The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-16
school Endowments.

The n. !. Tribune Published . ues
item announcing the securing OF the $50
900 endowment, Tor Ban snd Barton Sem
nary snd last s,iordsy mtrnios published
the following editorial which bits ID,
case eIsctly:
A lev days ago We p'isIsi a brief ilen
announcing thst . certain seminary IL
New. England he'd secured en- sndo men
fund. II Vas land Il obly $50, 900. bal
1t vss thought slHi sien, to serve the d.
sired purpose Of EMERGING and s.rens then
leg the school. The item was . briei and
inconspicunns one. not Of oil oompsrsbl,
siih many articles 10 which gifts to great
colleges snd universities have been pro
elsinsd. Yet il vas peculiarly suegesiive.
end the suggestions. which 1t provoked
should prove profitable to the cause OF sec
oudsry education
There are probably fes woys 10 which
wealth o1uld be go sdssntsseou.ly applied
to educational purposes % 10 the endov
mens o. secondary SCHOOLS = seminaries, %
sdemics. preparstery schools. or vhateyer
they may be called, These schools form >
iink o. nosurpssssd importance 10 The cd
ncslicnal chain. To many Of their stu
dells they sre the soe6e OF Hosl ios.fuc
tiot. ihey anish such scsdenic educ
too a. the students ere 10 receive. To
others they give preparation Tor college
aud university. EViientiy It 10 OF hish
Importance that The iastf uotiou eivsn 10
s.ch class saouli be OF the beet 90 .li,y
10 some suoh schools this 10 the c,sr.
Tnsre sfe such schools vbi,h have large
endosmsnts. or which charge hi b epous b
fees 20 provide themselves With ample 10
cJms. They cIn tHlrd 10 employ the
be'i teaching talent, aud to bold il perms
nsntly 10 their facilities Bat such schoois
sre. after oil. comparatively ie~. most OF
item sre Oiled 70 reple,iou, engagement.
sometimes being made years 10 advance Of
actual entry. and /, 10 evident ihst they
osnnos serve The needs OF oil The land
The msjori,y Of secondary studenn sre
compelled 10 attend Institutions which |
have 60 endoumeats, which Charge moter
sle fees, and which ere. 10 conseqa noe,
compelled 10 get 90 ~ bee. they cen si,b
poorly paid faculties aud localities 10
vaica the highest srsde OF iiciepcy 10 no,
to he found. or 10 which II cannot be re
isintd.
u oil 20, do to ssy The, boarding
schools ere DOT Of date, supplsntsd by the
pablic high schools. The high school sys
TEN hes beeo greatly developed 10 reosut
yesfs. sni 1, 10 doirs sIeeller, YORK. L,
viii sissIs oil sn important place 10 The
sehooi s.stsm. Bat Tor enviou, reasons .
large proportion Of boys aud girls csnni /
s,lend high schools. aud large proper
tioo 81 psrsnts decidedly prefer TO esna
their children 10 boarding schools. TIE
latter will doubtless. therefore. slso sspiil
nc 10 ell &c importsnt educational place
Bal ibs conpeti,ion Of The public high
'ehool has dnsn sssy nusn q toe PET ,
'onsss OF the seuiasties. aud b.. thus I
nsis I, ell the more desirable. even seees I
AIRY. TOT the latter 10 have eodos msu,s.
I may Be that oil the nillioes Which hsvs
been poured into the tressoriss Of coIies o.
'ni nsivsrsities have bAtn veil snd tront
bly, given. Bat IL nsy yell be believed.
dec, thai others might ,vefy bit ~ erscts
'ly be sirsn 70 the seninssies. stich ere
o inporisnt - feeders 10 the colleges aud
Universities, srd which, 10 sidiiiop, ssrvs y
. largely a. college ard university 70 tie
ayissas sto esnEot 60 bsyond them.