New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
JOHNS HOPKINS.
DIR. MoULToy. OF CAMBRIDGE, Of UNIVERSITY
EXTENSION.

! EAIENSIONs
! Baltimore Md. Dee IS (spcciaD.-Dr. Richau -
Mouton Of the University Of Cambridge, VIII shortly
deliver A course of lectures at the Hopkins University
! an a.. The Poet Milton DI MOilton mas manc
special study Of the subject Of university extension
In q recent talk to the faculty and stuceh's VI '''
Hopkins upon this question. which Is no" Dehs u''
Gus scd in educational circles, he >ald td' HIS o"'P
ton OF the university OF the future was that IL "ou
NOT III. like the present universities. but nOauhs
aggregation OF all seats OF learning WITHOUT ou't'
or regular location speaking of university extension
in England he said The gist Of the idea OF university
extension since It's start sixteen years ago. Is cohtdhed
in the single sentence University education for TIC
whole Nation organized through system Oh "ine'"''
teachers The whole system Of university extension
I'm England has been controlled by the various UNer
stiles II would have been possible 10 get aionS
without their assistance but 1t has not been tried III
tho method OF education the university Is Just as Wig
orous as ever but in the curriculum we were compcou
TO be elastic. We have 10 arrange education 10 NC
dealt out wholesale OF retail Tie unit OF the NOV
neut IS "A three months course of lectures III Sihse
subject accompanied by study of the syllabus by ca
erci,es and by some class work NO Aeht part "a
,be movement is the mixing up of all classes and CON
utiOns. The results are Instructive our lcdchcis
system is different from thai Of the Chautsuqua move
ment in this country In that the English teachers are
In contact with and responsible TO the uhNersN any
locality may become centre ana the university may
.l,ate itself with some local committee or educatlohd
institution bnt the university sends all The teachers
and directs all the literary work. The spirit OF the
whole university extension movement IS Missionary
spit not simply to supply demand, 6ut To create II
where it does not exist.
The university trustees have male arrangements |"
resume with the year the public lectures on Her
ature which popular with the Baltimore III
crary people in the early years of the university Oi
which lad been spcnded for sevcri! sessions o"Hs
IN the financial crisis. The trustees, now having uo
means al their disposal have engaged Professor T. l.
Winchester in addition u Dr.. MoultOn. Professor
Winchester will lecture the English literature OF the
period OF Queen Anne beginning February ~ An
other feature of the universy public lecture season
Will be the Tumbull series poetry bv Edmund Gar
ence stedmau of New York. the members of Tie
faculty and the students will each receive limited
number Of course tickets Tor dstrIpu'oh ahohs ''''
N A recent meeting Of the historical seminary
papers were read by Bernard {. steiner on \ tIcn'h
mans Impressions Of Mary land al the Close Of the ls
at Heidelberg MIR. stevenson a $50 read extract, ron
lie thesis which he presented to the University oi
Heidelberg on American Influences on the fIchth
Revolution" , -, .on
students and graduates OF the Hopkins, Willie on their
WAY TO their homes or To Visit cEds stopped over LOT
a short time at their alma mater 10 meet frcldcll
Gilman and members OF The fAru!ty, Among u!c VS.
tols were Dr.. John f. jameson, Tor siA wear" an IN
stulCor and associate at the Hopkins. and no" pro
lessor Of history Brown University Professor Moses
slaughter former graduate and fellow. now professor
OF Latin Iowa College and sidhry NJ Cone no" oil
the University OF Pcnn>y lvalia -
The eice and banjo clubs arc having SUCCESSFUL
holiday concert tour
Nearly foot OF snow and slush the country roads
has interered with the contemplated holiday pedestrian
fcas Of the tramp club