The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-22
LAND GRANT COLLEGE.
Action Of the Association in Establishing
Uniform Eequiremcnts'for Admission.

action Of the Association in Establishing
Uniform Gequirement,'fo Admission.
At the meeting Of the Association OF
An eriCan Agricultural am 1ecnahict AZ
Colleges ard Experiment stations Arlu ii
Washington. the latter part OF lu-t "crh'
among other important business transact
ell Was the adoption or "a report Mhlci
viii Dee CT especial advantage 10 SCUM
Cru and Western schools or TINS hl.i-.
The Virginia Polytechnic institute DC
LONGS TO this class. and its President. Dr.
j. ~ AlcBryde. vas member or the
committee which presented thl5 icpoi1
which Ia considered one or the most I'M
UOrtaut ever made 10 the ASSOCIATION.
Congress. in cstal fishing and endONlns
the institutions known as the Land Grant
Colleges. evidently intended that their
work for the classes they were designed
TO borent. should he. as far as practical
Die. uniform I'm scope and ch4ftctcr IN
tho different states and Territories. IL Is
inevitable, however, that this uniformity
desirable as IN is. SHOULD De somewhat
limited or conditioned by the environment
The steadily Increasing tendency TO ig-
moro and olIlttrnte all State lines IN
scientific and educational work; the free
intercourse i'm social and industrious life
among the people OF the several States,
ara. ir consequence, the steadily broad
ching ficlC of usefulness and activity open
10 tho graduates OF educational institu-
lions. the assoc lation OF the Land-Grant
g. lIeEfs INTO a ldllDldl oiftllL iilol Tor
tho protection and promotion OF their
common interests. the increasing recOg-
milton by the National Government OF the
importance and promise OF the work OF
these cOlleees-all these considerations
make IL desirable that the degree or Ge-
grees awarded by these colleges should
represent work approximately uniform In
character and scope; should be- in other
words. degrees OF such recognized value
as 10 pass current. each the equivalent
OF the others. in any State or Territory
1t is clearly recognized that the social
and educational conditions prevailing in
the several states make IL impossible for
the present 10 prescribe uniform require
ments for admission into the colleges OF
this class. I'm some States. for some time
TO come concession must be made 10 the
defective condition Of the public school
system But IT by no means follows that
I'm making such concessions. the colleges
standards of work and graduation. These.
by proper effort may be maintained and
made 10 conform in educational value TO
those OF the colleges which are more
happily situated. Moreover. a certain
community Of interest makes II t-ie duty
OF each college &c protect At the same
time its own reputation for thorough edu-
catiOnal work and the reputation of It's
sister institutions.
The educational conditions prevailing in
the United States make IL impossible 10
require OF students IN schools Of applied
science and technology that their liberal
training should be acquired I'm prcparato-
~ schools. These Institutions. therefore
cannot exclusively cOnfine their attention
10 technical subjects. They must include.