New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-05
An AMBITIOUS COLLEGE.
CLARK UNIVERSITY AT WORCESTER TO MAKE
FRESHMEN OF HARVARD SENIORS

Worcester Mass. Jan. (SpecaD.-Clark Uni
yer.lty m this CITY, under the personal supervision
Of IFS founder and backed by his great wealth, Is
destined to become one of the nobiest educational
institutions in this country. The second building OF
the university group is approaching completion and
everything Will be readiness for formal opening
of the Institution mex; October President Hail.
formerly of Johns Hopkins. is now in Europe In tho
interest of the university and It is expected that the
names of other members OF the faculty Will be ready
for public announcement before many weeks. Very
little is known by the public as TO the scope OF Inc
institution but I'm educational circles throughout the
country beginning to be lefsood that its scheme
will be much broader and more advanced than that Of
perhaps any other college university In the United
states
When the announcement of Mr. Claris munifcent
lift was made public 1t created considerable anxiety
among the officers of the leading educational nstitu
tions of New England 1t Will be remembered that
considerable said in the papers at the time to the
effect that Mr.. Clark might have made much wiser
disposition OF the money In aiding colleges already
established than in establishing new university
"Reminiscences OF q private but less pronounced
charact ter addressed to some OF the gentlemen
whom Mr. Clark had associated with himself In the new
enterprise They were asked II they thought 1t exactly
fair to Amherst. Brown, or even Harvard TO found
rival Institution with great endowment in Worcester
Since the pins of Mr.. Clark and his colleagues have
the project leading educators Of the country has
been changed to active sympathy and cordial CO.
operation.
Tie plan OF the institution has not yet been defn
lively formulated. but II was tolerably well eX-
pressed by one OF the trustees Of tho university In con
versation with a group Of Harvard graduates in BoS
ton the other day. They were speaking Of Clark
University and OF them, addressing the Worcester
gentleman, said: "Wel where are you going IA get
your stuGentslv son. replied the latter, we shall
take Harvard seniors for freshmen II IS quite
certain that In the beginning at least there will TO
no academic course In Clark University. It's pupils
Will come from the coll,gss of the country 10 pursue
advanced courses OF study I'm various branches Of
mental and physical science, branches for the pursuit
Of which so many of the graduates OF our American
Institutions arc now annually resOrting to the uni
yersltes abroad They will be attracted here by the
extraordinary facilities for study and research which
the university. thanks 10 IT'S founders ine genty
conceived purpose and pncely generosity, VIII DE- aDie
to offer them Probably the scope and purpose OF
this Institution be better described than I'm the
words OF President Hyde. OF BOwdOln College In tho
last number Of The Atlantic Monthly: II Is the
province 81 the university 10 take men who have the
drill Of the academy and the breadth OF view which
the college gives, and help them To carry forward
worlds attained knowledge aud on into regions yet
xplorcd. Not the teDhing how to walk nor Set
the easy and rapid ourncying along the aen paths
OF knowledge, but the exploration OF fields remote from
the main lines Of ordinary travel and the surveying
of territory Is the function of the university