New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19

are already liberal 10 the proeutS Vi oou, sino
lea that what we most need To develop an Increasing
and prosperous trade is quick and cheap commnnea ,
ton by land and ndvs sT in ,e@ this question
give the figures for 1883, Showing me 'oIai huo. r
Of steamships and sailing vessels entering aaa from
the United states. s.,..,,.. s,u,,, v.s.els
y y's%ssis oall'.:.:. i; 1888 'S$i y
ss Sassay s5 g; " 7sss IS IS
Tn. most OF this commerce goes to England France
and Gernany Each OF these countries has subsidized
the lines and by it have secured the trade of these
K Kss Would enrich our fan ners and enormously u
crease Inc prosperity OF manufactures by adherns
-country Ike ours, constantly facing novel conditions
and meeting with extraordinary opportnnties most o.
tofore guided the world had better be rclegated with
athletics to the colleges Of the Republic. un,r sw
Lord salisbury, the British Premier wtnin iem
DAYS astonished audience at the Mansion House u,
London composed of all that was most brilliant III
blood and culture in Great Britain BY aehn3Sedg ing
American hog. With the control we aireaay p,ors
we can relecatD the burning question OF the pig ana
his international rights TO the realms OF dpi9lla oS
wise legislation by Congress will give to the Anciea
merchant tr OPPORTUNITY 10 carry the product OF the
American farm 10 the Republics Of soutn anu oen,la
America As merchants bankers and bnsinss Iien
that universal and productive OF our % m the
the :" Kodak" You pass inc bn'.oi' VIC VIII Wv Wv
rest noud and prolonged applauSe)
CHARLES w. ELIOTS WORDS
The Chairma. then in a few well-chosen words
introduced Dr. Charles W. Eliot. OF Harvard 'oi
lege. TO speak of Education in its Relation "
Business Affairs DR.. Eliot said: 49,.
The toast To which respond, IKE n'anS U'' g,
the noteworthy fact that large p.3p".'Un ~
cndowments for academic ana cones az men whose
lives have beer devoted 10 hlslhe,s a''s eiv H.
on the available income OF educational eli1owie,S
within twenty years the r eIng both ~ in this eonn
try and in England have seen the my inv"a aS o
cent since 1879. and oxford AID Cambridge have
had like experience within year, even oG e'o ~
tait is the effect Of widespread prosperity or aa
Versity in business the resort to 2caoe,n,es anu
colleges The old theory was tlai In 6aa bad n nn,e
bows were sent 10 college bctdnse there was nom
ing better for them 70 do; but TINS thcors - %o
o orJr nowadays is almost sure 10 diminish the
higher educational opportunities OF ue c'urrc' ~
s ss,S acercd because it nterfcred will me
preparation Of boys for college, Prepa' Nn env
however TO pass by all these topics and Take anothe
which Is fairly contained IN the toas,n men i .ne
BEFORE we can talk together to advantage aDout
the value OF education in business we ought 70 oo H
i" n common understanding about the sort OF edn-
cotior we mean and the sort of business. Nobody
d. ubts that primary and grammar school ,rainns
gre useful TO every body that highschool train
Ing is advantageous for clerk. salesman commercial
rre Iii,ed workman: or that technical scientific
school framing ing g,nncian or miner XIV question IT,,
of what use is the education called liberal 10 nan
| ~ business? Now. the education called liberal ha'
Upder,"ne a great expansion during our generation
and is now, in The best ius;tdtions' thofo"e"S oon
formed to modern uses
THE RANGE OF STUDIES.
All universities worthy of the name-even the Oldest
| and most conservatvs-now supply broad and free
range Of studies which includes the ancient SUBJECTS
| hut establishes OH perfect equality with them the
new and vast subjects OF modern language, anu
mi tSnk OF the liberal @eation Of today
as dealing with dead past-with dead iahsnss ,h
Contrary everything which universities now teac n
quick with life and capable OF direct appmcsuon NJ
Iifcrstres Of Judea Greece and Rome but II Is because
those IlteIatures instinct with eternal e' dey
teach Mnn the life lifetime Of the elder men
present. In teaching English french ana HERMAN
lust what Latin Was in medieval times A. to history
political science and natural science. me subjects
century "f Liberal education be Justly regarded
as something dry, wthered and efete: II Is as iuli o.
| SAP as the Cedais Of Lebanon l>pplallse). c.,.
! And what sort of business do We mean surely
the larger sorts OF legitimate and honorable business
and seller, and TO producer distributor and consumer
sommon some useful thing which has been rare, OF
makes accessible to the many good things whlcI
! conId saw simply which makes dear things cheap
Int recent political connotations OF the word cheal
| forbid-that great art OF production and exchange
which through all time has increased human comfort
cherished peace fostered the fine arts developed the
pregnant principle of associated action. and promoted
both public security and public liberty. Applause)
i With this understanding OF what we mean by edu
cation on the one and business the other. lie
us see If there be any doubt as to the nature o
the relations between them The business eis man II
grasp Of new subjects wide range OF knowledge
Whence come these powers and
practice and study But education is only earl,
practice and study under guidance The Inc object
accuracy and observation. qniclness and certainty II
the main point; Of ,ay 9sw snEef b a m
portant In great masses Of facts This is what libcra
,SS does sns for the S nf II can
also for the of business. To give mental pdwc
, active business field in which mental power find
full play Again, education imparts knowledge AM
natural science. than the man OF large business
Il EDUCATION AND HONOR
Further, liberal education develops the sense o
right duty and honor and more and in tn
modern world large business rests rectitude AM
honor. Education does this through the cOntempla
ton and study Of the moral ideals of our race not
drowsiness or dreamness, or In mere vague enjoymen
Of poetic and spiritual distractions bu in the resolu
purpose TO apply spiritual ideals 10 actual life. TIL
true university fosters ideals but always TO tina
universities hold up before their youth the grea
Semitic ideals which were embodied In the Decalogne
\
tiles. When they teach 10 their Young that Asian
ideal OF unknown antiquity the Golden Rule. they mea
| that their disciples shall apply il To business Whe
they nculcate their comprehensive maxim Of Christian
| philosophy, We all members OF one another" the
| mean that that ideal Is applicable 10 all human rela
tons whether between individuals families, states o
nations. Now, there is no field of human activity Il
which ideals applied Of more value than In business
Again, the higher education has always made grea
account Of the power Of e, preston In speech an
, writing: whence has arisen opinion that liberia
education must be less useful to the man Of bushes
! than 10 the lawyer minister. because the bushes
man has less need than they Of this power. II seen,
10 me that this view Is no longer true. Have we no
all In recent years that leading men OF business
particularly those who act for corporations have grea
/ need OF a highly trained power OF expressing them
selves with vigor and precision Business men seer
| 10 me 10 need In speech aud writing all the Roma
terseness and the French clearness. The graces an
elegances Of literary style they NAV indeed dspens
| WITH but not with the greater qualities OF compact
ness accuracy and vigor. 1t Is liberal education iI
deed which teaches youth OF fair parts and reas0nabl
| Industry 10 speak and write his native languaa
strongly. accurately and persnnsively That one a.
ainmenf IL more than most colleges can guarantee
their graduates and is sufficient reward for the Who'll