New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-07
THE REGENTS COMPLICATIONS.
rD1c.yT1px.L QUESTIONS OF INTEREST DIS
GUESSED.

rD1,c.NT1pxAL QUESTIONS OF INTEREST DIS
CUSsED.
Albany. July o-The Regents Convocatlcn assembled
in the senate chamber a, 80 a. and was called to
order by I. Guilford Smith. Professor b. j. Wheeler
OF Cornell University. read a paper entited shou'u
Cheek be studied before entering college, IN which nc
held that the preparatory course should not i"'l"uo
Greek because the colleges can give much the best
instruction in that language.
Principal Farr OF the Gens Falls Academy frn
cpal Benton OF Rondou; r. 5. Keyser. OF the Middle
burg Academy Principal King. Of the Fort hd"aiu
Institute: Professor Peck OF Owego; ana fiihcipii
O. H. Rhodes OF Adams Colega Institution. disagreed
with the views Of Professor Wheeler Ihcy 'no"5''
that the Greek course In the schools shouo pc
heightened rather than diminished
Professor Wakefield, Of Lafayette Coicge' uiu no'
think that the study OF Greek Should De pcguh 'oo
eary lie thought the preparatory school should begh
10 leach Greek prose- and that five lhs''id Ol wv
vcors should be devoted to Greek In the preparatory
course PRINCIPAL Benten, Of Rondout Principal Z. l.
r. smith President Mcitliscr, Of the DrcAei HSuluo
o. Philadelphia; and President Taylor Of Nassr w
pce agreed with the views set forth In the payer t''
every college should allow students to begin the s'N
of Greek there They held that it was an Ou'Sc |"
force the academy 10 devote TO few people desiring W
enter college as much time and as much ho"es u
were given to larger class In other studies
The next topic Are the abhorhaiN MY"
roopirer.nts for admission maintained by few coi-
lcccs an injury to higher education! IIoiosSo'
Emerton of Harvard College, opened the di'ousS'o"
He did not believe that the standard was at all 700
high He did not believe that general scheme loi
all colleges would be adopted, as this would result
I'm the lowering Of the requirements of some colleges
Professor Uoratio = White, dean OF COrheu 'h
varsity agreed with Professor Emerton lie thought
the college requirements should be strengthened IL"
stead of being lowered
The last tonic of the session was Shoud the NJ ~
degree be abandoned given diStulct Pcu"sot'
s,cnGcance7" Marccllus Oakley, OF the A''i' ans
Academy. thought this degree should be abandoned
and a new pedagogic degree established WHICH "o"u
cover II. - A..
The sole tonic discussed in the afternoon was that
embraced in the paper read by Edwin r. a. oeh2nah
professor of political economy ana hhanee !" '''"
college who took for his subject the seminar nV'nou
NJ advanced instruction. its ORGANIZATIONS anu u'''
20 what extent should II be used In uhNerSi'!' ,o
,.co and acadcmyi" Professor Scligman Snd INA,
Tho sem,nonum was "A peculiar university feature anu
an indispensable adjunct to true UNIVERSITY "o"
president Andrews of Brown University, f'OicH'o'
Fmcrton President SehuInan, OF Cornell 'h'N'rS'S :,
Chancellor james il. Garfield, Of the OhlVeiSN y,
Nebraska: Professor Fullerton, OF the ,hN.IsNI ,ni
Pennsylvania aud Professor S'onu1iu, r, In thc dis
ver'ty Of the CITY OIL New io'"' '''' paw
cussiOn. H. 4. ,rb,,n WAS
referred the question of proper acadeHlc c,o-"n i
vrrsIty reported that the committee was 81 ,e wpn"
tba the regents should confne themselves TO hc Is>u
~ certificates for work DONE and that the eralns W,
degrees to those who have not had the actual 'ia p
SaI we shnrmsn Of Cornell favored scheme Of ad
vancng the principle If higher education anon ui Tc
"a u.l,nm a college course beyond l'hCh' III" ~
,Hovgh The rranlinc Of scholarships would net as
better incentive than the comforting OF degrees oS "c
regents. ..a, ,,,oor q, tho Ken.
The convocaton he'd its annual dinner az INC NJ"
more tonight.