The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08

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ihinks ina, th- prscss- q ~ sr-si savsn-
,as- for chIlir-n. psssisi-,i = . nab .
,srli al, instead n Q d,av. snd proNidsi
10 Clergyman r. . gid man u -~ms
- him 'ha' q Parent ought - ~rr'rinis~
With sr-si arr The quality ~ he cl-f ~ men
VIM pr~-ttn,s ~ minister tn th~ spiritual
p~~i- ~ ht- chihir-n Win even sr-stst
care - luxht ~ -crrsinir- tho CURIOUS
material vhirh. With the bot intention In
th- world. ant. fr~lu~nily The Won't pr~p-
arsiiub. offers n ~lf for ~rvtc~ In tho S,inda,
.-hroh 10 t-rmii parsons 10 teach In
the name. ~ C-pi on sunday who ~ouh
m, - permitted IN the naH~ ~ the
town 10 teach dunns the week 'ss .horkins
form of irrrlg.on
t. The question. How children and youth
should spend their hong summer vacation
10 avoid actual deterioration our author
replies ,hsi -th. ordinary summer hotel
and boarding HOUSE are tho very Las, places
for children. and even ., ones own country
plar~. stabirmen and ignorant hous~ SER
wants are the last conpanions for th-m
Mr.. Henderson would not denv that some
very cstimabl. p~opl" hoard. but 'tb~
majority 81 those ~ho hoard are not noble.
and arr not suitable companions for a
hid They have permanently or tenn
poranlv thrown over social responsibilities.
and are out 81 touch with the mor- serious
and beautiful life which comes 10 flower
only Ia n home. No one who has watched
the treat ment Of children in hotels. the way
they are tr.ncd with. the alternate coaxine
and bullying that they receive. the frivolous
and S~lf-conscious a'trud" toward life
thai u cultivated, can regard such al en-
vironment A. commendable, or even PER
mi~~ible As for servants. n the class
h. taken a. a whole. our author looks upon
II a. socially the least desirable and most
unsound class IN the community. Thir he
believes hcau-c The servant class IL ~
all our labortng classes the most defirlent
IN democracy and self-resprrt This IL
particularly trIc Of the men Many women
tAlieve themselves forced into domestic
service t-~au-~ they nave not been trained
for something t~tter. and. above all. they
fall into " because they have not had the
will and character Ia work out q sounder
and les siR wish scheme ~ life But a man
has greater ~opportunit zee. and having
tlese. IL the morn accountable. To he sc-
ceptsble a. a servant. he must have a GER
tam amount 81 intelligence and address,
q certain appearance and physique. To Ia
permanently suNce>-ful. he must add 10
his honesty and reasonable fathfulnes-.
The-e qualities ~ a man for something
better than t@ins ordered around ny other
people. his sup~rior-. perhap-, only in the
matter 81 hank accounts. 1hese qualities
III a man for something better than -~r-
Witty Here in America they open the
door to any number 81 self respectins.
independent occupations When in the
farr 81 the-e opportunities. a man elects
Ia lie a servant. and adds To II a willing
ness. even an easern.-s. to exhaust ln-
genulty Itself IN au-s, II fees. II stamps
him AZ once a. a person - very unsound
outlook On life. and a most unfit companion
for bows and girls
In a chapter on universities, the author
beginS by reminding IL hat their precise
place IN the American system ~ educa-
ton ~ not vet fixed II il not fixed any
where. although in Switzerland there IL a
relatively clnee approach To a definite
reconcile!nent II university traditions with
democrats" purposes In England q
democratic impulse originating in the
universities themselves has prompted the
attemp, 10 din Use the higher education, or .
smattering thereof. by the proccss Of so-
call~f university extension. In Germany
the university H. democratic 20 this extent. |
that II IL OPEN To all Glasses alike. provided
they can bring q somewhat high order Of
intellectual equipment In the United
States there are several quite distinc, typr~
Of universities. The older universities.
with their ewes more steadily fxed upon
the traditions 81 the past thar upon the
requirements Of the present moment. are
still touched with mediEvalism. The
universities. and especially those of
the West. show more democratic tendencies.
Sore ~ the latter are still hamJ-r-d nv
the personal whims and prejudice. ~ their
founders. hut time will probably remove
these disabilit ie- Between these two ~,-
tr-mcs Ne have Tho greatest ~ our present
American universities. INSTITUTIONS like
which have III" tremendous i'm
peru- 81 a glorious past. and = firm hold
upon tho present our author thinks. |
however. that not one Of our representative
universities has v-' -aiz~d upon the full
v-rsi,y j. tho process 81 manhood and
womanhuod. and A. such. should he open
~ evrryhody. and IL called upon to serve
all IN he smaller or greater measure Of their
needs rather than in N" pre-cril.d measure
Of it, own elaborate requirements
Tho thought has still to take root thar
tho solo function ~ a university IL to render |
social service, not the exclusive service
II j. pleased 10 formulate. hut that
human service which rrpresnts
The carrying uut ~ the social purpp-~ :"
To hat end Mr Henderson would nave
examinations for entrance abolished He
with the assumption that IA" fInda-
aim 81 a university - TO offer /
for study In all depa rmrnt.
q human inquiry. IN philosophy, language,
mathematics. SCIENCE. art, Law
and theology he goes on "a
thar ITO Offer this Opportunity
vel IL the Sole function Of the university.
md 10 gss IL we'll - the -ol~ function \
~ the student Neuher member 81 the
Joint alliance NAV properly interfer" With
Tho function Of m" other The responsi.
hility 81 artistic. effective presentation ]
rests with the university. The responsi-
hii,y ~ Sound scholarship rests with tho
Mr. Henderson denies that u
Is necessary to build walla and to dig bitches