New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BEAUTY IN THE COLLEGES.
President sohurman's Views Discussed

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.., EDITOR ri Tho Tribune.
~ President Schurrnan. it would seem. mis-
.ss spirit and purpose OF Professor Mac
..--..rr,s criticism Of American college men lie
she professors complaint thar our col
80 .--ssrates are worthy young harba-ians'
=, -. observation that "no institution can
VS. -. -.oa-e musicians. painters or other ar
70 Il +sa absence o. natural Endorsements"
20. .sosa sI-a have sloh endowrnents would
90 choir proper place In the studio rather than
=. university. and declares.
80 .,-eaos and universities 20 NOT and cam
--.ir --D r-ff..0ea-s IKE Nr. MacDCwcn or
re- ,-,-e 1fisr 1r-. Isl. Gau3ous. The most we
- 81 go bring he creations ~ artistic genius
q -t-o rq-!-a II ou~ students. euleaEor 10 inter
~, these creations 10 them ana strive TO pro-
li1- =. +rrir ur8evtlCuod artistic sense some
dl.. 80 r.Af-h SHAH DO the bcgir-ings q new
,-5 -cnel liie.
,-.r 7 do not understand that Professor Mac
.,,r asks tae colleges 20 turn out composers
-. ti-,s.,r or rrulrtcrs IKE NJ 81. Gauders.
-.-,-lv ctHc-s VINO sympathize with his aQpeai
-, broader calt-~e among those Wao cali
.-.r,e- educated ..ou make no SUCH demand.
,-...ie creation is the wo-h OK genius and The
-, --,,-se fs aot meant FOR ;he reaius.
s., fo- Tie training 81 the average intei..ke
80 man .a make Che mos, out az life Cor him
SELF AID EIs Fellows. -tI.- .-'.'' -' .''' "i''
fssor Naro."fl- s''s 4 '.'7 ,,-
ercs 10 a vast "el- % '~..'
vita relation To ''' -.
and the deVeioI'i'''.. % 81
dent SchurinaH own -
Gut Of colleges. -' .''',
interpret tLe 'it--
dents and awake '-.S - a..
heginnirS u p '.s" '- ,.-
Professor MacDo"'i s"'' -.
hat they are MOI I'.'s
fc- knowledge, O. -o'' ~ ,'-, .-..l-,
harians. ho" Ih"'l 49,.
gent appreciation OF ".-5 e, i-'" -.---.
care whether they Sh'" 2. Ao'' .-
how many Of them e'.' .', -.
fo~ hooks as literature. I'D nov '' -
IS not the whole hela OF a', .'. .''''''
their knowledge ou' 'el ''' ''. 80.
z IS eass '' 'Ai 80. 49,. 80.
~ teachers Is not '.a' '. 'A' -
teacher should deny its existence or eeieAA y
- 4, ,.-,,,,,,,- ,-rf, -r7r highest IDEAL. The Tra-
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ditiCns 0f i1lS country aI' ..- '.
beauty Public sentiment enl 'is9i]'e t-' l....-
,tos-n .-5 1--- colleges have inevitably respond
~. 7..,.,.,r ~ She market The colleges
'o '' 'Is ,. - ,-,f.
are hHed WIN young .''i- WHO '''''- i-'''-
homes little impulse toward '"'
The imagiia'"h ana -.' '---s''"'. a-'- " '''
rue the object o. becoming fasS'.. ''-'' 30
or teachers and doctors Or h''-'S '.'.'' w
3oying Jhe1'se. yes ana I-al'As l'..''-' -.''-. '
Is time 10 enter iheir tanners hii.AS- WIN -''.
lack OF balance charac-e-ist-c - American e-i-
49, r-,-- -,-,,-.r ,--,5-- 1e tho Same .Z.
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and conditlon N'iAs 10 ...'+i' az
pert in his specially. Vet geE"rally mas ti JOBS
command al least some aur-eciatfou Of music.
. $1,000, 80 .-- .,,-,. .s-rs, af The vital
''l''' N''1 ,....
relation 10 human i-" '- 'i'1- s'-1 'l
which too many among even educated Am'Ti-
- ...t.. So anal, ,,-,,,,a ala consider afr.rri .a
a0cofnnilsIul'l.'s-
President Schurmar himself seems 10 feailze
this for having shown that the colleges cannot
40 ,,ta- -b,oesse-- 1rsrrsovgar1 does nor ask
49,. -.. 49,. 81, a..
'iltIi 10 40 Ht l''eV71a ~ i-.o N' '
rot the true function 81 The college 10 CC-INaic
l.ea55t4 He saws.
,....
ihleiieo.ua. t--ea.ioh ~ emo @. necessity ILus1
oe tLe cH's- l-l'-ll , o. ou- llleEes ana t-
He-Ht-tes. fl--p go s~.siC1 49, 1 -'
w i-o'e e-.' --l .- I go. n y ''I. = -
ar ZOO '-aS "a ~ -.--s,'--, 20 '-,-. I,
neeb't. AAe were lne lTeati-'f alo"ea 20 sl1''
Ae N'o-a say me supreme g'Jg-l @os s'e4-.-s-
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:, n !. gu. -t ' . 49,, - y.
'-g si,, iot .L sel-. ~ p I -'" -'- '-7 sane
"'.' 'le university eAlS's'