New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-23
PRESIDENT WHITES RETURN.

OF ENGLAND-PoLITICs AND SOCIALISM,
President White, of Cornell University, ar
rived from Europe Friday. He has been abroad many
months and has spent portion of his time in study
ing educational systems well as European potlcs
President White will remain NewYork until Tuesday
on account Of the dinner be rendered him and Fro
fessor Fiske OF Cornell who also arrived from Europe
Yesterday by the Cornell Alumni, Of New-YorK' Inc
dinner will be given at the Union Square Hotel TINS
evening Among those who will be present are Eras'uS
Brooks, Henry W. Sage, Stewart L. WoOdford ana a. b.
Cornell. President White was one OF the COmmlssioh
ers on Education at the Paris Exposition.
chow we're you impressed with Americas representa-
ton I" he was asked.
81 think that from every point Of view our people
have cause to congratulate themselves was the reply
% Commissioner Mccormick managed with gooo sense
and with the determination that country shouldn't
sutr from such scandals as characterized the Vienna
affair He refused to eOuDtenanee eating-houses ana
drinking saloons which the bane OF the vienna Tx
position. He gave good space TO American industry
We have be proud Of the part we nave TAKEN
In prizes we have magnificent share Although tho Ist
has not been officially announced, we have surprised
everybody by what we have accomplished IN that drec
tim Perhaps the most surprise has been occasoned In
edepartment OF art-wOrkmanship. Tiffany has carried
the palm over the heads Of ALL Beautiful exhibits came
from the finest estabhshments-frOm Vienna, London
Paris Of course, Rome, Florence, Venice Berlin
and ] think by common consent our eA-
hibit showed Inb uOsI dDully diN SOW W.
best promise for the future, There was general
rush for representation from the wealthy collectors OF
Europe and from the art museums. In agricultural I'M
Elements we carried everything before us. heard
discussion by the Jury Of Appeal Two OF the pest
Judges in Europe were answering English manuIac-
urers who disguised when they found the Amer
leans had so many prizes They had sent in request
for reconsideration preference to making protest
The presidents Of of the ures defended the action
of the committee, and said that never was anything
more carefully considered than the American awards,
and that the English had been resting their repua-
tion while the Americans had been constantly going
ahead. OF course in the new inventions In eleccty-
telephone photograph, etcwe had the lions share OF
prizes. That we should win grand prize for beer
seemed to surprise people more than the Tiffany
award"
FEATURES OF THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
"Was the educational department satisfactory -
awe had a fine exhibit Mr.. Philbrok, formerly super
intendent Of Boston public schools got together eoec
ton that attracted much attention. The Republican
Government France is aroused to the fact thatto COM
bat its enemies 1t interest itself in public nstruc
ton 1t is now doing best to accomplish that end
Funds were voted by the Government municipalities to
enable teachers to attend the Exposition and study the
exhibits on public instruction Certainly to our display
on the common school systematic most attention was
attracted. In advanced and technical education the
French had magnificent exhibition, and while we can
tedCl them tn6 eCuOOl tgStcu thCJ
taught every thinking in America in regard to tech
nical and advanced education The most interesting
thing the American, in higher education is
the new school political science at Paris It Is dis
tnct from the sorbOnne the College Of France 1t re-
ceiyes young men who have taken what we call the first
degree and gives them postgraduate course In history
political science in fact val
liable for making young man efficient in public service.
thought it was Of the most interesting and sugges
tive things in Europe"
POLITICAL SENTIMENT ABROAD,
"What is the political condition OF Francei"
"Better than ever before since 1889. There was
time when one trembled for her future-when the Mar
shall made his great effort with the Due de Broghe.
happened to be living the Winter in France the
border of Switzerland, and had dreamed that
any government in these times would dare undertake
such hgn-handed things as saw there TO get KepnD-
lean paper had TO in back street, while the Legt-
imst and BOnapartlst papers were sold openly IN the
public squares There was intimidation on every very
the way IN which the French conducted
themselves That Is their hope Tor me d1Igre
wanted the 10 do The Bonapartiss wished that they
would create an nsurreeton and neR they could be put
knew too much was struck with the fact while abroad
that among thoughtfu Republican,, there s feeling
io too Of the enemies OF French Repubcanism
Take up the Figaro any morning anu you'll mud some
How has the suggestion Of ex-President Grant for
denomination been received N EuropeP
" find that many who we're formerly anti-Grant men
regard him with favor possible candidate The
iSst Congress made a vast number OF Grant men. 1
think Il mistake TO suppose that Americans lose thef
rather intensified. They feel more keenly than ever
whatever brings discredit upon Their country Every
when charges were brought against Minister Moves felt
It as personal Aey %eIe he NJ
Americans abroad can form Judgments from the outside
quite as clearly men in the midst OF affairs and
Xound among many Americans in all parts Of Europe
the opinion that the best thing that could happen TO the
Republican party would be TO have another Congress
like the last. Among tue best Democrats divided
timent existed in regard 10 Presidential candidate
stood no against the false financial theories firmly
than Thurman AT the same time II was conceded that
Thurman had been put under enormous pressure
Bayard was fayOrite among the substantial sort Of
Democrats"
EDUCATION IN EUROPE,
Invent to Europe twenty-five years ago." continued
President White, "and my last visit was surprised
at the progress made in what call the right direction.
visited each time almost every great uni
yersty, from those OF Naples and Pisa and
Padua 70 those Of Berlin, oxford and Cam
bridge as well as many gymnasia and normal
and technical schools found progress In two directions
the study Of natural science and in studies OF his
tory social and political science. When first visited
Italy anything like proper teaching Of natural science
was utterly impossible. This time went into lecture
rooms and found great numbers Of young studying
science under approved Instructors and moreover the
whole influence Of the Government was on that side.
At Oxford and Cambridge found enormous change.
At my former visit there virtually provision Tor
the proper study OF natural science now there are mag
nIhcent provisions in both universities There are
splendid Laboratories for physics and chemistry, and
there much better provision for instruction In history
political economy and kindred subjects more liberal
policy prevails in the great English universities.
Students formerly required 20 be attached 70 one
Of colleges Now they may go there and live ss IN
attached students freely German students in Ger
man universities. This ia time will make the English
universities superior TO the German universities COM
biDing they Will, the excellence Of the old English
system with that OF the Continental system.
shall have TO look to our laurels In regard to the
common school system. They developing in England
at immense cost systems OF primary and common
school education. For time leaders Of the Church Of
England resisted and tried 20 obtain control Of the educa
tiona system Of the church. but the London elections
settled that point completely In spite OF all the charges
made by parsans Of eecesaseal control and ESPECIALLY