The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-01
THE NEW YORK COLLEGE.
CORRESPONDENTS VIEWS ON TIE PROPOSED
ABOLITION.

CORRESPONDENCE VIEWS ON TIE PROPOSED
ABOLITION.
"W." devotes himself to the task Of refuting the
charge that the New York College is 'only Tor rich
mems sons who can Afford attend during the full
five years. collegiate course, and offers additional
formation about the commercial course In regard to
latter he says there exists In our cities strong
demand Tor specific commercial instruction and train
Ing Tor young before going into business life, and
that class OF private schools called business colleges
are furnishing such instruction, but to the poor
mans such schools are not available. As
the graduates of tho grammar schools are OF the
proper age and have sufficient general educa-
ton TO take such Instruction, commercial
course department Is conducted In the high Tree
school In nearly every American city. The
cia course 10 the College OF New York estab-
lshed IN place OF what before known the
ssmodern course upon tho occasion OF occupying the
new building erected for tho Introductory class Its
students compose about one-han Of the nrst years
students or Introductory cIass, and its course is
limited to one year. Tho branches taught In this
course are bookkeeping, ponmanship, photography.
algebra, geometry, English grammar, French or Ger
man, aud lectures gwen upon physics
1hs teaching OF the peculiarly commercial
branches Is done by Two practical experts,
and these have nothing to do with the teaching
cost to the city for the teaching OF the three
branches-booK keepIng, penmanship and phonog-
raphy-is less than been experienced by
the proprietor OF private school. In no other way
than by having the commercial course OF tho free
schools included IN the New York College can II be
maintained ut small cost to the CITY, and the
popularity OF this course shown by tho fact that
there has been increase IN the number vi It's
students every year Of the preceding
4. Lady Erahn nj Anrm Srln
Switzerland, expresses her great JOY account u
the stand Dkcn by tho HERALD in this controversy.
Aiuoing 10 the bill Introduced TO abolish tho New
College, the correspondent refers It's author TO
ancient history, wnere he will learn IRON Spartan ex
ample how To make great people and how 10 pre-
serve republican simplicity IRON The deadly poison Of
aristocracy. Alter dwelling ON the admirable system
oil education exisLISg iu Switzerland, where II Is com
puisory, and wbcre 1t held tnat snail
be deprived OF the highest education on account
of poverty, the writer ADDS that Standing the
largo COST OF supporting the many normal schools and
other institutions oil learning thcro has as yet been
no complaint about the expense, IT being thoroughly
understood that without education among all Glasses
the Republic DIES. Mr.. Crazy seeking to abolish
the New York College is emuIating the example OF
the ambitious youth who sought renown by setting
lire the Temple OF Diana at Epnesus. Before ne
stgmatizes the public schools as chartablc' nsti-
tutons he should first reflect how much OF hts own
prosperity and comfort flow directly from the same
source that maintains the BE schools.
correspondent signing himself "James l.. Cieary"
takes 90 H. kosenhein" To TASK Tor the sentiments
expressed in his communication, aud says that Dir.
Gtady's stand has boon VOL taken. HIS humble
abolisbng the College OF the City OF New York II
Mr. Rosenhcim the college three years, why,
he asks did he not stay The requisite time and grndu-
1t 10 the place Tor rich mems sons and benefit
To He states that he was student IN the
college, under the presidency OF the late Horace WcD
ster, LII. d., and n NE kosonbeim wishes to make
an argument In favor OF letting the college stand he
Is Wiling meet and answer him a any time and
place.
woman "wbo V deeply Interested In the cause OF
educaouo writes to say that the bill for the abolition
oil the College Of the City o: New York has for lis
undery ing motive some personal ambition or pIeju-
dice against higher education striking at higner
education deas blow at tue foundation Of pub
lie scnoo system, Tor what the foliage tho roots
tree the college ~ To the primary schools
Iop oil the anu sooner or later the other dies.
When there a call Tor retrenchment In public OK
pcnditure II ~ an III ADVISED and false econ
oLy That FIRST aims AZ the diseslaU ilshncnt
OF an educational system. On tho question oil com
parave expense this correspondent says that tho per
capita vi tho student Of the College Of the CITY oil
Now York IL in reality SAL while that OF the student
economy would be served the Sta,e sent it's thou
sand and Dad candidates to the latter institution ~
complete tner education, provided Columbia could
accommodate them BY leaving higher education TO
private enterprise and public charity we should be
initiating theexampie OF emma "frue education Is
almighty 10 establish the Kingdom Of Heaven over
every continent, ana rcaze the aims OF sociology OF
religion and philanthropy" II economy Ii needed IN
expenditure cure the disease, but do Kill the body
The against Tho cost OF educating "olher nenpias