New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION.
AIMS OF TIE AMERICAN SOCIETY DISGUISED "'
PROFESSOR JANIS.

n,r.s0,,,,, My Is tspcciaD.-The meeting OF the
American socieiy for the Extension OF oh"eie'V
Teaching last week was really an aalourhoo n''oe
Tho ,.oyuIar annual meeting having 0ccurreu ~ '
p, h.nc.,r,h ij,e annual meeting will be held IN INC
tn and n mldwiner council will be held III January
The meeting was presided over oS lro'o'. ie Pr
~ the University OF Pennsylvania, ana Among "'oSe
"a Vi. - .io,na,ed in Il were Professor Z. j. james
President Ausiiu scott OF Rutgers college, fesue.
Jobp Fell of ST. Johns College. Annapohs, Ma
President John s. stair. Of Franklin anu ''''i '""
, College Lancaster: President Charles lie "ar"i'' VI
sxarthmore Colegc; President Isaac SharpiesS' VI
uav.r,ord College: President James f. Rhoades, OF
Rrvn Mawr College President Gobble, OF pennsylvania
state College; Professor Bcvier, OF Rutgers ool"se
water g. Douglass general secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association the Kew. Dr. 'oh !"
Macldntosh and George Henderson, secretary VI uio
| University Extension society.
The most striking address that Of Professor
lanes the president OF the society," who discussed the
general subject of the society and Its aims. lie
commended University Extension ard It's objects sub
stantIally as follows:
First-JInIyer-dty Extension while not excluding
other educational ends stands Tor culture, ana culture
studies par excellence, such as literature history
economies pure mathematics, pure science and phiso-
phy. some people are inclined to limit University Ex-
tension work absolutely to culture studies, and whne
it>seems to me that this is its more peculiar purpose,
cannot see that il would be wise for II the oppor
tunlty offers to extend university work in other
directions, to refuse 10 do our modern universe
ties are becoming than mere centres OF culture
They are becoming great schools Of professional train
ing and, to certain extent, we may expect to see
this function increase rather than decrease in i'm
| pOrtance.
Second-University Extension Is an attempt TO make
self culture or education serious business Of life
1t appeals therefore, 10 all classes alike, laborer EN-
plOycr. rich and poor, man aud woman. We nave
all heard again and again uat the education OF man
ought not 10 cease with the school, and yet We all
know how true il is that systematic study, for the
sake Of the self training and culture which it gives, is
! very likely TO cease with the school room and the
| school course.
Thd-Unverslty Extension is logical consequence
Of the general democratic movement in modern times
| in every department Of National life.
| Fou.th-UnveIsity Extension is most efficient
| means of Interesting individuals and communities and
nations in higher education, thus securing the intel
lectua progress of thespeope. 1t Is certainly one II
the prominent needs OF our modern civilization to pro-
vide for the existence and maintenance OF our higher
institutions of learning those nurseries and ,Iansmers
Of culture, those promoters OF the best ends In ciyila
| ton In modern times, that cannot be done except
result Of general interest ON the part Of the PEG
pie, a whole in The subject Of higher education ITSELF
and certainly will be enormously easier to get that
eartier support II every individual man OF woman IN
the community can be brought to feel that these higher
Institutions have Something for them. and II, through
any crcumt Of ignorance or economic inability
caelessness Of frlenas or guardians, they have been
deprived Of the opportunities In their early life, that at
| least these Institutions whole. OF the community
by their aid, brings home to them continuously and
continually the chance Oi making good the lost oppor
tunitles OF their youth.
Nith-Universty Extension does not pretend, in the
ordinary course of Its educational work, to produce
scholars, and with this statement we have met one Of
the objections TO this movement on the
pa OF college and university men. 1t does not pre-
lend by courses Of twelve lectures In chemistry, or
twelve Lectures In physiology, or twelve Lectures IN
economics. 10 produce chemists or PSYCHOLOGISTS or
mOmiss. Ii does accomplish In the direction
OF Scholarship than Is ordinarily attributed 10 It, Many
Of the individuals who are reached by its work accom-
plish much in scholarly direction than the aver
age teacher college professor who Is In real
contact with the possibilities Of the adult mind, would
suppose 20 he possible.
would not defend advocate University Extension
on the goun1 that makes scholars, in the Of
producing specialists along the various lines in which
Ii works It's chief function Is TO arouse interest In
all these subjects is to start current of thought and
feeling in the minds of those who under its niiu
ence, is 10 give permanent bent in the line OF the
| mental activity CT its students.