New-York tribune., 1901-07-04
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Albany. July 3.-The thirty-ninth convocatton Of
the University of the State Of New-York ended to-
day with the holding OF morning session at
which many interesting papers We're read upon the
present tendencies in technical and professional
education. There was the usual large attendance
OF educators. Regent Pliny T. Sexton, OF Palmyra,
Wayne County. presided.
The convocation has been one of the most sue
cessful ever held the papers read by the eminent
educators who prepared them being OF great in
teresL The papers will soon he published by the
regents of the university
The first speaker to-day was Dean John Butler
Johnson. Of The College Of Mechanics and Engineer
ing University Of Wisconsin. Madison. He spoke
upon Technical Commercial and Industrial Edu-
cation" The paper limited the subjects
named in the title. II reviewed the present demand
for knowledge OF the applications Of science to the
needs OF modern life. Mr.. Johnson argued that
pure science teachers Of applied science should
themselves be familiar with the practical appIica-
ttons OF the subjects taught The most valuable
acquisition OF & young engineer was to know how
10 learn The leading engineering schools
also paying close attention 70 the languages. A
considerable amount ot language instruction was
provided in the engineering schools. He no
immediate prospect OF the scholars in the engineer
ing schools being also college graduates IN every
case. The requirement Of college graduation might
be necessary for law for medicine or FOR journal
ism. but 1t was not necessary for engineering
school The engineering schools. therefore. would
remain undergraduate and professional schools
Mr.. Johnson said i'm closing.
M na or Tas y IN 6G sqro as ts
become more and more highly d.ferenttated. We
much upon general education FOR sort Of generic
a generic srrIoyn,er+ Bu+ l5r{o--i.na-aI,,' 1,fr
actual employments all specific There IS little
Gated for everything in general, but for nothing
in particular. unless Il be 70 train other men TO
know them" IS as valuable criterion in educa-
ton as IN horticulture or n morals L Is rot Il
kind Of education Is
be this and that and all other kinds ot educe ton
Character 10 erllghten the mind 20 develap a ca
pacity for service and 70 create helpers IN our ma
daughter Or man regardless of age sex or pre-
vious condition ~ intellectual servitude
Professor Robert H. Thurston. director OF sibley
College. Cornell University, then read paper
the trend Of progress IN professional education.
He said In part.
Formerly clergymen were presidents Of engineer
ing schools, lawyers taught Greek and physicians
foIlies as a non-professionaI at the head Of any
professional school or OF an amateur seeking 70
professional or OF any good out OF his place
voives injury. II not failure of the INSTITUTION OBJ
vioGsly controlled by incompetent men. only the
ing of1cer or professor or teacher.
In the correlation OF the systems OF education
ent and symmetrical whole. the tendency IS now
y more complete and perfect educational system
than has ever been seen The estahishment of
eEneerng 5nd aTchifeS,nre and the foundation Of
technological schools is. think. not resulting IN
eral those of the technical departments; it
Is rather bringing into our colleges men VINO would
not IN any event pursue liberal studies The spirit
Sq9 and accompsbnent Se prese4ce Of The eSa
nical departments promotes the scholarship Of the
distinguished German techncist Professor koech- |
ley once, commenting on the strict demarcation
then and si existing BET ween the universities and
the technical colleges Of his country made the re-
naGk IN substance tHat a. II the academic ana 1ae
might at least fight back back against the forces
the Two divisions Of the educationai army are com
ing into such close relations and working SO har-
hand in hand and Joining heart 10 heart in that /
Joining forces and for working together for one /
great end, the promotion Of systematic and uni /
M az me peope OF for 5d OF Th peTP' @ @
education that John Milton aspired see and that
the Marquis Of worcester and Francis Wayland /
and Andrew D. White has endeavored 10 promote. /
President George 3 Stewart Of the Auburn Theo-
logical Seminary spoke upon the education OF men |
for the ministry. Character was the pre-eminent |
requisite for entrance the ministry The theo-
logical seminary had not kept up with the pro- /
cesslon." Nevertheless he believed that renais- |
sance had come 10 the theological seminary. 1t
shown the line Of scholarship and the matter OF
entrance requirements Poverty was no longer the !
sole requisite: there must be merit well. 1t |
said that a theological seminary ought 70 .
admit any youth who had parts. poverty and piety /
There a fourth requisite. preparation At /
the Auburn Theological Seminary out of hfty-four /
applicants for admission last year only thrty-sx |
We're admitted. That significant tendency |
The course OF the theological school to be /
artculated with that Of the colleges. Another |
tendency In theological training pertained the |
Hebrew taught and systematic |
theology. The tendency TO expand the technical
curriculum; to take il A wide area There was |
a tendency also TO emphasize the Importance Of /
the Scriptures Twenty-Five years ago systematic |
theology was the leading study Now the study /
OF the Bible the leading one
DR.. Bayard Holmes, secretary Of the American
Association OF Medical Colleges said that in the last
ten years there had been a revolution in the train
ng of students in medicine Up TO the present there
had been a graded course. The medical schools
were overloaded with work and had no time for
what might be termed medical culture The
progress Of professional training must be in the
direction Of improving its quality and not its
quantity. Much effective teaching must be
given TO the medical student. The course OF study
must be systematized The resources Of the medical
schools must be increased by endowment or State
aid. The medical schools had the income Of only
S4'ooooo, whereas the theological and the technical
scnoC.s had endowment funds of $50 600 IL was