New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ADVANCE UNDER PREsI-
DENT ELIOT.
HARVARD.

DENT ELIOT.
Cambridge Mass. May 26 (SpeciaD.-Harvard
has Just passed the anniversary Of the end or
the twenty-fifth year Of President Enots regime
ms head of the university. There was no speclai
celebration and the day passed quietly IN
spite of the fact that there has been no period IN
the history of Harvard when the development mas
been so rapid and sound under the guidance OF
President Eliot
II is significant to look back TO the condition OF
the university as It in 1869. when PRESIDENT
Eliot first assumed the duties of his Office lie was
then only thirty-five years OF age the youngest
president in the history of Harvard. The total
enrolment at that time was just under llW Inc
Undergraduate Department numbered ooS INC
Graduate School. 6; the Divinity schooi, 90, 'iie
Law School, 100; the Scientific School o.; the Meul
cal School SO6 and the Dental School, IT, Inc
catalogue of the university 1S939i shows plain
IN the enormous increase in numbers. Ihere Is d
total enrolment OF $500. including the summer
School, or $3.50 without II. The College Department.
has jumped from 563 to 1856; the Graduate School
from to 252: the Divinity School, from 90 10 az
the Law School, from 100 to $685. the Scientihc
School from SO to $50: the Medical School, from $40
to 446; the Dental School. from 16 to to. BESIDES
this, three departments have been addeo' the
School OF Veterinary Medicine. the Bussey lnstitu-
.ion and the Summer School. This last-named de-
partment is rapidly becoming an important IN
Auence in the university Fully 800 are expected 10
be in attendance this year. In lses-7o there were
81 professors and instructors whereas now there
are s22 1t is rather significant, too that the pro-
portion of teachers to students in 1859 was lS 10
while in 1898 IL II to ].
Presden: Eliot In his official capacity has differed
fundamentally from other college presidents ne
plays but a small part in the actual life OF 'he SUI
dents themselves. He is seldom Identified with their
Interest in personal way; he has even been caheo
antagon!stc. He is certainly not sympathetlc
Yet these qualities not the essential things 10
successful management Of such an institution as
Harvard Many Of the relations which generaHy
exist between the president of college and the
students President Elliot has left TO be exercised by
others who. perhaps. have more natural fitness
for the task while he has devoted his deepest at
tentions TO the strictly educational and pecunary
side of his office And certainly in these respects
no one can withhold the credit due him. Largely
through his efforts the funds of the university. the
have been raised from about 100000 to considerably
more than $S0oO.OoO while in addition the value OF
I'M tne o eggiP y ooo 900 90 'ie
The most important advances made by President
Eliot have been the more complete Introduction OF
the elective system and the establishment OF large
ment has been quite SO ably built up that OF the
Graduate School. 1t is perhaps nearer 10 Presldent
and for it the seat Of ali the courses for advanced
education Great as President Eots s mems
10 make the eliminating point OF his career-to
hand doTt to future college aS Of he
three years course for the one s OF i9 }o
ard requirement or a DdCutiOI Ne6Aee AOA
all regular students in professional school.
The varsity crew is in great disorder at pres
emit owing TO the changes which are being made
factory pair for the positions Of stroke and No. l.
Fennessy is good either of the two places,
but as in previous years Harvard is finding great
difficulty In securing the right sort OF man az
No TO supplement Fennessy. Since the END OF
class races in which the sophomore crew showed
itself the fastest crew the river for two-mile
race not excluding the varsity, there have been
some violent shakings up. Blake. 81 and Waters |
'e4 are now of The boat and are likely 10 stay |
out Stephenson. sc. has replaced Waters ana !
Lewis '96. another man from the sophomore poat,
has been pat at No. 3. But the most important |
change is the placing Of Kales, 80. stroke OF ms
class crew. in the same position on the VARSITY, |
with Fennessy back at No. l. In TINS way the |
coachers hope settle the vexed questions OF now
10 fiji No. and stroke. The change may prove |
permanent. The crew Is now rowing Win hales' |
s6 stroke; Fennessy &C. No !; l. Dayls, ~ 'ca .ds
No 4: Lewis 80 No. 8; Billiard. '95. No. 2. and |
: -~sedy. Many old oarsmen are also critcsing
the stroke which Nelson is trying to teach the
men 1t has more body reach than last year. ana ana
SO far has not proved nearly so effective Inc |
college" crew has dsbanded, and the idea, OF d |
'varsify-college race in June has been apanoone9.
II has been definitely decided that the ttarNaru-
Vale varsity race will take place at ~ CLOCK on
the afternoon of Friday, June p at New-Lonuol, |
The whist tournament. which has been IN profess |
for some time has been completed AND me winners
are q r Earle '94, and f. F. Dresser, 9i:. W. l, |
Gunnison L. s.. and A. d. Salinger' l.. D" were
second.