The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13

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dspensatloh DO the authorities give proper
s'tettIon 70 the intercollegiate Contes'af
class standing IL oil very we'll but Who 10
captain Of tbs Grew. or the football team, or
the baseball nine' The great feas IL leet the
university gets let' on the river. the dia-
moud or the sriditon
Next comes the Wilt arlan. His idea IL
that the coIlpEs takes too much Of the stu
deut'a time Tor studies Of no practical use
In the life that now 10 The college training
should be Of . business. or common sense.
obafauter-ths humanities should be rele-
gated TO the background. aud good. plain.
brradw inning ends held steadily In view
all else is what they oontemptuonsiy dealg.
nate mere cult ure.
From all Of Oh ese views Of the proper college
end and aim I dissent, Ny " belief 10
that the college Ia simply an intellectual train
Ing school, q mental Hymhabiun-no more
and no less. AZ II Is the function OF the
gymnasium 60 turn out the athlete with no
muscle dev eloped at the expense OF any
other. everything-bacb. shoulders. arms.
legs and lungs and heart In perfect proper
ton, so should IL be the function Of the col
lege TO turn out the student thoroughly trained
III the use Of all his faculties. aud supplied In
all brain act ION. The end In view Is not ac-
uuired knowledge. but the control OF every
faculty for the quick acquisition Of knowl-
edge.
Could I have nv way. / would now break
our traditional academic system into frag-
ments, as something which had long since
done It's work. and 10 now quite outgrown,
and l would somehow get back TO the close
contact OF mind upon mind. | would to a
large extent do away with this arms length
lectu l. room education for the college period.
] would develop an elective system based on
scientific principles and the study OF the in
dlvidual. Properly regulated. it should be
intelligently applied. | would prescribe
one Of the classic tongues, Greek or Latin.
as a compulsory study TO the day OF gradua-
tion. the one royal road 10 q knowledge OF all
that is finest In letters and In art, l would
force every student to reason closely all
through his college days. VIII lie no man not
trained to observe. and equal to tests in OBJ.
servation, should receive u degree. Beyond
this | would let the student elect. He might
follow his aptitudes. -,
Having thus sp oxen. ! submit what Is said
as a species Of apo iogid pr0 rita rsd. My
generation was never properly trained
like our contemporaneous Topsy. we just