The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-28
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
rres,d.n, smoke as follows:

HNS0IUIVt " hObU~SS
A vreat university like this has two es-
pecial functions The lrst Is 10 prouuSe
emau number OF scholars or the hishes'
rank. a small number OF men VINO III SCI
ence and literature or in art VIII 90 pro-
5uct,ys work OF the first class. The second
ts 10 send out into the world very large
number OF men who never could achieNe'
and who ought not 10 try 10 achleVe' sun
n position in the field OF scholarship put
whose energies are 10 pe felt IN eNeIg
other form OF activity; and who should go
out from our doors with the BALANCED uS
velopment OF body, OF mind, and above an
OF character which shall At them TO 40
work both honorable and efficient.
Much Of the effort 10 accomplish the
drst function. that OF developing men ca
pable OF productive scholarship. as dis
tingufshed from merely Initiative. annoth-
tive. or pedagogic scholarship must come
through the graduate school Inc Ia"
school and medical school do admirable
work in fitting men for special profess
sdons. but they IN no shape or way supply
any shortcomings In the graduate school
any more than does the college proper,
the college OF the undergraduates.
The ideal for the graduate school and for
those undergraduates who are 10 go INTO
Il must be the ideal of high scholarly
production. which is 10 be distinguished
transmittal OF ready-made knowledge
without adding TO H. III America Is 10 con
tribute its full share, to the progress not
alone OF knowledge. but OF wisdom. then
we must put ever-increasing emphasis on
university work done along the lines OF
the graduate school. We can best help the
growth OF American scholarship by see
ing that as a career II is put more on
level with the other careers open TO our
young men. The general opinion OF the
community is bound 10 have very great
effect even upon it's most vigorous and in
dependent minds. II in the public mind the
career OF the scholar is regarded as OF
Insignificant value when compared with
that OF glorihed pawnbroker-and some
OF the most conspicuous OF our financia
magnates come fairly within the latter
category-then II will with difficulty be
made attractive 10 the most vigorous and
gifted OF our American young men.
Good teachers, excellent institutions,
and libraries are all demanded In n grad
uate school worthy OF the name. But there
Is an even more urgent demand for the
right sort OF student No nrst-class sci
ence. no frst-class literature or art. can
ever be built UP with second-class men.
THE SCHOLARLY CAREER.
The scholarly career. the career OF the
man Of letters. the man OF arts. the man
Of science. must be made such as to at.
tract those strong and virile youths who
now feel that they can only turn 20 busi-
ness. law. or politics. There Is no one
thing which will bring about this desired
change. but there Is one thing which will
materially help in bringing II about. and
that is 10 secure to scholars the chance
OF getting one OF few brilliant positions
as prizes II they rise TO the first rank In
their chosen career. Every such brilliant
position should have as an accountant
ment an added salary. which shall help
indicate how high the position really is:
and II must be the efforts OF the alumni
which can alone secure such salaries for
such positions
As n people I think we are waking up
20 the fact that there must be better paw
for the average man and average woman
engaged In the work or education But 7
am not speaking OF this now: I am not
speaking OF the desirability. great though
that Is. OF giving better payment to the
average edueataFE-afn -~peukfuv ur me
desirability OF giving to the exceptional
man the chance OF winning an exception
al prize, Just as he has the chance 10 do
in law and business In business at the
present day nothing could be more
healthy than an immense reduction m the
money value OF the exceptional prizes
mus 10 be won: but In scholarship what
is needed is the reverse
In this country we rightly GO unon the
theory that II is more important 10 care
for the welfare OF the average man than
20 put a premium upon the exertions of
the exceptional But we must not forget
that the establishment OF such a premium
for the exceptional. though OF less import
ence. is nevertheless OF very great import
ance. II Is important even 20 the deyelon.
rnent OF the average man. for the aver.
age OF all OF US Is raised by the work Of
the great masters
SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE.
The American scientist. the American
scholar. should have the chance al least
of winning such prizes as are omen y
his successful brother In Germany. Eng
land OF France. where the rewards naif
for frst-class scholarly achievement ar,
as much above those paid IN this countr,
ss our rewards for nrst-class achieve
ment In industry or law are above thos,
paid abroad.
But OF course what counts infnitel,
more than any possible outside reward \
the spirit Of the worker himself. Tn,
prime need Is 90 instill into the mind
of the scholars themselves n true appre
ciation Of real as distinguished iron
sham success. In productive scholarship
In the scholarship which adds by it's worl
10 the sum OF substantial achievement
with which the country Is 90 b
credited. II Is only frs, class worl
that counts In this neid tho small
est amount of really first class work {
worth all the second class work that cal
possibly be produced: and 10 have don
such work r. in itself the fullest an,
smplest reward 10 the man producing II
We outsiders should according 90 on
ability aid him In every way 10 produc
it
y<t al ,ha. we o.n Az 4. hat u,.i. cor,
pared 20 what he himself can and mus
- The sufrff of the scholar IN the vita