New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
ETHICS IN THE SCHOOLS.
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION At THE
UNIVERSITY CONvOCATION.
THE VIEWS OF, MANY WEII>-KNOwN EDUCATORS
RELATIONS or THE UNIVERSITY
AND THE COLLEGE.

RELATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY
AND THE COLLEGE,
Albany June 50 (speciaD--There was another in
teresting session to-day Of the University Convoca-
ton in the Senate chamber. The Re-. {. e. WI
Dor. pr.ncipa, Of Cazenovia Seminary. resumed Inc
discussion OF the employment of clinical 'eacili7
begun last night He argued that there shoulH De
instruction in ethics in secondary schools ana 'hd'
person ought to teach who did not possess an
unquestionably good moral character
Professor French Of Nassar College, expressed
his disagreement with Dr. Wilbor declaring tha'
he agreed with Aristotle that ethics ought not 10
be taught until the pupil had reached the age OIL
judgment He did believe in moral culture. WINE
not believing in the Use Of textbooks on olnIcS III
secondary schools
Chancellor I'psOE interested the convocation WIN
the statement tina, the Regents examination as
closed a deplorabe decrease in the teaching oil
ethics In the last few years.
THE examinations for ethics OF the Regents.
said Principal Farr. of Glens Falls. ''arc far too
difficult ana seem 20 have been prepared for
specialists the subject. | doubt whether Aris-
tole himself could pass one Of those examinations.
Dr. Pagan of ST. Francis Navers College. New
York. protested against any elimination Of re
! lgious teaching in the schools. The Jesiits. he
said. taught the child religion because this WAS
the only true way OF teaching the child moral re-
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President Taylor of vassar College. said he did
! not think ethical teaching should touch religious
questions. since this would trcspass upon the rcla-
! tons Of Church ana state The State recognize
no creed Yet he desired ethical instruction given
i'm every secondary school. He believed that teach
crs ought cthica, textbook II they con-
siGered II en- necessary accomplish their pur-
pose. Moreover. practical morality could he i'm
parted To a pupil Ivy exsmpc as much as by direct
! instruction.
Professor James : Truax Of Union University.
spoke upon The American College and the Ameri-
/ can University" He said he regarded COLLEGES and
universities coop, ratiye concerns. The college
held It's Place only 10y legitimate means and 10y
doing genuine work. Tho value Of college work
not lessened by the special work Of the uni
vorsit.es He had yet learn that the university
pissed the foundation wor; done by the colleges.
That foundation work was Indispensable. II the
university must Increase IL did not follow that the
college must decrease. The university test was "a
tonic college standards. Both the college and
the university had their appropriate spheres There
was something 20 be said in opposition TO the at
tempt of the colleges up something resom-
bling "A university on insuflcien. means. There
was a dangerous attempt to shorten the college
course: IT was practical pFopiem' whIch mus
Professor Edward Everett Hale. jr.. Of Union
ana universities. lie hardly thought the college
ard the university distinct things. There was no
university which did include colleges. \ Collcg
gave man woman an education; university
not only advanced learning, but special lcalnns
hostile to college. y great deal OF university
work was but advanced work-it rs professional
Professor Sidney Ashman. Of Union University.:
said he thought II a pity that the term university
was not defined IN America. \ university should
foster research. There was Just one sucr instltu-
tion in the United States. The German idea that
methods Of research should be a part OF a uni
versity ought TO he adopted.
Dr. Dewey secretary OF the Board OF Regents,
said that about twenty college presidents had III.
quirCd of him whether the college was TO go OUT or
existence The colleges and universities were
UNDERGOING a rapid change Columbia University
was expanding 10000 year on MAINTENANCE.
That was Il sum sufficient to found college n rev
years ago. Professional schools also We're GROWING
RAPIDLY A great many Of the alleged universities
were simply big colleges. Personally, he believed 1t
would be a great misfortune II the small college $
were destroyed. He doubted IL siXteell-y caFoli
boy who had always lived AZ home was III Tor the
free 'if. Of a university. He would SEND Il boy 10
high school, then a small college Tor four years.
and then to "A university. Unless care was taken
The high Sc hoo would be developed until 1t touched
such a university Harvard, and the colleges
would be destroyed. 49,, ,,,,.
] Professor Quirk Of st. Johns College, Fordham.
commended Dr. Dewey's statement inc co.is -,
gave a trimming which ought TO be preserved me
training OF the character and OF the vii went On u,
the colleges In this respect the colleges were
better places of education than the UNIVERSITIES II
would be a calamity. therefore. If the colleges were
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