New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS.
NEWS or THE COLLEGES AND I-NTyEp
SfTIES-NOTES OF INTEREST
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
FOR MAINTAINING GRADUATE STAND
ARDS-PREsIDENT WHEELER
ON ITS ORTFCTc
ON ITS OBJECTS.

Chicago. March 2.-An organization called the
Association of American Universities renre-
senting the leading universities and cnregas
of the United States, was effected here IN
Wednesday at meeting at the Art Institute Of
number OF the presidents and leading MEM
bers Of the faculties of educational institutions
in this country The object of the newly formed
association is for the purpose of corsidarioo
matters of common interest relating to graduate
studies. No definite line OF procedure has been
decided upon as yet. The initial membership
consists of the following institutions: Univer-
slty or Chlcago Clark University. Columbia
University, Cornell University Harvard Unfver-
sity Johns Hopkins University University of
Michigan. Princeton University University of
Pennsylvania, Stanford University. University
Of California. University of Wisconsin. Yale
University and the Catholic University of Amer
sca. Other institutions may be admitted at the
annual conference, on tho invitation of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, Endorsed by a three fourths
vote Of the members of the association and it is
expected that it will not be long before every
university and college Of Importance in the
United States will be enrolled as a member
The move is looked upon as a good one and
an action which should have been taken wears
ago. but the representative of the education
al institutions of the country could never be
brought together in a proper mood the consum-
nation of the much desired scheme has been
postponed until now. The idea is one upon
y hich President Benjamin Ide Wheeler Of the
University of California has been working for
a number OF years, and the representatives of
the universities and colleges forming the asso-
citation were unanimous in awarding him the
credit due for his persistence and untiring pa
thence in the matter. 1t proposed elect
him president of the organization. but he
declined. and President Eliot of Harvard was
ramed. President Wheeler, however, accepting
the vice presidency. These, with President
Harper of the University of Chicago. the sec
rotary: Professor a. O. Leuschner, of the Uni
versity of California; Presidents Daniel c. Gil
man of Johns Hopkins and Seth Low of Co
Committee.
in outlining The Tribune correspondent the
purpose OF the new organization DR.. Benjamin
Ide Wheeler said that the primary objects were
10 adopt some plan calculated to tend to the
unfolding Of the standard Of the various pro-
fessions TO which end Federal and State legis-
Of general culture ana specific training for the
degrees Of Doctor Of Philosophy and Doctor of
Science and, in fact, to uniformity
among the institutions Of the country regarding
graduate studies a committee composed of
a representative of the graduate school of
each university and college, appointed by
the president of the institution 'wip con-
slider these subjects, together with the fol-
lowing: On migration of graduate students
on the advisabity OF requesting foreign
universities not to admit American students to
the examinations for the degree OF Doctor or
Philosophy unless they present a bachelors
degree from an American college or university,
and upon the advisabity of limiting the insti-
tuttons from which such bachelor degrees may
be accepted. Other subjects for their considera-
ton will be those of the adoption or some plan
to assist small institutions in raising to the
proper standard such Of their work as they
have the financial and other means to carry on,
and the formation of separate sections of the
general organization in all the learned profess
eious Including the technical sciences. The as
eociatton will send representatives TO the Con-
gress Of Education to be held IN Paris TINS