The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-29
in NEED Of men
If LOFTY ideals
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& of the name. But there is an even i;
4 moro urgent demand for the right so orr A
first-class literature or art, can ever
be built up with second-class men.
Tho scholarly carear, the career OF
the man of letters. the man Of arts.
the man of science, must be maze suGn
is. to attract those strong and write
youths who now feel that they can
only turn to business. law. or politics.
& There is no onefthing which Will bring
about this desired change, but there
help in bringing It about. and that is
to secure to scholars the chance Of
getting one of few brilliant posi-
lions as prizes If they rise to D the /.
first rank in their chosen career;
Every such brilliant position should
hawa as an accompaniment an added
salary. which shall help indicate now
high the position really is; and 1t must
be tho efforts of the alumni which
can alone secure such salaries for
& such positions. III "A 81.
The Right Spirit.
GAS a people think we are wax.
iEg up to the fact that there must be
better pay for the average man and
average woman engaged In the work
Of education. 4l
"But am not speaking OF this now;
am not Speaking Of the desirablity,3
great though that is, OF giving better
payment to the average educator, !
am speaking Of tho desirablity Of
! giving to the exceptional man the
prize, Just as he has the chance to-
do III law and business: In business
at tho present day nothing could be
more healthy than an immense re-
ductoa In the money value !. OF TN, the
but in scholarship what is needed y
the reverse In this country we right
ly go upon the theory that 1t is more
important to care for the welfare OF
the average man than 70 P the axf pre-
tional. But we must not forget that
the establishment OF such a pre-.
MUM. for the exceptional, though o. o.
less Importance. Is nevertheless Of
ant even to the development Of the
average man. for the average Of all
of us is raised by the work OF the
great masters .a,
'It Is. I trust unnecessary 70 cay
that the highest work Of all Will never
be affected one way or this other by
any question of compensation. -
Another Function.
80 much for the first function Of
the university. tho sending forth, Of g
small number OF scholars Of the
highest rank who will do productive
work OF the first class. Now turn to
the second. and what may be called
,e normal fu1etion Of nc O. go Shol, Wea
many hundreds Of men who shali
POSSESS the trained Intelligence, and
Especially tic character, that WILL
enable them to hold high T., tns Tenow Sn
doing useful service for the nation.
n IL not nv purpose to discuss at
length what should he done IN FIar-
ward to produce the right SD rlt among
the men who 20 out q laarvnro. s by
sathGG b s sPNs ol p e wa SPEAK ak tic
lie is disadvantages. OF course
IL any individual university tralnlns
produces taste Tor retln ,e,. 'd.el, ha y
| rem Intellectual arrogance, or y sense
OF supercilIous aiOof ness from - ne
world OF real men who do tho worid,s
real work, then It has harmed thal
main su1 the abding comfort that 4
anyway. Neither a college training
nor anything else can DO much 600
to the man Of Weak npe mora pp. Or IN n
tellectual makeup. But the ayerag
J, UNDERGRADUATE has enough ROBUSTNESS
/ Of nature. enough capacity Tor cn
4 thnsiasm and aspiration, ~ make =. J
4 worth while 10 turn to account m
stuff that IL In him.
Growth Of Luxury.
"Thers are however, two points y
the undergraduates lie OF Harvard
about which i think wel i,ays rlgtll
10 feel some !!ltle concern. one !
/ The growth OF Injury IN the uniy,er
i slty. j DO not know whether anythin
We can say will have much affect o.
i this point. but Just 30 iar Hs "
alumni have weight | hope to see thu
weight felt In serious and sustalnei
effort against the GROWING tsnde, I