New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-02
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS.
,,rrr1vC OF THE ASSOCIATION OF coll
rrcFs AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS.
,,>1roRM COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIRE
NENTs WITH JOINT BOARD OF EN-
..,,r~ERs-pAPER BY DR. BUTLER.

.,or ~ the Association OF Colleges and Prepare
- schools Of the Middle States ana MARYLAND
-, here this morning in the auditorium OF the
c. %o-rnal school. After the address OF welcome
~, + O. Briggs. Mayor Of Trenton. and the re-
- bv Isaac Sharpless. president Of Haverford
S.uocs professor George S Fullerton, OF the Uni
ors,tv Of Pennsylvania, read a paper on the gen.
ol tonic Of The Aim OF the Teaching OF Phloso-
- an American Colleges. He was Followed oy
Professors A. T Ormond, Of Princeton University.
and F. G. French OF Nassar CoheGe VINO con-
snuei the same subject.
4, the afternoon session the topic for discussion
,as Uniform College Admission Requirements.
Oitb a Joint Board OF Examiners" Two papers
we're read one by DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler OF
Columbia University. and the other by Christopher
gregory principal at Long Branch. n. J. Dr. But
Isr has for several years been working toward the
sr5 outlined in his paper which called FORTH con-
bic discussion the part of several promi-
rent educators Or. Buffers paper was in part as
follows
Il has long been my belief that most Of the dim
ctes which have attended and still attend the re-
lations between secondary schools ana CoheSvs
grow our Of what may properly De calleo our eu ~
own hand and consults first what 1t rightly or
TronEIy feels TO be its peculiar interests, and
t1mT1ahetic glance toward the interests OF educa-
On every hand is evidence Of the injury which this
educational policy OF unrestricted competition has
done and DONG The h }6s 6qy 24s ma fault
UItb ~ and the colleges themselves are restless
va i and dissatisfed with it. feel certain that
ali his unrest is to usher in Of educational
Cooperation which viii increase the effectiveness
cooperation will take on many now unsupported
forms.
PROBLEM OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE
The most direct and the most importan, apphca-
,or NJ thls principle is 10 be found in the relauons
se.veen the colleges and the secondary schoots,
and these relations in turn al centre aDo .aa IoS
nrobIer Of college entrance. have not concea acc
+ror, this association in years past my VIZ" -
there should not be any Proolenl o a-,Jyaton for
admission 10 college is survival when snouiio ee
chiefly Of historic interest Fortunatey lalIE "a
take this view and with the happ!est results s e
especially this Atlantic seaboaIo' , SUI COL
'eres with a truly National constituency nave s
their homes we feel the Ia ld TTTT Their
reolIrerents for admission not only as DIVERSE
a., ., tben1 have two systems going at the same
tiros They can neither agree upon sup(ects 70 10
offered Tor srebao o Some o. them do
Tor a little while upon the topics within one SUD-
'Si EnfSn 'aSg the ana
tensiby uniform requirement tht5t sA II other
ie IN no small measure interfered with IN otneI
h-anches the difference in subjects required is even
dsTs End the f eSbscts Is aS s h2R!''
To remove these crying and admitted efls ther 1
need nor a10n bt OF Uniform administration Of
,l,oss reNuirerents To establish uniform REQUIRE
ments without Uniform ADMINISTRATION would leave
ali colleges shall agree TO require the same set OF
tsc b reSuired it shall always and eyerywhers
mean the same set Of topics, and be always ara
sberstore 70 make the Following definite proposals
as basis for the consideration OF this subject with
view 10 action;
JOINT EXAMINING BOARD.
Fl. estinr taks s the initiative in urging the
Enlistment OF Joint college admlssloh eNaiiliA
second-That each college in the Middle States
and MARYLAND having freshman casS 81 such
a board and to send one representative thereto
hrdha{ This assSfa Ls OF shah elect
snnUaiiy' Ave representatives of the secondary
FOgrthHThat the necessary expenses Of such "a
board shall be betrayed from the ptoce s Ts u
every candidate for the certificate to be issued by
Fiftb~That this board shall have two functions.
One temporary function, TO bring about an agree
teet required by two or more colleges for admis-
zion. the other permanent function. 10 prepare
or 70 10 be prepared an annual series OF
college admission examination papers, 10 hold ex-
II lyme he q MS sdEh states and MaYSand
and 10 issue certificates based upon the results OF
sixth~That the colleges which are members of
this association be formally asked TO accept these
certificates far as they 60 in place or the eH-
!sting separate admission examinations.
Seventh-That this board should establish the
lest FOR college admission which has not been
passed upon both by a representative Of the col
schools and the principle Of rejecting no answer
paper save by the concurrent Judgment OF not less
Eir6th-That The actual examiner under the he
school teachers well as college teachers .
There are absolutely no practical dificuiuees IN
bee hs1e o 2' done l very Ike It
eral American colleges have for years held admis-
a Gn poinrs some as far away as Paris Hawaii
Japan. The state OF NewYork has In the Regents
a system by which hundreds Of thousands OF an
swer papers 70 uniform questions are passeo upon e
colleges IN the Middle States and Maryland Cornell.
Columbia 2na S to T Are FTea a
The West would gladly accept the certificates Issued
BY such 20 board hGu 9e fpch 9pq5 BE De
difficult for Harvard College TO refuse to accept
br,ng;ne the plan forward As FOR Yale let US
watch and pray for President Hadley.
TO REQUIRE A UNIFORM AMOUNT OF WORK
Principal Gregory agreed with some Of Pro
fessor Buffers propositions. but expressed radical
~ different views on the best course to pursue
He looked at the question from the standpoint OF
the high school Not one-haf OF the smaller
schools in New-Jersey he said. send pupils 10 COL
lege. and he suggested that instead OF adopting
uniform requirements for admission TO college the
colleges should adopt uniform amount OF work
and should consider eligible for admission any
pupil who had faithfully done this amount OF
work In whatever branches OF study. There should
be prescribed number OF required subjects which
regarded essential in a liberal education. He
did not favor an undue amount OF election on the
part Of the pupil as what studies he should
pursue but was OF the opinion that the best re-
suits would be obtained by judcious selection OF
work in accordance with the tastes and special
Qualifications OF the pupils. To adopt an absolute
standard for admission would work injury TO the
pupil
The reading Of the papers followed by a dis
ousson OF the subject. participated in by PRESIDENT
Patton OF Princeton. President Eliot or Harvard
and President Low Of Columbia.
President Patton. although not expressing MIN
sek positively on behalf Of his university was IN
ehled % look with disfavor upon the project when
however was heartily supported by Presidents
Eliot and Low President Patton said he had long
EEK that there was something wrong In the rela-
tons between high school and university. but ne