The sun., 1894-03-10
THE USELESS CITY COLLEGE.
oPPosI1IoS 10 ITs DEMAND FoR
MORE MOSET.

and TRENDS OF the JolleGe OF the Clty OF new
York to secure an appropriation Of half = mil
lion dollars from the LEGISLATURE for the erec-
tion Of new buildings and the purchase Of a
new site for the City College has aroused the
opponents Of the scheme The Committee on
Eduestion OF the City Club has had the N atter
under discussion, and has mids q report at
taekinR the City College for existing At all.
and advising thstthe instit1tio be done away
With. and that two hieh schools 10 established
in its place. one on the presents site Of the City
College and another in Harlem. or In the
southern part OF the annexed district. The
committee IL composed Of George V. y. Bald
win. Edmund L. Bayiies and Elwyn Waller
formerly . professor In Columbia College
The com mittee's report was referred to the
sub-com mittee Of the Board Of Trustees OF the
club. II Was deemed iniudiclous at that time
30 make the repo=. subtle. as defeat OF the bill
sppropriating 81. .0OO. 900 was assured Presi-
dent Low of Columbia College wrote TO Mr..
Baldwin also advising that the club delay sc-
tion on the report. But ss the new bill re-
Gently introduced sppropristing sJo0.OOO
seems more likely to become law the COM
mittee has determine ed 20 make public Its re-
port. The report says:
Your committee have been informed By
authority which they consider reliable that
the majority o; the Board OF Trustees are
strongly in favor OF the passage Of this bill.
and they are OF the opinion that the proposed
action orens up for investigation not only the
question whether this large expense should
be incurred By the taxpayers with all the
possibilities OF iobbery which It foreshadows.
but also the consideration OF the propriety OF
the methods adopted in the city OF New York
10 secure for the youth Of the city the higher
lines Of literary. classical scientific. and
philosophical education at public expense
able to give to the matter leads them to
the conclusion that the college. as at present
cons.l'u'eu. Is mos. cos'ay insli.u.on ana
that 10 very large extent u iaiIs 10 fuinl the
purpose. ,Ip " which 1t wa. s,s dsslsped to .oeom.
~. =. .,,so., ~ 80. ~ ~. 80. "a a .os
be. IN almost the esn're Of the city and con-
smoua' s % o. .n,sa.ss. ,n.e., a. se. as nhes pos
-. .na ., ,ha i,,o.t - r,,., na,,a.,
adaptation to the high standards OF education.
And It's corps OF high-priced professors and
other incidental expenses occasion an outlay
sum o. $50 90. Here. then. W. have hsv. the
iacts briefly stated OF the institution and its
expenses
shown In the attendance OF the studenta
from the report OF the President OF the college
who were on the rolls in the month Of june
1871. was l.43S: that additions admitted in
ksptember raised the number to l.447; that
when the college opened In the fall the num-
Der who tailed to report at that time was 3i5.
reducing the number to 1.132: that the num-
ing the frst term was l4l, reducing
the mum Der to g9l that the number who let
o.. reducing The number to SS7 during these
two terms. and that the number who were
graduated or June 1S 1892 was fity-seven.
college itself Outside OF this report your COM
mittee have the best authority for stating that
each year does not eIceed eighty. These
0 CURES serve to indicate how small Q propor-
avail themselves OF the full benefits Of the
institution and In tho opinion OF your mmit-
sheimns ms,ority % OF 3hSss Wso .ntes st
learn that within the course Of the a. st three
years they secure all the Instruction from the
college which they deem Of avail TO them In
the work Of their lives.
Your com NJ ittes Is we'll aware that a state
reliable. but ia the short space OF time which |
they ha 9 been able to devote to the subject |
state N snts r Tor succsssion Of years They are
given to understand, however. by certain |
,,p:,ssr Of tn: sos,d Of EducstGp who are
ste in given year 10 not more than ten per |
heir students Originally enrolled. Apart OF
eIty or other misfortunss OF life. but. after |
making all allowances. An enormous dlspro- |
portion still Temaiua Here then we have an |
already extremely EXPENSIVE system with a
proposition 10 add enormously TO its outlay. |
ind with results. as 1t seems 10 your commit. |
,o'al To hundreds of thousands Of dollars all |
or the graduation OF an average Of about sixty |
Ioung on in each year
Led on by this invsstization your commit |
zee east about TO ascertain IL II were OF possible
hat the city of New York could secure within
t. own borders the education of young men |
By equally advanced processes Of instructlon
md with q lessensd expense and as the result |
hey have beeu made aware that Columbia
olleGe 10 willing and ready in cases where
applicants are without the IN cans to nav the
'sg ular fees. 10 supply the fulness o. its edu-
alton. without expense. to such Of the citizens
4 New York as may apply for admission and
Instruction there who can iulhl the Hsauire-
n snts OF admission. and who. during their
curse OF study. are able 10 maintain a degree
4 proficiency which can be expressed In a |
alto OF ~ TO a maximum OF 100.
" But TO view the ~ Iect from another stand
Ioint. the question whether the college right
ully sXists 10 brought into direct promInence.
a the Judgment OF your oom mmittee IL may be
Tell n subject OF doubt whether there exists
ny right In the Government to extort from |
he taxpayers their money and Appropriate II
o the education OF the people at large other |
rise than in the elementary branches But |
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