New-York tribune., 1903-07-09
UNIVERSITY MORALS.
ATHLETICS USEFUL.
Boston Educators Discuss the Infu-
cnces of Student Life.

Boston. July S.-A busy day was in prospect for
the National Teachers Association members to-day.
from $50 a. m. to II p each hour had fits def
mite schedule. Not only meetings scheduled
for all departments. but there exhibitions,
lectures, open meetings luncheons, and fewer
than fourteen receptions between O'Clock and IL
2.
The kindergarten department. music education,
physical training. library, school administration
end special education departments held their open
ing meetings to-days; the others had met previous
ly. The kindergarten teachers discussed The Ex-
tension of the Kindergarten Idea into Other Fields
OF Education"
President George Harris of Amherst William J.
Tucker. of Dartmouth ". F. Slocum, Of Colorado
College. and the Rev. Thomas F. GaiIor Bishop of
Tennessee, were the speakers in the department
Of higher education The general topic was. Shall
tho University Concern Itself More Directly with
the Morals and Manners of the Students?"
President Harris said:
The college should concern Itself with the morals
and manners Of students, but not / think, directly
sy specific methods and devices The college must
make requirements 10 studies, and, for the most
must trust to influence. Work itself is the best
Athletics promote morals. Should football base
college would be lowered. Sports come more and
more upon moral basis
1ay than in in any period OF our history Cant and
discarded But faith hope love- character are
exalted. The college should encourage sane.
healthy trustful. God-loving and man-serving re-
ligion.
President Tucker said in part
The American college stands for social advance
ment as well as for intellectual discipline. The
raey passes TO the refinement Of its strength
even Of the university The common product Of
each is not the scholar by distinction but the
and the State In view of these considerations it
becomes matter Of direct concern" for the col
lege and university to take account of morals and
IN carrying out this obligation constant stress
must be laid upon the mOTalty or work. we 90
not wish TO produce any type of manhood in which
honest work has substantial place.
should urge with great emphasis the principle
that nothing more can be expected from students,
either in morals or manners. but especially in
manners. than is done them with them. II
college buildings are without taste. if the whole
of ToGai NE Is LACKING n Vg0g or froT
than careless and Indifferent behavior.
Bishop Gaior said:
The universities Of the country the truest and
its largest sense is " rounded matood m, Tnverst
which does not concern Itself directly and system
aucally with The morals and manners OF ITS stu
dents fails 10 appreciate or discharge its duty to
When we come to consider more specifically
what that moral development includes, should say
erence are the virtues that need most to be eulti
waited because they are foundations Of character
and because they are not altogether encouraged by
the conditions Of modern life.
During the afternoon many of the visiting teach
guests of prominent BOstonians at their
summer residences in Beverly. Messrs. c. p and
Alfred Bowditch entertained three hundred dele
gates at their residence in Jamaica Plain; three
hundred accepted the invitation of Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel -. Warren TO witness a game OF pony polo
at their home in Dedham; others were guests Of
Miss CoTnelia Warren at Cedar Hill. Waltham.
The general session Of the association in Mechan-
les Hall devoted the consideration of the
topic. Surroundings Of Rural Schools. in which
Henry l.. Clapp. principal of the George Putnam
School. Boston: Charles r. Skinner. State Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction. of Albany and Gov
ernor Charles h. Aycock of North Carolina took
part.
Many attended illustrated lecture at the Pub
lie Library Decoration Of School Rooms by ].
Randolph Coolidge. jr, and concert lecture on
the Evolution Of the T'ianoforte'' by Miss Mary
Philips Webster in Chickerng Hall.
During the evening number Of receptions were
held for physical training interests, with dancing,
Posse Gymnasium.
Three interesting papers were read at the general
sessions held IN Mechanics Hall in the evening on
school Gardens city School Yards and Sur
roundings Of Rural Schools" concert lecture and
dancing closed the day.