New-York tribune., 1902-10-25
HADLEY AND HYDE SPEAK.
THEY DISCUSS EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS
IN MONTCLAIR

Montclair, " J.. Oct. "a (speciaD.-Before the
Outlook Club in the Montclair Club Hall tonight
President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale University and
President William Dewitt HYDE Of Bowdoin Col
lege were the speakers They sreeted with
a large audience.
The first speaker President Hadley whose
subject was. The Universities and the Needs os
the Country" He said. among other things. that
university, like any other large enterprise. must
study public demands and try to meet them But.
10 far greater extent than most other large
terprises. it must consider which OF those demands
should be encouraged and what sort OF output, be-
sides satisfying the immediate exigencies OF the
market, would be most beneficial to the country
in the long run. Continuing. ne said:
As l understand it, the country wants three
hings from our universities II desires. first. that
training and habits enable them successfully TO
@ Ssr ings gs Ie s4 Mhien require @ ooo
place, that they shall make discoveries which
ship and shall enable the business OF the country
70 De conduGted in a more Intelligent manner in
s1res in the. third place. that they shall give to
shall make them not merely producers or discov-
erers. but sood citizens.
and immediate, Every student feels. and feels
rightly thai att after all the Tin time and money Which
be in posIuon to make a living. I think II may
the last fifty years made all the progress that
could be expected toward meeting this demand.
They have so modified their collegiate studies that
the student who so desires can lay the foundation
study; and although there is in quarters
good deal of grumbling about the time spent on
doubt Whethe ur R ~a Tsaxaoa S S ss tq
quirements in these lines would have caused the
than it has been ''OA@
The danger is not that our universities shall un-
derrate the importance of training expert lawyers
or doctors or engineers The danger is rather that
Even the athletic sports OF a university have their
trusst value IN thus knitting fathers and sons TO-
great complaint and oftentimes Just complaint.
OF the waste OF time connected with inter colles.
ate contests. Men are sometimes suspicious OF
professionalism; there are almost always positive
physical exercise which Is Stimulated in a student
oody onSets these evils seems TO very doubtful.
makes all from gran5father 10 ersndson feel fbai
cess. not in the advantage of any Individual. but
tute training which will help them to stand arm.
with Daniel Webster. in refusing to desecrate their
able 4tsrrogatoTy as hst II all ny s Sse1 worth
and VIII help them, them to make that Tag the SYMBOL
nsh aim or personal ambition.
President Hyde spoke on The Reconciliation of
Our Educational Ideals" He said in part
There are aye educational ideals struggling FOR
eral; the theoretical and the spiritual
letc; II is normal functions. steady nerves and
cheerful temper the basis of a useful and happy
for self and family by contributing to the COM
munity something as valuable as the minimum
The liberal ideal ideal Is t. Be at home in all lands and
and art an intimate friend. and TO carry the keys
or the worlds library in one pocket and feel it's
resources behind one in whatever task ne under
takes The theoretical is devotion TO Truth not
because IL is healthy useful edifying. but for
her own dear and precious sake, and for the foy
OF receiving her fresh from the mind of God
The spiritual idea is grateful love of God hearty
support of all the great institutions of the family
the state. the church the moral Industrial order:
scorn 10 make mean exceptions 70 Just laws IN
ones own favor, and generous service of feI-
low
Each OF these ideals Is necessary. Without the
physical one becomes invalid; without the tech
nical, ore becomes educationally pauper; without
some touch Of the theoretical. one hardens into
conservative conventionaty; without the spiritual.
one Is orphan in his Fathers house. allen
and enemy in a world O. ordered brotherhood
Yet neither of these ideals alone is complete
The physical alone would make man a great tat
OK; the technical alone would make one mere
machine in the industrial MILL the liberal alone
would make one mere dilettante; the theoretical
alone makes perilously near crank; the splr-
itual alone would make mere monks and nuns
These ideals be reconciled and assigned their
respective places and proportions.
Let each institution cherish its own distinctlEe
IDEAL and trust all other educational asences 70 do
the same; let each ideal make proper CONCESSIONS
the rights of the other four. and we snail nave
the perfect working OF educational system. and
produce the symmetrica1ly educated man.