New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-02
PRESIDENT ELIOTS REPORT.
WORK OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
RELIGION AND FINANCIAL AID FOR POOR
sTUDENTS-THE PROPOSED SHORTENING
OLE TILE COURSE - ATHLETICS.

| nrcsident and treasurer of Harvard University are
given out today President Eiot's report, If printed
in full would occupy about six columns in The Irlb-
une The first few sentences call attention to facts
which will be Of interest to those who in doubt
about the religious status Of Harvard. The president
SAYS:
For the year Is9O.'0 the Board of Preachers Is COM
posed Of Unitarian Epcopslians. Congre2a-
tionl,t and Presbyterian Only two out OF the 1--WE
preacher, graduates OF the university The interest OF
the students the community about the university in
the chapel services increases from year to year.
Attendance at chapel, it should be remembered, is
| voluntary.
The faculties OF Harvard College and Of the Law
renee Scientific school have been dissolved being re
placed by single faculty of and science, TO have
| charge of the college the scientific school and the
| graduate school. Regarding this change, the report
| says
Thee ends accomplished by the combined changes
ID The conduct OF the whole ody OF instruction in arts
and sciences the most elementary courses to tho
advanced placed in the hands OF one responsible
faculty ~ faculty delivered from the care OK
administrative details (3j each OF te three departments
in charge this faculty provided with distinct
administrative board the head ot which Is dean The
the natural legislative outcome OF tho
development the whole department OF arts ana sciences
the past twenty years and the result Is believed
De- organization practically convenient, historically
| legitimate, aud philosophlcaly Just.
The following paragraphs are extracts from the re
port:
II appears number public schools which from
time send pupils Harvard College Is slowly IN
ora-lng. In the years, lssils9o there were ninety
,ix schools in the year. is7Giss5 there were
| ciehtytvo the ycsr 1890 thrty-four public schools
sent pupils the college, and OF these hrfour twenty
| four were Massachusetts high schools. The
number schools and colleges which contribute to maxi
I'D one Of regular classes In Harvard College Is sur
prngy lyrgc Thu. in 1880, fcvr than l22 schools
and colleges contributed the 3iS persons who entered the
| college from schools and other colleges.
ti,ad tH. f.
| the subject Of English
Al the college authortc,-corI Grafton, over'oers ana
| fa.rltyhaVe long been anxious TO improve and amply
NJ training given 10y the college in those arts "hch are
nd pnsablc democracy for gaining Just influence
over the public mind and conference.-the arts OF writing
and -neaking with clc1rn,s, trscnrss and force To this
cud a, well or the development Of literary taste ana
kill they lave ,orrd from year year to increase
the amount of Instruction in writing English, and u I'M
prove the quality instruction they have added to
M elementary required Graded elective courses IN
English conf o-iton; thy have maintained halicour'c
ia o.l discussion and Tor the year is9)3l they have
pr,!d,d elective cour," IA areumeHtiNe compost
oi By Successive steps the instruction in rhetoric and
On Ia, been carried back into the lr shnan year
s,t-5i: th, required writing Of themes into tnr SopEo
morn year GssGSsJ; and the required writing Oh forensic
into the Junior year us90.9N The n'tru ton IN aisu-
m- composition has been greatly improved by pro-
,iG.s more thorough criticism and rquns the prepare
toa oi briefs Th',e changes in the aria"ecn'ut Of the
b. oc elementary work have made the advanced couis.'
arlirf blc ana Their ios' more h~'li anu nave pro"
yGd better preparation them. Further step, In IN"
a uc direction ar doubtless desirable; but much has al
! ! ads been accomplished
Year ~ yer copo alton Ia, Appropriated more and
more monty tn" proper criticism and correction
u AN written ant the increase Of expenditures
Oh the English department la, moro than Kept cr win
tie 10 the number OF studnt-. In many elective
our., outside the English department and particularly
ia cd, ano'G " philosophy. history econonic
add social sc.,ncr the writing Of theses made lr
part the Work. In the various semnars and con-
+ noes. the participants learn To cNpornd systematically
To- q csu al audience subjects which u.ry have bcn
HqIrd {, uye-tigat-. IL the course Of m'trIctoh m
ofl discussion subject, for debate all frc.h topics
ia political science history simultaneously, the in
rcton ia ethics political aud social science and history
a been much that students may not only DE-
t+aln,d express their thought, WEI" but also may
al what thought u the world have been and ar" on
t4r.c great thence. Such OF the means by which
10 hoped oprcpaic graduates OF the college t. deal
| effectively In later He with public questions.
| Concerning tie proposed reduction Of the college
| cour-c the report has this 10 say
The part Of the Deans report i devoted to lucid
exposition Of the action which the college faculty took IN
ls-.O on hc subject Of short,-Ing the college
a subject cugro>-ed the attention Of the faculty
for the larger part i've months. The Dean describes
n ul taken th, subject because 1t was an
important pant Of the facuy's work Tor the year The
Dean also stao clearly wherein the proposed action MAS
rally new and wherein 1t only gave concise formal ~
preston existing practices. The Board Of ONeSccrs not
having taken final action thr facutys proposals. the n-
policy Of the college this important subject r1nS
! undetermined
Harvard stand the athletic question i discussed
| aud explained IN this way
Under the general dir'cuo Of the committee On the
Il .ulA,ion Athletic sports two important ana long
.,,, ,u,ro, cmcnt. w,r. lSsg9O Is the scec-
i, and uinagc various 'tclus' l. None but
! bona ndr members ot university taking "a iu!i years
VOLS and amateurs by IA" accepted drhhitioh'
were allowed to represent the university IN any public
athletic contest Freshmen properly defined to be-
|
or utihc school opening OF the current
academic year another very useful step taken-a com.
4t,ut physician employed 10 supervise the training
some Involvement was also duIng the past year IN
the busir,s. Of Tie various teams; but much
remains to this direction. The impro'
was result the election OF graduate treasurer,
under entered into by the various
athletic associations Of the university IN November, lsSo
under which aduatc treasurer be elected every
YEAR by the Regulation Of Athletic sports.
| tor an athletic associations That the grounds or
building, university There Is such oosenrss ana
In the existing methods Of purchasing, mourning
obligations and accounting that than year VIII
| DE- necessary 10 establish proper system IL i the
| general opinion among those who have examined the
matter that economy efficiency be promoted by
putting all the money ans ala the business affairs Of te
several hands Of the
urr authorized TO employ general agent
or besides the bockkeepr provided by the present
articles The probability Is That with good
management every sport would be well supported. without
any ubscrpt whatever unless expenditures which
| might fairly be- called extraordinary.
\ good tendency IS manifested toward reduction IN the
number OF intercollegiate bail games IL having already
been demonstrated boating football inter
collegiate match necessary
in;re,t home practice From the ,ductiona point
| \i,w the object OF intercollegiate
petltiyc number
habltuay take part nunly sports
the usefulness intercollegiate matches is therefore,
amount Of activity IN the several sports
grounds. The aim OF any single large college
|
and teams that home practice any
attanabc outside practice PREPARATION for the supreme
effort The best number OF Intercollegiate contests
smallest number Will a keen interest I'm
each sport. 4 strict application OF principle would
| exclude int rcOllcgiato matches between freshmen
Other parts OF The report are: