The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-08
THE UNrTEBSITY DEGREEs AGAry
Reply to Professor Dabney and Old alumni
nus by Mr.. Miles.

| "Ha! Thou has reused
The lion in his den he stalks abroad.
| And the wide forest trembles at his roar.
1 find the danger now"
-Oroonollo, Act III. Scene ..
Instead Of one. it seems that l have
/ reused two or three or even more But
the roaring has all the cadences Of Nick
! Bottoms: at times "as gentle as a suck
ing dove" again as savage ana vora-
cious as il an arrow had pierced their
| TANKS.
First, in reply to Professor Dabney.
| He says that many persons. reading
| Mr.. Miles letter, without having read
mine. would gain the impression that the
! board OF visitors have declared that
bachelors of arts from certain other col
ieges shall be permitted to apply for the
NJ. A. degree of the University on equal
| terms with our own bachelors" ! do
not say this, but ] do say that they are
permitted 10 apply on more favorable
terms than your own bachelors. To illus
trate: If / wanted TO take the master Of
arts degree Of the University, and want
ed to get 1t the easiest way possible I'M
der this present law, l should first take
the =. a. degree from some other college
and thus escape four Of the =. 4. courses
Of the University. For, as Professor
Dabney's comrade-in arms, "Old Alum
nus" says: The work in the y. A.
courses of the University is about a
year ahead of the usual requirements
in the majority Of American colleges
SO that the college y. A. degree man
would gain a years work in four sub
jects over the University Of Virginia u.
\. degree man. What college in Virginia
turns out q whole class Of u. 4 men who
know as much about physics, Latin.
mathematics, chemistry, and the like as
do the University of Virginia =. \. men?
And then by this extension of options
method. a man can become a master Of
arts OF tho Virginia University without
ever studying d line Of Latin, 9lathemat-
les or Greek at the University Think
of one Of tho new masters Of arts sitting
down beside one Of the old masters Of
arts. a man who made Latin under
Peters. Greek under Gildersleeve or
Price. mathematics under Nenable, and so
on. And yet the new maA elected 10
omit those subjects add learned al he
knows about them at some minor col
lcgc ,...,-
But the real reason Of my objection
lies deeper than that. The principle I'M
deriving the law is wron& Even II me
requirements q other colleges were III
advance of the Unlversity's requirements
COR The =. \. degree. the University
should not recognize other colleges de-
,-r4,s IN the comforting Of its master OF
orfs dearee II a man Is 50 wen pre-
pared 10 apply for the master OF aitS'
LET him stand the examinations at inc
Irniycreifv. If he Is 50 well prepared
be all not hesitate AT this. If he Is not
so ven prepared he viii try 10 SIP UP
ON the blind side" Of the degree 10y
ueicg his college degree as part OF MS
work. ..,o, ,.,t,cb Pro-
AS TO the poiated question when 70
fo,sor pabney puts 10 me al the close
- 20 communication in regard to Emory
ond Uenry's b. a. degrees beng worm
80 tto u. A. decree at the UNIVERSITY
- This to say: During the last thfes
,,o,rs Of my connection win Emory anu
Iys,,.,,,s faculty there were four OniVef-
-. ~ Virginia graduates In the Iaculty'
ma + think they knew what sooo VIZ
80 and succeeded In getuhs boou
deaI Of II done. but that mas ho'ht"s ~
,tth the case IN point. Emory ana
90 "" "a university OF Virginia have
~. Si.,inct boards OF government ana
80 en,,sr,te faculties one Is respohhiplc
~. no Methodist Church. the other 10
- etste III Virginia II young man
~ 80 Tho Irniversity's degrees 10 those
~. Y,norv and Henry. Hampden-Siu-
iio'" vv"sbineton and Lee. Richmond COZ
n.y. - the like. II Is because OF the
Isl ,', and scholarship they represent
%oi ,. ,as CT that even partially identities the
Any ,ll,., 100" from other schools with the Uni
uesIg deorees takes just so much from
veiSln ,'..,nct valu of a University OF VIZ
tiie ui Se.'ree Those institutions, at home
slin s obroad from the German universe
a.po So,vn that recognize the degrees OF
other institutions in eonferrins ,near ow ,bs
a re frequently imposed upon, 10 gay onas
least Of II. while freaHA"uS iheS 'e'VS