The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-18

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10 conform the conditions of life 70 the ssiah.
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the din q caused ~ sectional differences
The declaration of political Independence
was madesnOre than q century ago, Indepen.
denoe In literature and art We have barely
won, but In education individuality has begun
90 assert Itself plainly. The ignis fdtsss
OF German dlucipleshlp that led our eariler
educators astrsy hes fortunately burned out.
New conditions require new methods. and
We have begun at last 10 apply them. blindly.
perhaps. but nons the less eertainIy We
nave az times been rowing In the wrong dlrec-
tlon, but the ride has borne US straight aud
sure TO the haven.
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the
University Of California and Prof. william
James Of Harvard dealt with the subject
q -iptsrghanse, Of ,proiessors,' Prss!dent
tss iSsa d sSS PrSf. '9 Ssns ssn'ads esc shRfIt' The he
yersity of Berlin, which he declared % have
i peesa, Isn'''e ef 6 s1asr P q isissr Nsb,iais' s arc f1s
Tor The pTeservstion by oHr colleges OF their
President Wheeler favors the policy OF mi
grafton for the younger instructors. He
would have. each teacher receive his three
professor and professor-at different insii-
tussllES d x,., e,,s,, sho,,d nro,sssors en-
gagged In research be relieved from instruc-
tony was the t9Pio disoSsssd by Presidents
Sln sstasst,o5 professors tssss w5SI s wissIn IN a ts sw9lGlS
old, truth. and those who are valuable for
their ability 70 develop new truth; ,Ordi-
to lie work Of instruction. those Of the second
group ~ research. work, Give the %instruc-
tors tors. oG9Or run to 65eaden .sSsimsei wf by by
work Of instruction, and the university win
espIers aIirsSsly .RgT Freed BY a 1hSir the ietsl1 sstSSl
word OF these speakers. the vivifying Of
teaching the ultimate conslderetion,, NJ
Carpenter OF Columbia TRACED the relation
between the development Of graduate work
fnS th Hn ssesri \. e %ss { of p RI .ss Soll spesk ans
on THE Changing Conception OF The Faculty"
tackled the. problem OF college adminlstra-
ton, analy2ing the relations OF faculty. presl-
Harvard has made her departtnsnt Of
9 9sdsEnsy Heretofore T the ln ass usnsr ii II edu-
cation have been classified under the faculty
Of philosophy. The new arran cement assigns
the teachers Of pedagogic theory to their
proper place Of dignity and Ia therefore COM
mendable. With all It's faults the science OF
' pedagogy is a great and useful one. Some
times 1t seems. as II theory had downed COM
mon. sense and were beating with Its heels a
deyil's tattoo on the PROSTATE body Of its
fallen edversery:, but perhaps the time will
ing" and good. plain common sense will not
be lined up against each other in practice
any more than they are In correct principle
may II be soonl 7.
NEW YORK. May IL.