The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
BREAK Up THE BIG COLLEGES.
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the nhiversitv nNnliy Nv confer drefesa
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fhr sulf shieh dividos mo usual Io~ ai,t,t
from tho strfasr student Is ~ uute nrpHss
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efhess n ~ hf'lr uua IN ihen hui upv
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bfohHn W. and ihs ,bIfsr aIIaftHisi ion ~
Tbs lecture has iahrr fhr r't.r NJ 'he fr'Iia
tl8n Itreut In ,efi tin lHuted courses and
With individual students. ~" p"flodi'sl 80
sanitation paper is tho netfrsf approach 10
psfaonal contact The pvotaar student ID.
merely one unit IN az iirpnfsonaI mass ~
ths siert Va system I PROPOSE 20 spe1k pres
enfly IN ihis connection n 10 merely ne, rssary
W aay that aa IN use. II plays lntu The s"n
sfal scheme. rounding out lts mpeffe'iions
N supplements Its deficiencies.
In tho ease ~ Harvard | world wore n In
my power. discontinue abaolufpl, AND wholly
break NJ. the tradit ional aradrmlo system
Harvard college. save In name and rpr'InIity
should cease 20 rNisf In place of II would
have n number ~ colleges all independent ut
the head Of each of which should be - master
" You like u president Those colleges should
he 40 limited In siyr ihat individuality would
be not only possible bar a Necessary part of
the System The master should know every
student Instructors ard students should
constitute n large hoI-uhuld under several
roofs and With columuu grounds lndeprnd-
ence and individuality under suitable re-
etrictions should br the underlying motive
Tit university. with its elaborate machinery
Of instruction. would hen ONE into play 10
supplement college inst ruCtion. The uni
versIty professors would teach. and the stu
dents Of each college. under the supervisian
and by the advice Of the master OF the college,
would select their courses. The system OF
general university electives would be coIn.
bined with prescribed home courses Ia each
individual college. The master would give
tone aud character to his college, and TO each
individual student IN II. The final degree,
bearing the name and seal OF Harvard. would
common. all The colleges competing Such Is
my ideal Of n system TO replace the present
and traditional system, and make good its
sia'"s ue"',ti'ieS' inc ooStacies III 'he
- w talHai'ou' "o"''ei, u 'aiss
nave 'r.i,e' ~ '"e Course VI e'"uifs
~ " pursue" " ,"t Ntai cohese the pre-,
be under the immediate advice and impulse
of the mast or. necessarily OF more mature
judgment. acting on personal knowledge OF
the mu'''u"ai s,uoeh' ms ap'ltuues' MS ur-
"o,ehe,eS anu hs ENVIRONMENT anu 'h's
o'," ""Ns me ~ u reni"n'nk anu
Ih"on tue h'ore important part Oh my meme
, 'eier ~ the eie.',Ne system SO called 10
~ pfesen' s'as' y Ne.opiHeht an" app'ica-
t'ou' > d al ieas' ~ i'ai'aru concerned
anu mere l may as wen al once oiur' out a
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seeona' -Npei II % Nnph NpoW anu
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NV oohe W rekaru t'e eeo'iNt system III
ns present 'ornl VI ueNr'optieht rs au eu'ca-
LUNA ido, AM d very uhiscn'e'ooS one
~ II hrs' pave = N""hS uen! tua' 'he
e,eiSse !ou'" u, 70 d any wen ueHheu or
c,eariy ue'elopeo ap''"oes Or having them,
NAV ne ~ a 'hA. aye wen qua'ihHu' or. m
uese' ~ any sulhcien' ueRree aua''ned' TO
;uose taei' vi Vi 'hf 'ta'"'hg hlos' caicl''
- w '"" ""'' i'',e'' "e'''"pfheh'
: ois''hu'iy anu MOS, ur'hteiS Know ana
""m saui' re''Sn'|e Inv 'dct' 'hat IL WAS mol
go III my case " was nov 80 IN the case OF
any oi my orothers or OF my sons: II has not
oeeh 80 IN tpe case OF any single person who
mas cnanceo 10 come Wnh.h my range OF close
ooser'atloh' MAJ !. ana mat every one OF
those l nave mus referred TO- mad a certain
degree OF Individuality ana could do some
thihas iar more readily than or they could
no otner thlhgs goes without saving; but
mat the average youth oil Is has distinctly
uenheu ap'.uu"s or any Clear apprehension
oi now nus 'aruuleS az a "ho'e should he
uIoush' 'h'o i"as anu ''a'htu 10 the proper
ue'eiopn'eh' VI those ap''uues know !
pos"lNeS u nave oeeh the reverse OF correct
III my o"n vast anu l nave moreover never
Known a cnSe III Wh'ch u was correct. mat
'he e'ec'iNe 'u'a was an Improvement ana u
great au'a'lct on lhe euhcatlohal frocrllstes
oeo system Which preceded ~. ! 90 not Tor a \
moment oehy' oh the contrary l tIllH and
un'eselNeu'' con,'ue ~ p"' IN uSell as
Se. oeNe'op," an" as IL Hial result l ma my
sen compe''ea 10 repeat regard u as crude.
III oohs,uereu' 'noro"s"'S "hsc'eh''h' anu
eN.rehhe'' n"s'"'e'o"S,
Al" eo"ca'eu man Is, ! iahe II one III whom