The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-18
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Germany has twenty-one universities,
all of which have their schools of medi-
cine, law, theology and philosophy. The
university of Berlin has more than
one hundred professors, and about two
thousand students. The large museums
full of objects illustrating the arts and
natural sciences, the libraries, the parks,
the botanic gardens, the distinguished
professors, ETC., ETC., cause these German
universities to strive and have students
from all parts of the world, even from
Texas. All the distinguished UNIVERSE
ties of Europe have colleges of law, medi-
cine and theology.
In the United states the distinction be-
tween university and college is not well
drawn. Yale College and Harvard Col
lege, the largest and best endowed insti-
tutions of the country, are equal in their
universities of Europe, hence Harvard is
called university by many. In 1880, the
professors and tutors in all departments OF
Yale College were 105, and the number of
students 1857. Harvard has about one
hundred and fifty officers of instruction
and government and more than 1900 stu
dents. Both of these institutions have
state agricultural colleges and also their
schools of medicine, law and theology; so
has the University of Pennsylvania. at
Philadelphia, and the University of New
York, at New York city, excepting the
agricultural departments.
The University of Virginia was found
ed by Jefferson in 1925, and then for the
first time in America a university was
made in the true sense of the name, pro-
vidiDg as amply as the available means
would permit, for thorough instruction
in all the chief branches of learning, in
Guiding medicine and law
1t has a library of $4,000 volumes a
museum of natural history, Orwell select
ed cabinets of zoology, mnerology, geol-
ogy, and botany, all arranged in a hand
some building, affording ample illustra-
ton in these several departments. 1t had
in 1879 and 1880, twenty-four professors
and instructors, and had an annual in
come of nearly $4,000.
The University of Missouri, at Column
bla, has Joined with it the state agricul-
tuIral college. 1t has twenty-four profess
sors and instructors, also law and medi-
cal departments. The natural sciences
receive large share of attention, all
well represented by cabinets of the differ
ent branches of natural history.
The University orCalifornia has thirty
eight professors and instructors, schools
of law and medicine, also an agricultural
college. The number of students in 1879
was 332.
The University of Georgia, at. Athens,
is we'll endowed, but unfortunately for
its usefulness, is divided. 1t has an agri-
u
cal college at Augusta. At Athens in the
academic department (Franklin College,
there are nine professors. In the law
school five, and the total number of stu
dents 149. The agricultural college at
Dalmega and the medical college at Au-
gusta are only parts of the state uniYer-
sity as far as they receive aid from the
state. Many of their students have never
seen the university at Athens and derive
no benefit from it, nor does the parent
university at Athens flourish as may be
seen by the number of students. 1t was
founded in 1900. 1t has an endowment of
$4,000 and an annual income of more
than $4,000.
With these examples before us of the
best universities of Europe and America
showing the advantages of union. shall
we divide the university of Texas, and
impair its usefulness by having its medi-
cal department in some distant place,
merely that that or that town may have a
small pecuniaIy advantage? A united
university, well organized and equipped
with museum, chemical aud philosophical
apparatus, library and distinguished pro-
fessors is certainly far better for medical
students than an isolated medical col
lege. No intelligent student would hesi-
tate to decide in favor of the university,
because a medical college located apart
from the university, in a distant town,
can really have none ofthese advantages.
1t is university only in name, nothing
more. Doctors wish to learn many things
not directly connected with their profess
sion, and these can be best learned at a
large and well endowed university.
Omitted we stand, divided we fall.''
SIN union there is strength" are old and
true sayings. b.