New-York tribune., 1902-10-26

American universities serve a free nation. whose
bs4biness whose integrity depend upon indiVidUsI
initiative and The sound sense and equipment OF
them apart 70 a character and service Of their
own Tney are not mere mere, seminaries OF scholars.
~ tiam and the most distinguished were ars+ OF
all M sTeat 1sr To Is tWofodthe pToducto1nn M
body Of informed and thoughtful men and the
inVestigafors It is one Of their functions to take
large bodies Of young men up to the places Of
is 10 be viewed. II is another of their functions
TO take some men sefseected I9Fe IN mature little
Industry INTO the quiet libraries and laboratories
When Weld the world new insight into the proc
esses OF nature OF reason and Of the human spirit
These two functions are not TO be performed sen
arsteiv but SIDE by side and are to be informed
with one spirit. the spirit OF eniightenment spirit
tic. which values life more than 1t values the
T4niversities we have learned TO think. include
within their scope. when complete, schools of law
dite mechanic arts such as the use OF electricity
upon which the skilled industry OF the modern
such an association Of schools as Of the eist OF
the matter in our degpns 9f university we
upon essential principles Tor our conceptions. they
system with which things often come to pass.
sional schools. professional schools may not dis
pense with the university
THE TRAINED MINDS OF THE WORLD
Whatever our calling our thoughts must often
be aheId among men Of many kinds. amid inter
ests as various as the phases 9A loueIn @ ne Inc
working minus Of world, must be equipped for
a mastery whose chief characteristic is adaptable
ity play. an initiative which transcends the bounds
of technical training. 1ecIlnlcal schools
OF a broad and general discipline cannot impart
this. The stun they work upon must De prepared
for them by processes whlcn P4ou1Ce @ hbre and
elasticity. ana their own methods must be shot
uIoGeh Win the iill3 % - % ~ oI, -,
II Is this that makes our age anu I our TASK SO
interesting; this complex nterdel lenoence ana inter-
mind for enectual service this necessity that the
merchant and the tnancier should nave travelled
the lawyer a wide view Of affairs, the physician
familiar acquaintance with me ABSTRACT data OF
science, and that the closeted scholar himself
of The worId Fvery considerable undertaking has
come TO be based on knowledge, on thoughttuiness,
on the masJerful handling OF men and facts. The
of thought knowledge inter!ace and cross. and,
building upon some colgn OF vantage command
Probably no one is TO blame for the neglect OF
eaeE pursuit i' Of me particuiar Every age has
lain under the reproach of doing but one thing at
sake Of which other things We're sighted or g
nored. But the plain fact IS that We have so
our day that it has lost conference We have
1nd sten Ie hgin af ,Se G 6ssinF Ne must tnd
the common term for college and university. and
those who have great colleges at the heart OF the
Universities they trying to develop are under a
special compusion 10 find It.
To have a great body Of undergraduates crowd
ing classrooms and setting the pace OF our lives
Young Fellows. who DO NOT mean to make finished
scholars or themselves, but who do mean 10 learn
what the thoughts Of the world have been and it's
processes Of progress, in order that they may start
learning in the brief span Of four years what Il
mere contact with men, must teach Us the real des-
tiny with which knowledge came into the world.
Its mission IS enlightenment and edidcation. and
these young gentlemen shall keep US in mind Of
this. The college is not for the majority who
even for those who work AZ the skilled handicrafts
or the complex modern life II is for the minority
who plan, who conceive, who superintend, who
mediate between group and group and must see the
Every man who plays leading or. conceiving
OF his spirit this quickening and adaptation of his
through his lifetime and get it by an extraordinary
gift OF insight and upon his own Initiative or else
in college halls.
WAYS OF TRAINING YOUNG MEN.
There are two ways Of preparing a young man
for MS he work one Is to give him the skill and
Special hho"lScge MLlch sha4I make a good tool.
thousands of young that way must be fol-
Indispensable But it is not for the College. and it it
never can be. The college should seek TO make the
men whom ii receives something more than excel.
lent servants OF trade or skilled practitioners Of
iaculty ana oreadth OF vision so that they shall
have surplus OF mind To eXpend, upon their
ment. but also upon the broader interests which
lie about them, in the spheres in which they are
well. and in their own hearts where they are to
grow 70 the stature Of real nobility II is this free
capital Of mind the world most stands In need Of
this free capital that awaits investment in under
vance the race and help all men to better life
And, are we 70 DO this great thing by the old
lish? The day has gone by when that is possible.
The circle OF liberal studies Is too much enlarged.
the area Of general learning is too much extended.
10 make II any longer possible to make these few
world Of learning; great as the old The inhu-
ence Of science has broadened and transformed
md afaa an1 all
the boundaries OF knowledge are altered. The
mind OF the modern student must be carried
through wide range OF studies in which science
shall have place not less distinguished than that
accorded literature. philosophy politics But we
must observe proportion ana REMINDER what it IS
that we seek We seek in our general education
not universal knowledge. but the opening up Of the
mind 10 catholic appreciation OF the best achieve
Inents or men ana ne best processes Of thought
And that not only because we conceive It to be
anV specia work bv which tEe ~. Lel 10 go on 20
scholars Of themselves or skilled nractiti0ners
Of learned profession hut also because we would
create a right atmosphere for special stuGy Cit
les OF education have recently given tbsrnseIyes
great concern about pecialization. The only
critic Of education need give himself any serious
concern are me specialists Who have never had any
general edncauon IN winch TO give their special
studies wide rootage and nourishment The true
characteristic. its surest guarantee of sane and
catholic, learning, rom m ne presence at its very
with the college gives It. II seems 10 me The trle
unity and unbroken circle Of eannrenffe 80 OF nc 5Ge
because Of the presence OF q great body Of under
graduates in search OF general training Checausa
until these youngsters get what they seek they ere
achievement). because of the presence ~ great
body OF teachers whose lifework IN is 70 e1S ~
general outlooks OF knowledge and give vision n,
them every day from quiet rooms which while tbey
talk shall seem 10 command all the prospects of
the wide world.
CALL FOR PRACTICAL EFFICIENCY.
And there are other things besides mere r,a.ar.or
! success with which we must supply cur generation
II must be supplied WIN men who care more for