New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-01

them along with IT. Am mistaken leI
acine that the young men VINO arr pN ~ &c
Themselves there for the Work OF HIv AMI
. olrnost Of necessity men Of action. hgn'-
ore. while others who are brought up II. ~, ~ ~
centres already possessing some colSe - ,ae,e
ace VIII retain in their inmost ha.ult -, III
" ,,,ore deliberate reflection. In which they VIZ
love t. take refuge sometimes as IN a SAM '"'''
r,ronean cannot visit the American univer-
sites without admiring the PERFECTION oil IA ''''
makes up their material equipment oo,von-
We have no idea whatever or suCh OU' 49,,
fences We content ourselves with old pul''II''t'
,,btcb have sometimes stood for several ceh'u
rlas and which are restored and retouC"'',
well as may be- from time to uhe ~ "a Go
them as far as possible ,ooo, ,, that the air
must he renewed windows are put III tIe t,e
They are built higher and hanked WI'n w,i i,or
and additions when an increase r III thnv burn
~ Students REQUIRES We walt UNI" '"N' 80.
dov.n before building new ones; put theN ~ i'
hurn down for they are solid. Ihey .'H,' er II
to be desired. We love them Noo,,iror,ents
tbev no longer answer present I'Iuii III .atie
tbev have made us what we are lher " 49,
crun1hlo their floors are worn anu .tt,ce.
nails we breathe the odor OF dh.n -. brootho
buf this odor IS dear e. us. we rove W 1,.s
,n noe, which II represents. the nygone uaYs
which it has preserved. Ana we 'nlmN ,non
without pride. Of all the glory NiiOa' ,~s Who
yathered there of the ilustrous teachers W.
have taught in those chairs. OF the EIed' ~ ~
Who have sat on those age worn p envnr tbc
a., 49,, ,,.so,, however for not marNelIlhE al W.
IL
,,..o,nee which may he seen at New oih az
Cbicaro al Philadelphia, and even in UNI ,9io
, - iee inheritance There is not sihEie
dotau mar is not perfect. After WISH 10 'lo"'
,, eoots even with some spirit OF olP's't,vn
o., something to Criticise, and one hhu7 ne
=, ,s TOO GOOD 1--WE have 10 look elsewhere " Wv
must find fault ,, T., .,,. have found
TIL American universities require TOO Hu'n ="
~, ,,rofaesors They are not alone, 10 We
Eve tn mis- fault. il is found I'm other ptH'
cra+ic and new countries. whore puhh' ina'I"
,ion is organized by persons VINO nav ~, ~ -
,,iu In, ,rho are unable 90 judge or 'le
conditions Of higher culture me i'"rr r,,.,iat ~
~ como extent to the profession ~ app '''o'V
49,, mount ~ labor represented 10y Wen pre-
rarod lecture and The importance OF oHv''" ~
l,,,aer,s mo- lectures that are MOI WEI,
prepared Now. % many people lhe a. wa. ,u''
tir,. reCulred 10 give tho lesson j. az ''"e
counts. they are persuaded una. t g.
,,~ofassor is delivering his lecture me, -
5n,nr the major part of his task ana II
tbov have any authority they consider only mo-"
b,s work such rs they understand U-haE o'
ircraase1 for the greater good Of the studeh'.,
and tho university. This IS To me tn' ""l - "a
an errors. ~ overload tho courses on 4 U'.N
sitv is 20 work for poor results. lH' =. e.,
90 not then give their iui iH'dS", ~ -.
rhv-icaNv impossible 20 prepare lectures -.
aiobt or ton hours week. and the Sluu'il's
eurfar from what is imperfect i'm the work ol
,hair teachers Here more than In any olh'r
domain quality As If far greater importance
than quantity. for university instrucu'h aims
loss At imparting positive knowledge imam al
e,~-i.1.iro "a GOOD method Hence cannot helI
r0neidaring our French habits preferable In THIS
important point let there he Few icC'u 'I ~,
Iot each be a masterpiece whose excellence sha'
have no other limits than those OF the pro
fessor's ability