New-York tribune., 1879-09-11

n saw ANYTHING amiss That such examinations
may be useful aud then In stimulating 10
continued OF study cannot be doubted Ihat 'he
certificates given may here and there be of service to
their recipients, and introduce them to situations OF
usefulness and honor readily believe, without
bciug required either the examination or tine
certificate as OF any considerable impoItance In our
permanent educational arrangements. In England
With the commanding position accorded 10 the great
universities, and the limited opportunities 10, ior
SiaeanSe syS,' Of definite and honest attrnmeuts
in certain departments Of EnoTledSf, the have iDS %st
temporary exisenoy such as was incident 20 onii
diton Of transition, and haye helped many
persons to places OF trust In this country, ~ M, a
Testimonials are easily obtained-both those that are are
aud those that are not deserving OF t he limited
ID It's Influence. and ought to be modest III lS
slons Examinations sepnrate ron r cannat take
the place OF institutions for personal nstT1SmS,h Ills 1t Is
any Of cir prerogatives. The higher INSTITUTIONS haIe
srlere sufficiently wide and inviting II tney asprs 70
r, host Teachers who shall bring 20 the scnoOs OF
the country wcl-,rain,d and weilproYlded minds and
feryCnt and patient z al.
Al the conclusion of this paper President 0iimah
announced the appointment of the following Cohi-
mittec on International Coinage, Weights ana Meas
urcs: President Barnard. of Columbia College; !;
Robert NoxOn Tappau, of New-fork; Professor
William Watson, Of Boston; General Frames a.
Walker. OF New-Haven; and Profe 'sor Julns L.
Hiigard, Of Washington.
PROFESSOR BARNARD ON DEGRIES.
LIFTING DEGltES tisOM lhL mIhi"
Tho Regulation and Control of the Dcgree-con-
fcrTing Power in American Colleges formed tne
srnisot Of a paper by President Barnard. The fol-
lowing is q synopsis:
He discussed the extraordinary multiplication Of IN
stifutons exercising the powers OF universities whlch
ns taken g2Se s II Ih iS"S ~ aoorca RTcssaon
rs 10 the number OF these institutions ana tne nu9 y!
ber Of candidates for the degree OF bNeheor OF ArS III
them Since 1880 The population o the luntTy mas III,
creased fourlod. e number OF colleges threefol ana
anre I'm 40 was sixy-scTen. in 1870 forty Onr anu lu
i~7e about forty. President Barnard thought the point
colleges The U'iiod states during le asI leii ecu
ury mad not been owing TO any educaenai want pre-
Viousy ascerlsincd OF subsequently proved 70
exist. Had ihs toen true the inerel IN
| The total number Of undergraduate students
/ would have Deen propor;ionatey H. exc OF
the increase Of population. instead Of far behind H. II
has been In tac aud the average attendance on ne o
eccs would have been greater IN tie later years na IN
the earlier Instead OF DelrS materially lesseou' u %
l. Inc multitude Of superfuous collegiate Institutions
were deprlyed OF the ueerec-c0niernE loW'i nc su'
rn;, Fraacr. GguanT, Italy. aid oher countries Of
Couuncnta Europe full OF lycees, ~ inatl nid COZ
ceco.~hcie iustfhcu0n IN al oIHi.nss ls , al
IN the average American college ana GcnoIn.y sl"nt
dea more borough but when are Without power 20 s,n
ier degrees The bfil,L cOncRes cauIV' cv'.I % 1
hose which io:in part of thc great ShNe..
ties Of oxford aud C1mblds theinseiIes & a., j.,
with population oi E3Ouvo0O ms Only % lU,r % To-
ti.S; tie State ot OHIO, VITA 100000 popuavn mas
lairlyseven All lsnce, WIN polIiSiion lri more
over are actually branches of Rsingle one Germany,
/
Europe with popuaiion oi S0Oooo,ooo, has only lOl
tr,, with population Oi 45OOOcOO, has 40 uul'VIsF
'' tffs q wi but m the ruied states has the
policy Of governments proceed with great caution IN
their concession Of tue degree-conierrug lover,
/ and not 10 oolCcde such power al All unless
accompanied with onpo provision 10 snstai9
y ic-pcc. ID eE un', s-s. ,t v J tv IN TrSncr
sense of me word. f. costly establishments II cannot
be created by ncie ac' of Legislature na, univer-
81 L. % ID
uriyeis I'm h country whose resources are III some
degree oor slouocn 0 thes rcsponsioihtiesi but We
l.vp non one whose power OF usefulness j. not cOL-
.tan'lv hello m eek by INSULT iency oi means -
Ter con>iucIi4s tn d'screiiI nto ~ch ing diI-gns
of the ay rH-4 American uny crsiiy Is falling fIrs1cht
Barnard proceeded 70 the discussion oi r'n,C,s 10.
