The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-18
FIRST SCHOOL FOR DIPLOMATS.
TO BE OPENED BY YALE AND
COLUMBIA JOINTLY.

I Il Designed to supply Trained Men FOR
the Consular and Diplomatic Service
ann Is Said to Have the Approval OF
Government Officers - los COurscz.
NEW HAVEN. Nov. 1.-THE Yale-Colum-
bla recipe for making expert diplomats is
just out. II IL in the form OF a circular
announcing the number and names Of tho
courses for diplomats that ara TO be offered
by Yale and Columbia universities. which
have combined to start the first school for
diplomats in this country.
The experiment is the result Of the efforts
OF Yale alumni who believe that the diplo-
mats sent to foreign countries by the United
States are not all as highly trained as they
should be. President Nicholas Murray
Butler OF Columbia and President Arthur
T. Hadley OF Yale met not long ago in New
York TO talk over the matter. Secretary
Elihu Root is said TO be in sympathy with
the movement and it is stated that President
Roosevelt has expressed himself as favorinR
some such undertaking.
Andrew D. White, Yale SO, who repre-
sented the United States as Ambassador
in Germany for many years, started the
movement here On returning to New
Haven TO celebral- his iitieth anniversary
he criticised the diplomatic service Of this
country and Expressed the hope that the
time would come when the United States
would train its diplomats 30 that it would
hesitate as much TO send All unlettersd, un-
trained man to represent the Government
at some foreign post as II would 10 send
a butcher to represent American surgery
az an international gathering Of physi-
clans.
As a result of the conference between the
heads of Yale and Columbia and Govern
ment officials it was decided that whila
neither college felt itself qualified TO UNDER
take the plan alone or 10 offer all the desired
courses, a combination Of the teaching
forces of the two universities would give
a wide range of subjects from which n
DIPLOMATS curriculum could be arranged.
A committee consisting Of Dean A w.
Phillips Of the Yale graduate school. Prof. I
II. c. Emery Of the political economy de-
partment at Yale, Prot. Munroe Smith OF
the law department of Columbia and Prof.
Franz Boas, the Columbia scientist; was
selected to make UP q course OF study that
would be- practical alike for those who /,
we're planning TO be diplomats or to 60
into business in q foreign country.
The courses between the two universities
are pretty evenly divided. In a subjeot
where Vale was particularly weak Columbia
was found TO be strong. and the two univer-
sites nave supplemented each other. '
One hundred and three courses are on the
list for applicants for diplomatic honors
and these include among the languages
Spanish, Portuguese. Dutch, Armenian.
modern Persian, Arabic, Syrlac, Turkish
and Chinese. There are also courses in
history, economics, geography, ethnog-
raphy, law ana religion.
According TO thOse who have compiled
the curriculum, the system Is designed 70
prepare students for work in foreign
Iz.Ek-,As atFhAr IN fha aArIiCA ~ thG EnifAd
States Government, in business enter
prises or as missionaries or scientific in
~vestigators. The completion OF the coursew
offered, which will normally occupy three
wears in the case Of candidates for the
consular service and two years tor those
getting ready TO go into special helds VIII
entitle the Students to a certt1cate signed
by the presidents Of Yale and Columbia,
service the following subjects have to be-
studied at either Yale or Columbia: Two
languages besides English, commercial
geography, elementary statistics, trade
policy. elementary law, Roman Law, COM
i~nercial law, international law and history
of diplomacy. Then seven other COURSES
have TO be elected by the consular student
before he c4n get bis dua degree.
Those working for a cerulc te Tor COM
mercial service in special fields can cut
out from the above Roman law, Interna-
tional law and history Of diplomacy, bus
must elect nVe other courses.
In order 10 enter this new school Tor
Diplomats applicants must have had two
wears of work at Yale or Columbia, or It's
equivalent. BY electing during his third.
and last year certain of the required courses
in uhe ~consul.r school an undergraduate
can get his consular certificate by taking
one years extra work after graduation.
The school for diplomats will be in run
ming order next fall. II Is expected that II
will draw most of its students from the
undergraduate body Of the two universities
and that il will start off with some fifty Yale
and Columbia men matriculated.
After the school has been running some
time it is expected that would-be diplomats
and would-be foreign merchants from all
over the country will enroll.
A movement is under consideration by
alumni OF both colleges, who want TO see
the United States Consular service improved
10 take appointments out of the hands OF
politicians and so to increase salaries that
spec.allv trained men can aford TO take
the places. 4 plan Of that kind would reA
quire a civil service supervision over the
Consular service.
At present. according to those who are
advocat ing a change Of that kind. few would
be diplomats are gong 10 spend two or three
y ars studying TO fit themselves for a plaoe
Inat. thew can reach now by political pull
and that they can hold without knowing
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