The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-01

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many, became. firmly convinced that the
time had come to expand. II was clear
I to them that n the American universe.
20 ae,ds 6x ITS . old Ideals
err become potent factor among those
who were engaged in widening the
worlds fntellectuaf and spiritual hort
son: THIS could be accomplished only
Hence the general demand arose to
give the new German university ideal
the same advantages. II was the Ger
man. spirit which stepped In at this
,hs ' s.s decaas a Se ssSs.no
in America towards the German uni
lversity ideal has been strongly mark
ed and II has become especially notice.
able In the seiection of the men in
.su asnss These sd sms education nUw
have proved themselves not only as ex-
positors OF existing science, but they
must also be recognised as independent
search search For the educstion Of the st tue
dent both ideals are distinctly essen
tial, the question IL how to blend them
IN the most satisfactory manner SO as
to prevent the one from being curtailed
by the other.
Like every institution the UNIVERSE
ty above all is forced to adapt itself
to the demands of time, hence in both
our countries y has undergone and is
cess Of taking what - of perennial
strength in the old and combining it
with adaptations to the new, thus cre-
ating a structure both modern and
OF President Butler: In order to be-
come great--indeed. in order to exist
at ala university must represent the
national life ana minister to i. When
to be in close touch with the social
life and institutions of the people, and
fail TO yield to the efforts of those who
would rsaajust , them; their days of in
Great have been the changes In So
ciel life during the last decades, espe-
cially in the United States and Ger
"The locomotive and the steel bridge
have taken the place of the cannon
and the rifle in expanding the spheres
of nations. Our Industrial forces are
felt all over the world. They emanate
been turned intt vast machine shops,
and gigantic combinations have been
formed of individuals and of capital.
The salient question Of the day has be-
Of education 90 as to enable them to
manage these combinations to the
greatest benefit of their people. What
is the relation of the university to
ity. and more helpful to the noblest and
fullest life? On the other hand what
can the university do TO make these
business interests themselves more eff
the field of ever increasing interna-
tional competition?
The effciency of the American edu-
cational system which l have been able
to closely follow during the last TWEEN
ty years must strike any student in
To-. ha Of nd tny
and OF national economy most forcibly
One of Germany's leading scientists
and University professors, greatly in
terested in the scientific development
OF the United States, recently pointed
out the marked progress of her univer-
stiles.
I'm some field the Americans. he
stated. were leading Germany, for in
stance in chemistry. physics and astro-
Monty. for which they possess excel
spiritual sciences they are showing
showing marked progress, In an
nouncing his attention to visit America,
the professor stated that he did not
come to teach the American people
visit to the American centres of learn
ing Is the large amount of money de-
voted to educational purposes. Some
of their buildings are truly magnih-
cent. All are equipped with the most
approved lighting. ventilating' and sani-
tary arrangements. The professors
and teachers are inspired with the
keenest enthusiasm, and among the
students / noticed everywhere a deep
sincere longing for knowledge. Men
whom your educational methods have
developed show the distinct sides. They
are men of profound learning and high
academic attachments, But at the same
time they possess the extraordinary In
itiative and organizing capacity of the
qualified business men. They are ever
ready to step into the arena OF public
affairs and give the people the advant-
age of their learning and experience in
a most unselfish way.
Every American university II seems
to me, Is built up on the motto: Mems
sana in corpore sano.' The specious.
airy lecture rooms; the palatial we'll
equipped gymnasiums; the perfect play
grounds; the marble swimming pools
and the club rooms and dining halls
with their air of refinement, all this
steal health without which the perfect
mental equilibrium Is impossible.
Your keen interest In sports has
produced and is producing a virile race,
self reliant with its best individual
qualities developed.
"As to the training and education
the young man should receive, to
bring out what is best in him to Crap
pie with the new social conditions
there are both in the United States
and in Germany certain doubts. Some
men of fame and experience are point
ing out that the university does not
equip its graduates to be work.
ers In the worlds hard work. But
these men, ! am happy to say, seem to
be in the minority II we count the
number of men OF university training
in the United States and Germany
during the last three decades. we
clearly see that our people have made
up their minds, that higher education
has come to stay. The proportion of
persons OF university training in these
two countries which are the most en-
ergetic in educational work. is ever
increasing. We are now almost sur
prised to behold how slow we have
been In casting off habits which now