The herald., 1897-01-24
given them because they discipline the

given them because they discipline the
mind.
While we admit the beauty Of the edu-
cational frills given by our universities
and the increasing tendency the uni
versities show to give more attention
to professional and practical work, we
do not believe that either the commun-
ity or the university will gain by po-
lfical alliance with the state. The
time required for a full university
course so prolongs the preparatory Pc
Rod for those who must finally support
themselves that those without the cap
ital to live during these years are neces-
sarily excluded from the university
course. The university must be an in
stitution for the welllto-do and can
never be for the poor and needy.
1t is not proper part of the educa-
tional system warranting the forced
support of the whole people by taxation
Harvard. Yale, Princeton, Columbia,
Chicago, Johns Hopkins. Cornell, Stan
ford and many more demonstrate the
fact that a great and useful university
can prosper without state political aid.
Not only this, but these celebrated in
stitutions of learning are easily the first
universities of the land, and have a freer
movement and a higher standing than
such as are mixed up in politics.
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practical as it should be. In fact, its
IRA tical and best features are due f
private endowment, like the Lick obser-
vatory, anc not to political wire-pulling.
The College of Agriculture is a costly
farce. The only really good work of
this college is that done by outsiders
under its auspices in the farmers In
stitutes These institutes have now
come to take the place Of our old local
farmers societies. and should be kept
up. But the work done in these Is by
those outside of the expensive staff of
this college. No proper check exists in
the State university over expenditures
Of the tax money. No knowledge is
possessed by the people as to how its
vast funds are handled. Who gets the
public money the university loans? Are
the loans paid? Is the interest really
collected? Is there band of privileged
persons about Berkeley who get these
loans that are free from taxation? What
management is there of its land grant?
1t has, or has had, sections 16 and S6 in
every township in the state. All these
questions should be looked into before
the immense new appropriations the
university now asks for are considered
The usual university lobby is working
quietly, but is dangerous We do not
think that taxation for the university
is warranted by public policy. 1t is not
a benefit which all the people can en-
joy. 1t is not necessary feature for
useful and patriotic life.
All our universities deserve encour-
agement, but no one of them should be
saddled on the taxpayers. About the
iiihFt Oi what SHOuiO pe CoHc Is 10 Tree
them all from taxation Our Southern
California university and numerous col
leges have to live by reason of their real
merits, and without state aid. We do
not see why Berkeley should not stand
on its merits also. We do not see why
all our colleges and institutions of higher
learning, like Throop institute, Clare
mont, Chaffee College of Agriculture,
the Occidental, Marlborough, st. Vim
cents, our business and professional
colleges and the University of Southern
California should be forced to con-
tribute in taxes to the fraudulent ami
worthless College of Agriculture at
Berkeley. The Berkeley college has
forty professors, associate professors,
assistant professors, assistant in
structors, foremen and wine keep
ers and graduates. 1t has forty
thousand dollars year from
California investments, fifteen thousand
a year from the federal government, an
empire of public land and heaven only
knows what incidental pickings, and yet
is absolutely useless. Our places of
learning, standing, as every one should,
in free country, on their merits, ought
not to be taxed for this worthless con-