New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
HISTORIC SEATS OF LEARNING. WHICH
HAVE DEVELOPED WITH THE
GROWTH OF THE ME-
TROPOLIS.


INsTIrUT1ONs-LIFE IN A BIG CITY ALMOST
AN EDUCATION lrsELF-rHE LEADING
COLLEGES AND Summaries
No feature Of a great centre Of population IL
wider reaching In its influence than the edu-
eational advantages which It has to offer. The
better the mental training Of the children OF
any city or nation. the better fitted are the In
dividuas for carrying on the practical prob
lens Of everyday existence knowledge Is the
power before which the ignorance and super
stition Of the world must perish and disappear.
Education, whether of the lowest class or
the highest, has ever had and always will, have
an uplifting influence in the community where
Il has been propagated. A striking example
Of the weakness or strength Of a nation has
been brought out in the late war with SPAIN
On the one hand was arrayed a country where
education had been withheld from the great
mass Of the population, and where the m'no
Of the people had been rendered sluggish and
inactive through profound ignorance. On the
other hand there stood great Republic which
from its birth had freely offered the best edu-
cation that could be obtained. and which, as a
result able to command the services OF
uncounted millions possessing sturdy mentali-
ty and intellectual strength. II was weak
nation against a mighty one. and II Is small
wonder that the conflict ended abruptly and
with such glory and credit to the latter.
AS IT Is with nations. it Is with States and
cities Where Is found the highest standard
Of education there will be found the greatest
amount of financial. commercial. religious and
social prosperity and success; In which re-
gard New-York City has ever been leader
AS the foremost city OF the United States and
hon fn
than which no State in the Union gives more
care or takes more pains with the education
of it's youth. this city has held from the ear
Hest years institutions whose name and fame
have gone abroad through the Nation AS the
city has grown and developed so have It's
schools. colleges and seminari,s. Columbia
College from humble birth. met with a
success which placed It among the first rank
Of the United States. 1t has repeatedly out
grown its accommodations. until. by the ala OF
rich endowments and wise business manage
ment 1t has become Columbia University, oc-
cupying a magnificent site on Morningside
Heights. with splendid buildings. and an equip
ment from an educational standpoint which /
q second to none. What has been said OF Co
lumbia is equally true of that fine old seat OF
learning the University Of the City OF New
York Its loyal sons are scattered throughout
the length and breadth Of the land, and are
among the stanch citizens Of every communi-
" in which they dwell. From its historic site,
In the heart Of the metropolis. It has moved
to newer and more commodious quarters at
University Heights where every facility is az
forded for the pursuit Of learning. With such
leaders. not to mention the Packer Collegiate
Institute the Normal College. ST. Johns Col
lege. Manhattan College, st. Francis Xaviers,
st. Francis's College. Of Brooklyn the General
TheolosicaI Seminary Union Theological Sem
inary. Packard's Business College and Pratt
Institute New-York City has reason to feel
satisfied with the provision made for the edu-
cation Of her children.
Where could be found better spot to &C
qure learning than in this greatest OF all
American cities? Everything that is best IN
art, literature science. religion, music COM
merce finance and politics Is to be found with
IN the boundaries Of the second city In size on
the face of the globe. When the routine Of
the classroom is over there are hundreds OF
interesting subjects to be investigated and
studied in the light OF recreation. The student
for the ministry finds here big congregations
and pulpit orators of widespread fame. In the |
slums OF the city he is brought in contact with |
poverty and crime. and his knowledge OF his |
work is broadened and made liberal. The doc |
tors In embryo find at their disposal hosptais
without end and suffering OF every kind and |
description. The practical training is the best
teacher they could possibly have The student
Of law finds himself in community where the
legal talent is Of the highest standard. and the
examples set for him spur him on to high aims
and a more noble ambition, Those who are
simply preparing for business feel the IN
fluence of the tremendous commerce which is
daily going on around them They absorb the
vital principles Of success In the great bank
Inc institutions commission houses. impOrting