New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
WORK OF THE CITY COLLEGE.


A COMPARISON ,oF IT'S CURRICULUM WITH THAT
OF OTHER COLLEGEs-oNE OF THE BEST
INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In letter TO The Tribune OF Wednesday
Nav % the writer a graduate OF the College of the
cry of New-York claims for his college very
high position He states: THE standard at gradua-
ton OF the College Of the City OF New-York Is
within a year of that Of Harvard, Is within less
than a wear Of that OF Yale. and Is easily on par
with that of Columbia and OF the University OF the
Citv Of New York The work done by its graduates
I'm the professional and other schools. where they
have come in contact and into competition with the
graduates of Yale Harvard. Columbia and other
colleges and universities. shows that In coiese
training they have no super'ors
The mere sta tement of these facts without accom-
n,nvine nro,f has but little weight The letter.
called 70 nv attention by deeply interested In
the college led me to examine closely the records OF
the college see n such were really the case AZ
a result of that study, cannot nut say that the
records clearly substantate the statement MADE III
the letter mentioned
The only manner in which one can find out the
standing of a college is TO compare with the leading
colleges the lengths Of the sessions showing 'he
number OF weeks that are spent in actual WORK
the number Of recitatons In the year, the nuniper
Of hours teaching done each week. and the hummer
Of hours per year that are spent in teaching. EVIL
sible the relative value of the college
The reports show that Of thirteen colleges. Column
bia Union Hamilton. University Of New-York. Uni
versity Of Rochester, College Of the city OF New
York. Amherst Bowdoln. Brown. Dartmouth. Prince
ton Wesleyan and Yale. the average length OF ses-
30 s-I3 weeks: IL the College OF the city OF
New-York IS weeks The average number of recita-
tons In the courses OF the twelve colleges Is 22' In
the city College 800. No college In any year OF Its
has many Rotations the College or the
City Of New York The total number Of Rotations
OF the college should be stated larger. as no &C
count Is taken OF oratory and composition. as u
done everywhere else. In another list OF twenty
colleges no; , single college does more teachlhS
or the hours actually taught each year. obtained by
multiplying tho number Of weeks actually taught
exclusive Of vacations and oNaminatonsp by the
number OF hours week. only two colleges exceed
the City College which has 60 hours teaching all
the rest teaching less number Of hours.
The only inference that can b. drawn from thesc
figures Is that the city possesses In the 'oleg" of
the city OF New-YOrk one Of the best institutions
in the land. which l. indeed an honor. Better
by far pay taxes 10. educational purposes than Tor
the construction Of speriwavs. The College OF the
City OF New-Nork Is the special property or the
most cases this fact t. recognized 10y the laboring
class 81 this city l. found that In the time OF
opposition To the college most Of THIS very oppose
ton came from those who could well arori 10 sup
port their sois In other colleges. In the work OF
passing the bill for bull lings. IL was this class
shat had to Dee cOntcnlcd with. but thanks TO the
untirng efforts OF the college authorities. the bill
was passed and new lie and v!gor undoubtedly i'm
parted TO IN, college. /. +. MARTIN.
New-YOfk May 81. 1895.