New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-21
THE COLLEGE EDUCATION
THE IOLIlf-II1 I1V7V
pporrsT AGAINST TIE RAISING OF STANDARDS
AID THE INCREASED BURDENS ON
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS

A PROTEST AGAINST THE KAlSIN" O'
AND THE INCREASED BURDENS On
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune. ,sa,o
SIR: Almost every man OF the upper u 49,
,,as IN rfa desires that II possible. his sons MAJ
- no be,oat and prestige Of what is ter"i'u
.,,o,a olucotson To accomplish this. parent
Of moderate means is willing to maze many sd
r'aces unknown to the rich or 10 muse 49,
children or late years. however OWNS ~
changed attitude OF our colleges towaru nus
Inc entrance the burden imposed Upon Pal
N this REGARD has been greatly increased s''- -
r,ar, instances has become u bearao-e.
r-,e raou.rererts for admission are now 80 great
49,. rrs,t;caIv the real labor Of education mas
beeo transferred from the college, 10 the piep'..
tory school Unlike the colleges these s0noo's az
r,,,,ou, incomes other than the tuition fees' 50
49,, ,roro recess.tv the cost OF attendance upon
-, e largo When almost everythin N t"c
.,,, ~ general education is required py way VI
.nreI.rnirarles" and when al SPECIAL stuH'es' ~.
cIndi-g the learned profess ons are rese''0U ~
courses subseauen. to graduation one : '1.n'.s1
to ask for the actual reason III
so-called college course ,. T.,
Germany where students pass directly from the
gynnasia TO the special courses In the un''e 800,
10 such thing 8 known there as an ir9n-p .9ri
TERM o, o aud now most exact.ng course at school
ard the special studies attehudh' "P0'' '' -
fessonal education 49, .-o,,iya schooi IN
bs : saw eighteen nineteen years OIL g., c,
m continue hs support at a coAeSe nc"T. -
cbean far four years more, for the DeheHt, per
up Saas Of his phys!que leaving all proLess;3na
knoWedye Tor subsequent acquisition IS more I'M ,Ia
The ordinary parent afford Is II not posstDie
that the colleges in thus shifting the reaI pu'u,
~ education Upon the preparatory scnools' are
defeat,ng the intention OF those from whom thS5
have received their endowments Is IL protDao.ds
that these endowments were orgina.iy dsS.sne 81
oniv far the rich who could afford the expense OF
re prolonged and elaborate preliminary education
now required? 49,. -. o5,,ca.ion
ordinarily known as e college course NIUE ma
r. favorable can be said To the fetish OF the la
and Greek languages the time ana the strsnssh Vi
our youth are still sacrificed as ru;hiessiy as II
m@d.aeyaI days when therd was ittle else to learn
7 nave kno7,n graduates OF Harvard ana iae VINO
really seemed to have learned ttle excep' sna
terinr OF those languages q. french OF TerIn ma.
re- knew next to nothing. and even in Engl.sn
they we're ill-nformed OF history, OF anatomys Oh
tt various natural sciences and or kindred stuu es
in facf OF everything likely TO be OF the ieast Use
IN as.cr life they were as ignorant as little emil
dren The substantial limitation OF eduEat2n 10
a l,roWlel-e OF two dead .anguageS VII away ;
find favor with eccles.as,lcs Tor the reason tna'
thar strength les in the weakness or the peop.'
buzz r6w r7,ch LONGER VII men OF other proieSs2ns
neakly submit? "
W-NOrk. oct Il, 1870.