New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07
letters TO THE EDITOR.
,-rTs OF UNIVERSITY CLUBS.
They Should Interest Themselves in
W. Educational Systems

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20 ne - ~. Increase IN number q our ooaiege
s-i VIZ, .,,r,te-. membership and Importance
f-zccs'es .l,t. grow with corresponding pace.
q Uni'fi1. ,..+fous are unusually congeniA 70
Thsse ---sre 10 them. FOR college memories are
fhos, slne men together IN --te-ong ponos- m
q ..,-h hufidings. some OF them oecloeoAg pre-
Fsrs1 -, being erected at DoDulous centres ano
tslI,,sl aroma o. post-coleEiate e1 pe1Ie'Ce &C
ihs e. ,,-nfort pervadlng these tabernacles Is
toscsllN = = source o. never falling gratihoauon
f1sgns1S - club IS regarded as above the
lAe - Glib and Justly BY society AZ large
r-.A1-. -,s.ton OF men who have received Unusual
o. So advantages. This fact insIlnctlFe1y COM
i'e- .s,er- for such an orgsnization- Ahere Is
ia-- .-.-sity club but what contains co1iAOiiieo
800 and moral force that Il tAeI'eo - 1.ie
i5ee-. ~ rs strength would prove mighty
o. -' - 80 IN both the community and the
ssen' -. naturally rightfuly look up TO such
80 - -,sn with hope and anticipation o. some
- sich shall be OF advantage-partcularly 10
60 .s.,oral and economic forces II society. But
w -as,os has so far shown. the Membership o.
O. "g Ibis has conteuted itself with mostly
- .rnctions and passive ENJOY menus Literary
fole v-ork along the line OF socio-economios. is
NoN ,.7 sns when occurring is not specially
60 g. rublic benefit. I think Il reasonable
60 ,bat q university club owes a duty TO its
u - lis members have received 81 academic
- sns poish which have Aftec them higher
- -. majority eaucationaly. and placed them
N- - rre osoable OF icing ot valoaols ser
a. 20 their fellow men.
,r,.t she ordinary club ORGANIZATIONS. concluons
s-s,a-srt with them there is no such qualiAcs-
- - Membership Money and social and political
-, s-s The standards o. admission. Eoucation7
- - that Is Incidental. not essential though
-. desirable. and adding dignity - the general
elss.1s f1,e esteem and from the nature 81 their
ts-zsr0n are selfish. and interest plt a limited
eIc.s. i-Ie-esf fhat concerns Itself rather With
80 tartrIrai considerations AS 70 Nho oelohes 70
90 e So, RESUMPTION is thai the bar. poker
- brisrd ana pool room ana cafe are TIE
.-.--rg eiories within where the candle OF lie Is
sroe-e -. ebo-b ends With more or less pyvotechnic
tg--ez-rr estimate that Us pretty eeleId-D coz
rec VIC soT he elevation ~ public morals: 81
80 -11e economic problems. q attempting 10 raise
re - $3.50 ,se-o1 % trims 70 bring order out O.,
S6sogs Bat the university c4Ub--Wel, tnat IS
sjfereut proposition. collegiate training is the
ss1s oga non il membership Qualification here, and
money society politics ooes not count
I hold that as a band Of educated men, with The
opportunities which such asso,4al.oH sc go. tlis
university club owes DUTY 70 The public, Rnc Waicn
sust a. mOcn as rom s-leLs.lis ~ o.l-e
societies along the lines OF their special acuhlLes
Sotioesby in al matters pertaining 10 EDUCATION
should tie university club be power People
would instinctivey regard any action or sentiment
Al communities need advice ana counsel n matters
q education, ana coming trOm s. university cluO
q
boards o. education or school trustees. The value
q lines o. text books might be passed upon.
Fystems o. education compared and discussed. me- tn
ods Of Instruction debated and the findings pub
lfhra. A comparative statement G. eQGcat oDal
progress IN different parts o. this continent and in
Europe and south America could be prepared In a
university club and tie results given with prO1t
to TIE public.
anything Of the sort. The general ldea seems &c
shicb preserte he aeories 81 college dsys DIV
thet ano notnlng more; True, one n a while q
q ub Is fOunoas the University Club OF Salt IL Ike
where series OF lectures given But this Is fol
the members and Invited friends and thus IN tbs
nature % close CORPORATION. think the least oUl
university clubs could do would be 70 f-teres-
themselves actively r. the educational systems o
their environment, Eld take hand IN shapiro
public policy. egsiati0n and admin srratiou AFFECT
tIg educational interests IN their own and neigh
boring comuUEities.
ROBERT J. JEsSUP CFsIs, I'd.
Salt lake City Feb !. 1905.