Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-10-19
SUCH SHOULD OUR UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENTS BE.
SAYS ANDREW S. DRAPER
Boys Should Not Be Allowed to Go to
the Devil Without Hindrance, and
Those Who Give to Education
Expect Practical Results-Univer.
sity Trustees Meet.

Urbana, H., Oct 1S.-"The sentf
ment of CHS country does not agree.
and doubtless will never agree. that
American universities shall stand for
mere scholarship without reference to
character, or that boys shall be al.
lowed to go TO the devil without
hindrance for the lack of university
leadership or to accommodate admin.
istrative cowardice or convenience.
Students will have to be controlled
and guided in this country, AMI Amer
lean universities will have to have
leaders who are leaders of morals as
well as OF learning and who will stir
the common sense and use the com
mon sentiment through the authorize
tive word spoken in the crowd"
This was one of the vigorous utter
ances Of Andrew S. Draper commits
stonCT Of education of New York, at
the najiordl conference of university
trustees yesterday. Continuing he
said: Everyone who shares in the
spirit of the country wants to go to
the top ard continually hears that he
may il he will seize his opportunities.
He has no thought CT following his
father work unless, as is quite i'm
probable it is in line with his special
ambitions. The need of the best
trairing is now every where recog
nized The secondary schools have
become q part Of the common school
system ard every teacher in high
schoc' or academy leads his students
very near to the point of thinking
that they will lose their chance in
life and even be discredited if they
do not advance to college or univer-
sity. The university life is now cs-
pecially attractive to the young and
they wart a share in the pleasure and
enthusiasm of it, This brings to the
univ ersities great numbers who in
other days never went to college;
who in other lands would not 90 now
Mary of these mast be both led and
rashud."
He declared that the common
thought about liberal education had
changed. II is no longer only class
zeal, cultuing, disciplinary; 1t must
prepare students not only for the
multiplying professions but for the
multiplying industries. 1t trains one
for work which may distinguish him.
Cultivated aimlesSnesa is no longer
the accepted deal of American schoi
arship. Culture which is not the prod
uct of wax, either mental or manual,
with some definite point to 1t, is held
to be at second hand, only skin-deep,
and not to be taken seriously. 1t
mast not be said thar mere strength
end steadiness in holding down job
are the marks of an educated man.
There must be rative resourcefulness
and versatility sound training and
SCI ious study, discrimination in
means and methods, and rational ap.
rlication to real things in life in
ways that bring results of distinct
worth to the world. It makes little
difference what one does, but he must
do something. The allimportant
fact is not that real learning may
now be found in all businesses
though that is important that
one must do something OF recognized
value to be held a scholar. 1t may
be rot only in letters or science or
law or medicine or theology, but it
may also ne in administration. In
planning and constructing, in me
chanics, in agriculture, in barking, in
public service. in anything else worth
while.
university revenues, said Dr..
Draper, come from men who have
done things end want other things
done. 1t is exclusively so in the
private institutions, and the people
and their representatives who vote
appropriations TO the state univer-
stiles have no other thought
Still" he added. universities are
to unlock the truth and turn cut the
best and the greatest men and wo-
men; business corporations are main
~ to make money. II this is a harsh
it can not be denied
that ii has been earned by the great
business corporations with which the
great universities must he compared
If they are to be compared with any.
A university can not become such
without ceasing to be
THE distinguishing earmarks Of an
American university are its mora
purpose, its scientific aim. its unset
fish public service. It's inspiration to
All men in all noble things, and its
by commerciaIism
Bat that Il no reascr Why sane and
essential business methods should not
be applied to the management Of its
business affairs II Il a business
concern as well as a moral and intel.
lectual fundamentally and If bust
ness methods are not applied to its
ii will break down. II
they are not material and men. must