The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-27
ENGLISH, He PREFERS
YALE TO OXFORD FOR SONS.
Sir Alfred Mosely, Prominent Economist, Will Have His Boys
Educated in United States as He Wants Them to Acquire
American Customs and Business Methods.

tacit admission that the colleges Of Ame.-
lea are superior to the seats OF learning
of the older country.
ENGLISH METHODS CRITICISED.
At 6 meeting OF the British Association
for the Advancement of Science. peld in
Southport, England. on September Q. Sir
Norman Lockyer. in delivering his presi-
Dental address, entitled THE Influence of
Brain Power on History" said:
Our position as a nation, our success
as merchants. are in peril ch~iefy-dealing
with ~preventable causes-because Of cur
lack of completely efficient universities
and our neglect of research.
I'VE in Great Britain nave eleven uni
verslties competing with 1874 state and FRI
vately endowed in the United States and
% state endowed in Germany. The Ger
man state gives to one university more
than the British Government allows TO all
the universities and university colleges in
England, Ireland and Wales put together.
These are the conditions which regulate
the production of brain power In the
United States, Germany and Great Britain,
respectively, and the excuse Of the Gov
rmen is that this Is a matter for prf-
vate effort.
do not our Ministers of State know
that other ely sad countries b grant nr,y eifs
effort, has provided in Great Britain less
than 10 per cent Of the sum thus furnished
In the United States in addition to State
aid? In depending in our country upon
this form Of endowment we are trusting
to a broken reed. If We take the twelve
English university colleges-the forerun-
ners of universities unless we are to perish
from lack of knowledge-we find that pr.
vate effort during sixty years has found
less than s4.co0.00: that is f2.oOo.OO for
buildings and 10000 a year income.
AMERICAN SCHOOLS RICH GIFT.
E ar-Ls -a-..- ,. -, - cfag 0nn for
buildings and $500 for yearly income.
What is the ~scale'of private effort we have
to compete with in regard to the American
universities? In the United States during
the last few years universities and col
leges have received more than f4o,ooo.0oo
from this source alone: private effort sup
piled nearly 100000 in the years 1888
Mr.. Mosely's report on labor conditions
In this country n the controversy 1t
caused abroad is doubtless remembered:
are to look into the school question here
will remain two, months. visiting the DIFF
ferent cities and seats Of learning, Pro-
fessor Nicholas Murray Butler of Column
bia University will act with. Mr.. Mosely
In directing the tour. On the return OF
the commission each member IL to make
a report giving his views and these re-
ports will be published IN pamphlet form
for wide circulation in England.
w realize that there Is much to pc
learned TO our advantage in studying your
schools. and especially your public school
system" said Mr.. Mosely. on his arrival.
Mr.. Mosely, after placing his sons at Yale
went on to Canada for a short trip, after
which he will return to New York to await
the members of the commission.
Money is good. brains are better, but
birth is the best of all" That traditional
motto enslavtng the true spirit OF energy
has been E~ngland's curse, was the con-
ment of Mr.. Mosely, when he was in New
York akin preparatory arrangements
for the visit Of the English commissioners
who studied American Industries last year.
ADMIREs AMERICAN SPIRIT.
brains. money and enthusiasm" such,
said Mr.. Mosely. Is the American order of
action aud view.
Mr.. Mosely made a fortune In South At
rican mines. retired from business at the
age OF 20 a resolved to devote his money
to matters of public spirit. He built,
equipped and maintained the Princess
Christian Hospital in Natal. for wounded