the regents be requested to take such
steus as will entitle pupils OF the academies anu ngn
schools under their charge, who shall successfully cont
nete the regent examination and shall spend three
wears in teaching, a state certificate, enutnS tne
holder thereof the public schools OF tue state
without further examination
recess was then TAKEN and when the convocaon re-
assembled a paper " The Management OF College
Rowdyism" was read by Professor John W. mears' OF
Hamilton College He said:
The NeyYork colleges have not In q single instance
attained the bad notorety Of other institutions FOR
disorder during the year. Ii is desirable that some one
should present of the disorders, history OF
their origin, "A systematic method OF treatment
They can be traced the eXuberance OF tine animal
spirits In youth Hazng Is an American barbarism.