New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05

,, ITO uos tben induced BY ex-Presdent White,
who had never lost sight of the American genus
whom he had found In Germany, to oher 'he c""ii
10 Professor Schurman The latters s"c'.'s
At Cornell was instantaneous, and lie nus
grown in popularity every succeeding year
lie has had the largest classes ever
gathered BY any teacher at Cornell. lie WAS
nj once recognized the finest Teacher ana pa'io''
speaker In the university. and not only throhgS .,
students, but almost As many town'speope ho'".N
TO his classroom As n lecturer he was eNceeui"e'S
dgnif,d and magnetic In manner and orderly ana
cumulative I'm method Always conversational In
public addresses he yet disclosed the true orator even
upon the dyest themes Students ana 'i9ito''
watched and listened In establishment At hfs' d. 'o'
saw logic and metaphysics made ms luminous ana i'S
clnating In his hands as the most Interesting VI
studies The lower classes he has taught MUMMY
by lectures the drflwork being done afternoons ny
instructors The higher classes he has instructed
largely through the seminary method. l. directing
personal research on the part OF the student ana ho
ing discussions with them. His success ana popari'S
were not cphemeral but strengthened cohs'ah'Y' i"o
undergraduates became his ardent admirers no mem
Der OF the faculty more highly esteemed IN tha'
body and even tho trustees to have caught some
thing OF the general enthusiasm over Professor oc"ur
man Certain Il is that Mr. sage conceived strong
lining for the talented young professor who filed tho
char which the gray haired trustee had endowed ana
the two became fast friends
President schurmnn has been approached TOT the
presidency OF Of the colleges every year since e
has been at thaca. but he finds In Cornell MS iueh
OF an American university. and could not he INDUCED
10 leave II though the temptation in some Instance
was very great.
The influence OF Professor schurmans teachings and
writings has been marked. The Sage school OF Pm-
osophy7 TO which Mr. sage gave an additional S-oo'
900 In 500 and OF which President echrah mas oce"
the dean promises To become II 1t is not already the
real centre OF philosophical teaching In America
Graduates of home and foreign universities are alrady
there pursuing work In It. As editor OF the fh'io
sophical Review published Boston. President schur-
man has also been widening the circle and scope OF
his influence This is Journal Of philosophy pahhed
upon the biggest possible scale aud bids far svoh 10
become the classical organ OF philosophy In the Eng
lish.spealng world. II alrcidy commands the pens
Of the greatest scholars and teachers In philosophy
on both sides OF the Atlantic Professors seth ana
Caldwell. Of Edinburgh; Richie. OF Oxford James
OF Harvard and Iadd. OF Yale have already been IN
Guided among Its contributors. ana Professors fle'u
ercr. Of Germany. and Royce. oi lnrvaid are soo 20
The Review have attracted vide attention.; ihe
tween The conditions under which Greek philosophy
and the conditions nov existing IN Acr,"' a,u
vcntGrcd the prediction that the next great con
stmctiyc outburst In philosophy was likely 10 lake
place on American soil.
Others Of his published writings display MS peculiar
powers. An article from his pen In the March mum
Der Of The New World was m address Delivered Pc
the Liberal tluD oi buIdl'. anu Ai'p D'iu'
Unitarian Ministers Association Of Boston III THIS
President Schulman cXpOunded his rcGi H. philosophy
more fully LAYING upon the fact that RELIGION
has deyroped through ritual creed. and from creed
To- spirit. He believe, that all thre elements are eS
scntini 10 religion now as always. but that the EN-
phn-i, Is now upon the spirit. His first publshoh
work Kantian aud Evolutionary Ethics i a cnt.
Ici.n Of the ethical philosophy Of Kant and Herbert
snrucrr with "A complete rejection ~ the latter.
The Ethical Import Of Darwlnlsm' appeared AFTER
Pre-. ldcnt ~clmrmnn wtnt To lthaca. ana was an AT
tempt 10 show that tho doctrine Of evolution does not
I'm ethics commit MS 10 utilitarianisn, but Is per
f.rty compatible with that absolute system OF
morality for which the ntuItioal school for instance
WartIneau1 has always stood. ." Belief In God" WINS