The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-15
WYNDHAM'S SCHOOL.
How Irish University Is Conducted
SUGGEST uly.

London Nov ia Dublin correspond
ent of the London Times furnishes some
interesting information about the charac-
ter of Mr. Wyndham's Irish university
bill-of which some account has been al
ready given already in this journaEand
public opinion concerning it The new
university. as already reported, VIII con-
sist of Trinity College, Dublin; Qusen
College. Belfast, and the new Roman
Catholic College Trinity College is gov
erned by provost and a board Of seven
senior fellows. the former appointed by
the crown, the others o-opted by senior
ity from the ranks of the junior fe lows
who are elected as result of very pro-
longed and difficult competitive eXami a
ton. The govern ng body of the proposed
Roman Catholic college, it is surInls o.
will be analogous to this. At first IL
would be nominated, and it is reporter
that Mr.. Wyndham's scheme provides for
initial Law control. Probably four-htths
of the first board would be Roman Catho-
lie laymen. d. In course of time II the ana
Iogy of Trinity College were still j.
lowed. laity and clergy would keep or lose
their places on the board, in accordance
with the results of intellectual compeu-
ton. The fees of the three constituent
colleges naturally will be equalized I'M
der the new scheme. At present the cost
of the ordinary undergraduate course in
Trinity College is about $50 per annum-
The new fees will almost certainly be
fixed on a lower scale-say, $50. This will
infiict upon Trinity College a heavy finan-
cial loss, but 1t is supposed that MI
Wyndham means to provide some sutl-
cient compensate 1t is said that he IN
tends to make the bonds of the university
lie very lightly on the separate colleges
Probabl their only link in common apart
from a certain community of currlcua,
will be the university senate, which, II 1t
resembles the present senate of Dublin
University, will possess only the negative
power of putting a veto on graces for de-
grees The colleges will make III ir own
arrangements for religious and o her
teaching. appoint their own professors
and lecturers, and examine for the uni
versity degrees.
The attitude of the Roman Catholic
bishops to Mr. Wyndham's scheme is not
yet known. The presumption is that ne
has secured beforehand a promise. il not
of their support. at least Of their full
consideration. But already in speech
al Maynooth one of the bishops has pro-
nounced it open to two fatal objections.
These are, first, that it takes no account
of the Queens College of Cork and Cal
way. and second, that It completely
excludes Maynoth from the university
life of the country. The former OBJ
lection. says the correspondent does not
seem to be insurmountable. for in the
present activity Of technical education
in Ireland, a good use could probably be
found for the two Queens Colleges. As
regards Maynooth. he suggests that the
establishment of the new Roman Catholic
college in Dublin would throw upon the
bishops the onus of making their own
arrangements for the university educa-
ton Of their divinely students. But trou-
biz is expected over one point. Mr..
Wyndhams scheme appears 10 postulate
initial lay control of the proposed Roman
Catholic college and a university gov
erning body which. however strong n
bishops. viii have no real authority owe
any Of the colleges as entities, or ove-
any OF the colleges as entities. or over the
university as a whole. II Is not thought
that the hierarchy will he sau-ded win
such an arrangement. They have always
exercised so much indirect influence over
Irish Roman Catholics that they may
be expected to resent any attempt To bar
them from the control o. any department
Of Roman Catholic education There is
much speculation concerning the means
whereby Mr Wyndham hopes to reconcile
episcopal views with the interests OF the
higher education