The record-union., 1899-04-08
TO STUDY WORK AND WAGES,
DOCTOR WELLER FORMS A
UNIVERSITY CLASS.
Many Sacramentans Will Study
Man and the Evolution of
Human Industry.

a number of prominent citizens as
sembled at the Chamber of Commeroe e
last night for the purpose of forming
class to study political economy, po-
litical science, and sociology, under the
plans of the University Association.
This work, which is a part of the Uni
versity Extension curriculum, will be
conducted in popular way from the
outset, and from all appearances there
will be large class. They will begin
at the foundation and study problems
of the day in the light of scientific
methods.
Dr. S. H Weller, who is the Pacific
Coast organizer of classes for the Uni
versity Association, presented the plans
of the society to the meeting, being in
troduced in a graceful speech by Presi-
dent Frank Miller of the National Bank
of D. o. Mills & Co., who said he would
do all in his power to help organize a
class to study economics.
DR.. Weller explained in a brief, clear
way. that the work of the association
is widespread. 1t is not the result OF
a federation of universities, but, both
in the United States and Europe, it is
federation of the teaching talent OF
many universities. Their lessons, in the
case of the University Association, are
presented in twelve magazines devoted
wholly to the subject in hand), which
are issued monthly. In the case OF
social science each number of the mag
azine will treat of some phase of that
interesting science. Professor Richard
T. Ely, Professor Jesse Macy, Professor
H. H Powers, and others who are we'll
known masters, are the editors. The
need of such study as is proposed is set
forth as follows by the association:
There never was a time in the his
tory of our country when it's laws, gov
ernment and institutions were of such
vital interest to all classes, as the pres
ent. The war with Spain has placed
the United States in the front rank of
the nations of the world. 1t has proven
the patriotism of the American people.
Citizens who would act wisely must
examine the problems of the day from
the standpoint of the three sciences
presented in this new course of study.
This is not the opinion of extremists,
but it is something which the most
thoughtful men of all lands feel pro-
foundly. The future is full of immense
and startling possibilities both of good
blessings or the overthrow of the
precious treasures of civilization gath
cred together with so much toll and
suffering. must depend upon the char
acter of the citizenship of the twenti-
eth century. 1t would be difficult to
name a practical problem of the day
which does not have its economic, po-
litical and sociological bearing.
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and sociology are live subjects, and SO
closely related that the idea of treating
them in three parallel courses seems al
most an Inspiration
Speeches in favor of taking up the
work were made by Drs- SutllH anu
Henderson. by W. w. Prince, Charles
j. Ellis, T. L. Enwright, and several
others, and it was decided to form q
class. 1t will probably meet weekly al
the rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce
! and it is believed that Professors from
Stanford and the State University VIII
probably address the class at least once
month on subjects akin to their WORK
The class viii begin a systematic STUDY
of problems of the day, using the Unl-
versity Associations book when Il
J said to contain the substance OF tne
best thought of the time on living prop
! lems. AS the work has been prepared
by expert Professors, it is not narro"
nor partisan in its treatment. Inc IN
! tention of the university extenslonlsts
is to furnish a simple treatise IN
monthly parts, that shall be up to GATE
and scientifically correct By club read
ings and popular lectures it is beheveo
that questions which are usually con
sidered abstruse and difficult to under-
stand may be rendered simple, anu
even attractive to the dullest.