Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
STANDARD IS RAISED
Carnegie Fund Makes Some
Educational Changes.
|2,o42 ENJOY ITS BENEFITS
Almost All the Fund Goes to Northern
Colleges.
80 ON THE ACCEPTED LIST
Institutions Under Denominational
Control Are Not Now Eligible
to Participate.
ON THE ACCEPTED LIST

NEW YORK, January 22.-In the first an.
nual report of the Carnegie Foundation fol
the Advancement of Teaching, which was
issued yesterday, one of the most interest
ing matters brought out is the way in which
the formation of strong body to dispense
pensions to professors will tend to co-ordi-
nate and systematic American education.
By the necessity Of selecting which univer-
stiles should be considered as worthy of the
name 1t Is stated that the trustees have in
their power a lever of great power to force
institutions of learning to rise to a proper
standard.
Thus it has been found that of the fifty
two institutions which have 20 far been
placed upon the accepted list" one-half
are from the New England states, New
York and Pennsylvania, and with three ex-
ceptions all lie in the northern belt OF
states from the latitude of Maryland to the
Canadian border. This is partly account
ed for by the fact that in the west and
south nearly all private institutions are un-
do not come under the terms of the deed
of gift.
Unalterable Conditions.
But it is also pointed out that "particu-
larly in the south very few institutions re-
quire of their students conditions of admis-
sion such as are enforced In all colleges
upon the accepted list or such as are re-
quired by the laws of the state Of New
York The trustees recognize that this is
the result of unalterable conditions, but
they do believe that some sort of unity
can be brought into educational conception
by fair agreement as to the line which
separates the college from the academy OF
high school, and they are convinced that
some such agreement must be reached be-
fore we may hope for any far-reaching ad-
vance in either our higher or our secondary
institutions of learning
In order to carry out their trust upon a
fair basis, the trustees have formulated
an educational standard, according to
which institutions are judged by their re-
quirements for entrance. This is set forth
in the report at length, and. as they recog-
nize that the establishment of the founda-
ton will result in the acceptance of the
retiring allowance as part of the teach
er's compensation, the trustees realize that
it will require a good deal of resolution
upon the part of teaching institutions not
to fall in with their views on educational
policy and undenominational control.
The Denominational Question.
With regard to the denoninational ques-
administrations under denominational con-
troll are not eligible for participation in the
fund-the trustees point out that no insti-
tuition has been yet admitted which is
either formally connected with a denomi-
nation or is by it's charter obliged to have
a majority of it's staff or trustees members
of special denomination, but they have
considered the claims of some universe
ties which are generally classed as denomi-
national by reason of their sympathies,
though they have no formal connection.
Financially it is reckoned that the foun-
dation is strong enough to pension pro-
fessors from between 100 and 12O institu-
tons 1t will be possible, therefore, to add
from fifty to sixty additional colleges to the
accepted list" At present fifty-two in
situations, with 2,O42 professors, have been
admitted to participation.
Statistics are given of the average pay
of professor in an American college. In
21S denominatiOnal colleges, with 1892 pro-
fessors, the average is 81 $50; in 50 state in
situations. with ! ,461 professors, the aver
age is 81 ,7S1, and in 81 non-denominational
universities, with 1914 professors, the aver
age is S1,9O7.
The foundation has been incorporated
under federal laws. and is at present liv-
ing we'll within it's income. 1t Is hoped
that sufficient fund will be accumulated
in the early years of it's existence to pay
all it's expenses of administration. By this
means the interest upon the whole of Mr..
Carnegie's original benefaction will be
available for the payment of pensions.