Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-21


possibly be prompted, at once. to out
do them in munifcent giving. wrot,
an article for his paper in which HI
stated that information had been re
ceived from reliable sources" thai
Mr.. Rockefeller had recently" writ
ten President Harper. asking him how
much money was needed to complete
his plans for the university. and that
the president had promptly replied;
''Twenty-six millions and some hun
dred thousand are needed to complete
the university as planned" The item
was very Interesting. especially to
many Chicago readers whose supreme
delight is the contemplation of large
figures which are preceded with the
dollar mark But the next morning
President Harper sent communica
tion to the newspaper and branded the
item as pure fiction. He declared
that the circulation of such reports
was damaging to the university. He
also took advantage of his opportuni.
ty and declared that 1t would be most
unfortunate for the university to have
such an immense sum rendered it at
one time.
I President Harper's Executive Ability.
President Harper's great ability as
an organizer and administrator is
shown both In the internal organiza-
! tion and adjustment of the various de-
partments of the university and in its
external affiliations with numerous
l m qiIn iuh
schools In the organization of the
various governing bodies of the uni
versity. in the coordination and sub
ordination of colleges and depart
ments, in the nice adjustment of the
multifarious details of departments
and subdivisions, In the negotiations
with other prominent Chicago educa-
tional institutions leading to consol
idation of the same with the Univer-
sity of Chicago; initiation of the con-
tinuous university session. n complete
year consisting of four quarters of
twelve weeks each, with a weeks va
cation on an average between quar-
ters-in all these and in many other
particulars is shown the guiding gen
ius of masters hand.
Under the appelation AFFILIATED
Schools" are large number of col
leges scattered in different parts of
the country. whose courses of instruc-
tion are under the direct supervision
Of the University of Chicago. Promi-
nent among the affiliated schools are
Stetson university. De Land Florida:
Des Moines college. Des Moines, Ia;
and Kalamazoo college. Kalamazoo.
Mich. The courses of study in these
COLLEGES are made identical to under
"raduate courses in the university.
The instructors in these institutions
also are in many cases graduates from
the University of Chicago and their
work therefore, both In matter and IN
method CLOSELY correspond to that of
their alma mater. Bv reason of these
conditions a student who graduates
from one of these colleges NAV come
70 CHICAGO and receive admission to
the Graduate school of the university
and continue his special lines Of work
under the most favorable circum-
stances. or. If he desires. he may at
any time before completing the course
of an affiliated school come to Chi
"aoo and enter the junior or senior
colleges of the university. receive full
credit for the work he has done and
continue the study Of his chosen sub
'ects without interruDtion These
affiliated colleges are thus important
AGENTS In widening the sphere of the
Universities influence. They offer n
high grade of instruction in their re-
sDective localities to students who de-
sire to pursue their work near home
md each wear send large number of
well trained students here to the uni.
versitv to do advanced work in the
Graduate schools
The close relation between the uni
versity here and the affiliated schools
is well illustrated by custom which
has grown up among certain students
and which bids fair to become more
popular each succeeding year The
custom NAV be appropriately called
The seasonal migration of students. At
the close of the full quarter, in De
cember. when old Boreas icy winds
have succeeded in asserting their do
hliiiipH III 'biidEo ldiltuhtr Il mum
ber of students who have been enroll
ed in the university here. pack their
grips and trunks and HE away south
ward for sojourn in the SUMMER
cline at De Land, Florida, there to
spend the winter quarter doing the
Identical work in Stetson university
that they would have done had they
remained here. With the coming of
the bluebirds. the first of April, they
return to Chicago and resume-contin-
ne. | should say-their work in the
university.
Under the title. "Coopcrating
Schools" are large number of pub
lie high schools. fourteen of which
are in Chicago, and about one hundred
others in various parts of the United
States. OF the one hundred outside
of Chicago five are in Colorado-the
high schools of the East. West and
North Denver; the two high schools
at Pueblo, and the Colorado Springs
high school. There are twenty-five
scholarships of 1920 each available
annually for award to the pupils OF
the cooperating schools outside of
Chicago On the recommendation of
the principal. pupil who graduates
nj thaCa GnhnnIc with