The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-25
The Relation of the University Extension
Work to That of the study Club.

When Benjamin Franklin, in address
ing the little group of pale and hesi-
tatng patriots gathered to discuss
questions and make decisions which
meant life or death to themselves and
to the new republic, exclaimed: Gen
tlemen, we must all hang together or
We shall all hang separately, lie
touched in one witty sentence the con-
dtions of success and of failure in
all departments of life Cooperation
is the watchword of success. We must
succeed together or we must fail sep
arately Co-operation-the principle
prevails everywhere-in government,
in business. in society, in domestic life.
The republic, the great political CO.
operation. has taken the place OF the
monarchy. great monopolles nave sue
ceeded the small individual business
enterprises. the mammoth department
store has absorbed the little retail
shop the city bakery has assumed the
work of the kitchen oven. Everywhere
and more and more this principle Is
asserting itself Society is becoming
a great organism, and the eye can no
longer say to the hand, I have no
need of thee Nothing seems to be
able to succeed now until il has per
suaded something else TO cooperate
with il at its work and TO share IN
its success.
cational forces, both of Which are
somewhat new to life. both of which
are vigorous and healthy. both Of
which are looking out upon life with
hopeful gaze and planning for sue
cess and prosperity These two forces
are the literary and study clubs of the
country and the university extension
department of the universities.
The methods of work in the study
clubs are rapidly changing. The time
was land It was not so long ego
either when clubs formed their pro
grammes in a happy go-lucky fashion
from week to week, and members dis
cussed parliamentary law at one meet
ing the Canterbury Tales at the next,
and the principles of the culinary arr
at a third, in cheerful inconsistencies
ii the fact that there was a lack
/ of continuity in the work But the
| time for that kind of work has gone
! by: clubs are beginning to give great
/ deal of attention to the programme
| to arrange it and assign work weeks
| or even months an advance. TO plan
| that each years work snail be me
continuous whole and each meeting,
each nauer and each discussion shall
fit into its own niche and serve as an
| organic part of the whole. And along
| with this desire for more careful ana
| student-like work has come another
demand-that for competent and m
| sniring leaders 1t is this demand
| which university extension is attempt
| ing to supply. Tie larger universities
| have a corps of competent, thoroughly
| trained specialists in each department
| who stand ready 10 furnish to study
clubs lust this scientific. scholarly
| leadership for which they are asking.
| suppose. for instance, club decides
fhat for next year il wishes 70 study
| political economy or sociology, IL mas
| abundance of books, or can get iheHf'
but it knows not how To select from
.~nera nor how "a arrange tts selections
fa1oes not know what points are prin-
HfNL what subordinate-Whien are
sILD 5ary to d clear and comprehensive
~ "a knowledge or the sup1ssl
YSxnich are minor and important ohls
tn sppciaIists Now comes the unlNer-
sfty. and proposes e FURNISH. iafhnsn
IFS extension department. leader She
| win. in a course Of lectures CT peFnt ps
in = correspondence course, put before
fha members of the club the lmpcf-
t4nt and fundamental principles O.
tna subject. who aill furnish outlines
far individual study ard suggest DOCKS
ami periodicals where Aae best and
latest knowledge on taf lsubjeet may
be found. and who viii Pin this Nay
give 10 the club this much needed gen
| er4i direction 81 their W0ih- the UNI
versity extension department does MOI
propose TO give a college l9ufse III
- seriee af SIX lectures. @ar "A EoEEesnG1
encs course 81 n lessons. | III realizes