The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-10
THE UNIVERSITY AND BUSINESS.
President wilson COrrects an Impression
COncerning His Attitude.

PRINCETON, n. j., Dec. at a dinner
given by the Commercial Club Of Chicago
recently, President Woodrow Wilson Of
Princeton said.
THE University is not place to give
a business education'because the university
does not deal with details. but il catholic
in its training
This statement has been generally con-
strued by those who did not hear DR.. Will
sons entire speech to mean that he does
not deem it advisable or practical for the
young man intent upon business career
to enter upon university course.
Snch an Interpretation. ii is explained,
altogether misrepresents President Viii
sons views on the subject Instead of
deprecating the value Of a university train
ing to the modern business man he puts
an exceptionally high appraisal on H. The
idea no meant to convey in his Chicago
speech was that the university is not place
for business education in the sense of IA
training in bookkeeping and business
methods. IL is a place, rather, he says,
whore the student gets a certain remove
from business for general survey of the
map OF life which will enable him later TO
apply himself to the details of CONNER
cial career without narrowing the scope OF
his outlook
For iuen who expect to enter business
a university education said Dr.. Wilson,
when questioned about his opinion on the
subject, is more than ever necessary be-
cause Of the compexity Of modern business
undertakings and because Of their depen-
dence upon modern social and economic
conditions, with which it is necessary that
every successful business man should
acquaint himself. The grea, business minds
OF to-day are strong in the thinking proc
esses, and various training was never
more necessary in every line Of commercial
enterprise than il il now"
The university. DIR. Wilson believes, pro-
notes commercial capacity better than the
technical schoo Is Of commerce; for COM
merce III its larger aspects is, he says. not
a thing of method but a thing Of catholic
outlook. great or small according to its
horizon, and the travelled mind, he asserts,
is the best commercial mind. We have. he
declares. not cultiva ted enough the intel
lectual observation by making free reading
men; we have had too much mechar cial
task work.
The university" he says, will promote
business capacity by making travelled
minds by economic and soci al mot socio-
logicaD study; by the study OF economic
geography, material and mental: by the
study of the history and instrumentalities
of commerce; by the general release Of the
faculties upon the field Of life and by incul-
eating the spirit Of service and right princi-
Piles of action"
The real task OF each man, in DR.. Will
sons opinion, lis to dovetail together the
different parts Of his life into one whole.
TO get integrity Of purpose and life, In the
university men are. 40 to speak, licked into
shape. The university is the pacernaker
1t teaches the value Of comradeship. of the
common country. Of mutual service, 1t
teaches men that the hands Of their fellow S
are not against them. 1t saves them from
INSCRIPTIONS methods Of attack. It makes
them better citizens. and better business
men,"