New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-06

gear desirable, necessary LOT w"
ton and the development Of the vital forces Oh Amen
can democracy Undoubtedly To have mem es,a'
,b bur ~ 'e t inGn,teIv more in the interests Of
the American people In Its entirety
THE WORK OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THIS would hold good II the universities were
but said before. schools for imrtng certain pro
fessiona knowledge. II the universities would fursh
to the American people professionals OF the order
where they have thus far had TO put mp with the
order e. and Of the order b where they had here
tofore to be contened with the order c. for one 90
not know OF anything done By the American people
rendering them unworthy OF better service. Every
American would consider 1t gross insult II ne were
told he ought not TO buy coat OF good clOh because
shoddy is amply good enough for him. Is 1t not a
much worse insult to say Americans ought not TO
kind for what the Institutions OF inferior standard
turn will do very well for them Nor Is there
any force I'm the argument that America has-espcciay
In some branches, for instance the aw-many good
professionals and quite a number OF excellent ones
class university. Might they have reached still
higher round OF the ladder If they had had those al
than good ones for out OF 1O0O. $50 can acquire
only with the help of superior advantage, what ten
attain dint OF genius eXtraOriinar! application
Natures favcrtes stand much less in need OF first
| class universities than the indifferent many vino N
universities in every other walk OF ilc always con-
stitutc The great majority.
The imparting of certain professional knowledge is,
however, by means the only task OF universities.
In university teaching the How is Of us much I'M
porance as the What, and in some essential respects
much more important than the How Much. \ uni
versty which merely turns out efficient professionals
has only done one third of its task H. besides, fay
independent scholars half of it, legitimate work has
aG and S% no, all as eSed for
life the Imprint OF true university education mas
accomplished what 1t must consciously and with set
purpose strive for.
lhe university has not only in the way Of E col
ege to mps hnowledge must also o eash H TSc
teacher Of the student must indeed be poor never IL
N he
| which ought to have been struck from the pupils
flame whose light and warmth Will influence his whole
life From week TO week the mlud'a eye ought 70 be
opened wider TO the inspiring fact that knowledge Is
something infinitely higher than ware apd trade
mat 1t Is cool to be hunseed ana thirSea after
house The university and the student have not done
their whole duty II The student doe no, carry IRON
into life that knowledge because 1t Is good Is also
a sacred trust.
These higher aims are the better attainment the
closer the methods OF true university teaching
adhered to; not dill, training, but educating by
Independent not only in technicalities but in the first
place and above all in thinking Filter many barrels
and tanks full Of facts and rules as you like into
the Students memory II you do nothing else you VIII
only produce new samples Of CarlyleS Professor o
useful In their way. kind of scientific brick
carriers ana mortar sriers But tho 1iTersIy r
fit TO build palaces and cathedrals. but Mt least
a weathcrght, comfortable and CHEEKY house, with
himself and enviable resort for friends t. guide
student Systematically ever growing
encc in thinking is the only way to make him prop.
erly conscious that grave responsibility attnch,s
intellectually bnt also morally duty toward ones
self and toward ones fellow men. II that were
vain regrets in the lives Of Individuals and of nations
would lie reduced by more than onehalf Ana no
where everybody is required to do his own thinking,
not only for MS private Affairs 1u' aS9 ord in nation
independence in thinking and lively sense Of
individual responsibility are TIE twin PliarrS on Oh
Constantly strengthen Them. while by the natural
course Of development the weight Of The come .tcan h
crash, crushing everything beneath 1t. Experenrc,
however teaches that the sur'st II not the only way
grant large measure Of liberty. Who're this truth
University cduca,ion the vital principle Of the true
university IS chained down. Ike the Promc'h'ns Oh
measure Of Hbcry-not only A. 10 The what but also
as TO How When and How Much-part Of the students
meal training than they would have done II they
had studied under The restraints Of sy.iem Glo,%y
resembling in leading features the systems d",in'l
S Srsl a' prncpaIy coicgdS That is more than com
pensateG bv The advantages which only the freedom
81 true university cdncat,on can secure. Only 'hi'
fan the burning Goals Of that Snlhas w p
intenses glow only this can fully develop IN" lnbon
forces. for IT alone allows mi ply IN me T,c o.
ohc lessons taught by stumbling ana inrp,,ns on
this nces to The development q a%otr Ecn ,v ,s
Thch 70 every aspng mind lies in the consclosness
OF being moulded and pressed INTO shape hcorg -.
only his svstcmatcallv fosters the Intellectual ana
moral courage required for striking ou int new paths
fp II InctSodicolly wars acainst That frame o. mind
r. which the jogging on In IN" "d rus seems ~
well ; ard IN r, my Snon a. Is NE Wcs6ii oil
| mo reasons reniring strenuous cScriions for m"
sncodv ESTABLISHMENT Of n coodly number o. true mi
vors,cs An ample number Of more efhcieni pro
fcsslonas than the present average l hgn'S sbIy
ir,iu,ed with the 1,int which true nnlFersily "nuca
ton tends TO awaken and strves 10 deV'9p -"ii.r M
tona , tcIr greatest services be rendered to the
people but citizens end i"ilow.mcn , tn~ am, w.,
whole view 1hcy take Of He and iis problems thar
wny Of iackng every question, cannot hn, WORK rs
expanse Of grateful soil s already prcy"a from The
palace OF the merchant prime doNh 10 r ~ NO, nv
proved s. cxpccnce Is TO bring into full play 6ng ~, ~.
systea,ica,iy r"inrd Gcos nf m" Taon To
be the nurseries Of trained sober second though, nu
Of that genuine lde"lism wiach IS h% or ,nr t
main task Of the true university. inc m'vrr,I
must and they win be ih' hre. o. y wn" u., h"yc
| them for although unquestIona'ly there j. already Il
remnant" IN s the Amtrn dcDnGs p"n ihc proper
ton the "rcmnantT bears to what he cadis ING W" a.,
democratic Republic Of such vasncss. and conf ltcd
| hy snch a number Of the most pcIIlcXins ana por
.co .h Peafiv ~ thc commonwraith oncr later
# Wall be found 70 De not large enough unless tn'
| v,hO now constitute the remnant 20 10 WITH W wa"
eornest IN ,noyIdc FOR educating I'm the shape Of uni
verriy taught sonalS of every Kind missionaries
WIN hv their whole Of feeling thinking ana acns'
,Sil, dav i'm and dav ont nfne" the spirit NJ The r. NJ
nant into the "rnsound majority. II casin opens mp
| hetTccn the remnant and tho unSound majority
and Is allowed 10 widen notinC save tis connrr
| The rcmran, must not only greatly Increase IN mum
| hers while vigorously struggling mp 10 ever higher
| nJanos Int A. must at the same time. be nnre
milngly Intent upon Glng mp the gaps and liitnr the
rnrnosoS viii be ef'ccinally flrhcrcd by establishing
trTie universities. II would he easy task to ppnt
oIt more patriotic and more truly democratic WORK
Every one contributing toward IT, with his money or
with his work, may stand up before me Ai,"r''hn
noople I'm It's entirety. remnant ana majority, III
| separally bound together f~ veal and for woe. Tor
heitnr and for worse and say 10 II: Tna res aGiur-