The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-31


nomioai s~tandpoint. We feel asaursd that
merely local interests and look 20 the
greater advantages which muat arise 10 ths
state as q whole. and for all the futura,
from the concentration OF the various strto
inatitutions. We do not In this appeal 10
the ~citizena Of Montana avnn wish 10 az.
aume that any ono town or CITY in The stale
is Preferable to any or all others, but va
believe that ID would he for tne highest aud
best interests of tho atate, regardless Of its
location. TO have NIL the departments Of the
state university centralized al n point.
Then follows the views of the most emf
nent educators In the United States, sup
porting the opinion of tho state council.
u. j. Bnrrell. acting regent Of the Univer-
sisy OF Illinois, says. III would be diaas.
troua 90 your best educational fntsroata 10
divide the fund for a state university 10 ac~
commodate separate localities David n.
Jordan, president Of th6 Leland Stanford
Jr. university Of California, RAyas ssTo To-
cate the Institutions In q state like Mon
tana in separate towns, an haa been done In
Colorado and other states. j. 70 doom Thorn
to utter failure and lack Of influence. Wia-
cousin, Illinois. Minnesota and Nebraska
are examples Of tho rapid growth Of nnt-
y%ersltiea where the higher work of the state
Is I'll concentrated In one place."
Considerations of economy, says tho sd
dress. are strongly in favor of oonsolida-
tion of the state university. II divided
each must have a separate board of trustees,
each must have a separate presidents and q
professor of English. of chemistry, OF nat
ueal sciences, and zach must have q chem.
teal and physical laboratory and library.
On this point President Eliot, of Har-
ward, refers to Colorado as an example of
the evils Of separation. IL. II. Adams,
OF johns Hopkins university, Baltimore.
says: Il have been profoundly impressed
by the wrongs done to all futars
n IN h. &hA -AA---
public money in ths founding and mcin-
tenance Of colleges. The experience Of the
state Of Ohio in this regard IL the worst on
record. In that state splendid revenues
were Eoattered upon a number of instiiu-
lions in order to crafty local sentiment,
Concentration and GENERALIZATION are She
true principles In dealing with the higher
education
There is no fact more clearly established
says the address, than that q struggling m
stitution does not add to the town in which
1t is located, nor will students seek such :
school when there Is an utter absence Of tho
college spirit which always pervadea q city
or town in which all the educational forces
are concentrated Believing that the state
OF Montana should learn from the mis-
takes and experiences Of other states in re-
gard to higher education" the address con-
cludes, several citizens nave been in
correspondence with tho leading educators
and presidents of state universities through
out the land in reference to this important
question. and their replies are appended.
such evidence ought to outweigh all per-
sonal and local considerations"
Then follows letters endorsing consolida-
ton from President Chas. w. Eliot, of
Harvard; David s. Jordan, president of Lee
land Stanford. Jr., University of California;
D.. Q. Gilman. president Of Johns Hopkins
president of the University of Chicago,
from Commissions Harris, OF the national
bureau of education; III. b. Adams, OF Johns
Hopkins university; A.. NJ. Currior, of tho
State University of Iowa; Jas. II. Garfield.
chancellor Of the University OF Nebraska;
Il. j. Burrell, acting regent of the Univer-
sity OF Illinois, Chas. A. Schaeffer, president
of the State University of Iowa; Il. G. Cham
berlin, of the State University Of Illinois;
w. II. Payne. Of the Univeraity Of NASH
vile. Tenn; Chas. +. Thwina, OF the West
ern Reserve University OF Ohio; III. Ii.
Shoemaker. of the University Of Colorado,
who writes: School of mining and
agriculture are separated from the univer-
sisy in this state, but there ia a very gen.
eral feeling that it was a mistake to make
the separation" Cyrus Northrup, of the
University of Minnesota, writes endorsing
consolidation. as does Francis A. Walker,
of the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology.
The council also passed the following
resolution OF the subject:
Iosotfous by tu9 Ctab6 OOuuCll OF EOuo1-
ton OF Montana that we wish to record Gus
earnest conviction as to the absolute neces-
sity for the future greatness and efficiency
of higher education in Montana of tho
concentration of the state educational in
stitutions in one locality, under one gem
eral arrangements. and that we thoroughly
disapproye of and deprecate the attempts
of different localities to secure division
of these component parts of q great
university. and we would condemn tho
same as not only a mistake, but q crimo
against our state.
Resolved, That We will use oil honorable
means to secure legislation looking to such
consolidation of these departments. and to
that end that we have printed the report Of
the committee on legislation and the letters
gathered by them, and of this resolution,
and present the same to the members Of the
legislature and circulate the same thl ough-
out the state.
Resolved, That we circulate petitions
throughout the state addressed TO the lsgis-
lature OF Montana, asking for legislation
upon the line of consolidation.