these evils Ic Lad examined the question Whcthcr IL
Is not possible legally subject Tho degree conieFrng
power 10 such regulation ana control as TO sgclle dot
every degree coufelcp Nourhor 81 Ite"Eza ~ au'loI
iy, upatt from ard indg =, adil 9i ne nytti'ion Con-
c.sttd giving hr Regents ol thr ClVcSi'9 " W ',c
t.e power confer degrees in Ats Uley already nave
the power confer degrees in Law, Medicne ana Inc
olosyl The gents should appoint permanent board
Or cxslnuers. by whom all candidates for degrees
and without whose iev rabo report no canditate Should
receive age PresGent barnaSd a he ueede Sd 10,
,",:. he exgpSnle wouid probably be worry inilen-
al. and because ihe maclineIy ior the system Is
alieaiv az hand New Yort. TO accomplish the OBJ
cct desired tue system should be universal. AS ms
would De "a work OF time. however, he mentioned with
favor suggestion ny President Gilman that something
fundamentally of legislation by the voluntary assoca
| tior AMI cooperation oi ole@es themselves.
VOTING or w,M-N ~ SCHOOL ELECTIONS.
! Professor A. I. Peabody, OF Harvard University,
! read "a paper on tho voting of Women III School
! lie tions" IT, this address he said:
Women should vo;c and mold Office il school matters
because they general Far rurpass men in educational
abiig tact, experience knowledge ana wisdom Every
m0iHor uorj. o. the name Is an educator Men DeaI
conulIatv,iy small part III TIC training OF ther own
children. TIC cla's hrst lessons are al his mothers
Euce. shc understands hldnnuie' rhd Is c'h'e1s"hl
with the averu. % the chlid's mind and heart;
WHOM our Iuhi, schools cimc into being they were
uot meau, for eirs ihe education OF women being re-
gaIded asoi ttlc 9ouselseAcr Ile schools were s,n
nat women mems pters Gnd motcas to culture and
receive IN culture chiefly AZ the public charge there re-
l1cn u ~ educa ougl system of which they have
! come the mos. iaSoIcd Donehclh'oS
CHINESE IMMIGRATION
The paper of Professor :. Wells Williams, of Yale
| College on Cnnesc immigration, was a long and
/ carefully prepared document Folio, ing is an
! abstract;
Tleatt,n;iou 6rlwn to Chinese imn'rafion duringthe
r- twenty-five year, hardly bc explained b. their
| ivinher. conduct or capacity. Neither 1t Toe
counted lor on rnioua. grounds. Much discussion has
grow ont If their presence. Some regard them as Inc
/ nrs; ripple OF OyerS helming flood Of Ignorance.
st' H. i,.,. tr, rocilc fcnferatc tlilfy and
| Industrious. With great capacity for Improvement.
llua Tie best nisGeiresented countries
m liz wui. and her people have beeu SUBJECT to ihe
most Singular diversity Of opinion from winters ana
travellers. Now tusi the scholars nave Increased our
I ac0ua;utauoc with thCir tenets culture, govern
ncnt AND literature, We Can better understand
tAl carscs which have operated TO make
| fLem such a ggclt nation. They are one
81 the pure-t of existing races. having occupied The
confines Asia from the earliest times II IS mis-
f0urr 90 cal tlen NougJlS. Tue Aztccs aud lfOqdOs
in taf- country more alike than the Clneee nd
fl,l uc.-lhal. Central Asia. The name COOne is
not Chinese bat Brn-alee, being The name OF m trihe
INDIA. who down to tae pisns IN harvest lime ana
retain nome Nntu i The mead or the SIX Com
iies O,ci,> that tlcrc has never been single I'm
nos- bsoGgat 10 california uuder ser.lc Moor cou-
rct Inc toal Number % arv0ls N this country ne-
tween ls5 and 1871 .l1S and at this rate /,
vii fnhe century before htlf Hon can Mud foot
iqy here Tho uumbr o. arrivals from Europe
Ial AZ rFf.rtf fl.uuo iyIl