The San Francisco call., 1908-04-09
STATE UNIVERSITY
DIVIDES STUDENTS
President Wheeler Declares the
Plan Proposed for Stanford
Prevails i'm Berkeley
Work of Freshmen and Sopho-
mores Must Continue Until
Equivalent Is Provided

BERKELEY, April S.-That Presi-
dent David Starr Jordans plan for a
university at Stanford of upper class
work and specialized scholarship is, In
some essentials, now in operation at
the University of California. with the
exception that lower class training is
In no way affected, is the substance of
statement issued today by President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the state
university.
With President Jordan, Wheeler
agrees that the collegiate line of de-
marcation comes after the sophomore
year, and he states that for some time
the university has been working for
the segregation of the two lower
classes from the upper classes and the
graduate work. The system at Berke-
ley is TO make the end of the second
year frontier or divide, 81 that all
lower class work must be completed
before the student can enter into the
upper zone.
President Wheeler points out that the
state university. of necessity, will con-
tnue the work of the freshman and
sophomore classes, at least until some
equivalent training is provided by the
state.
DANGER OF CONGESTION
He sees danger of congestion in the
lower classes If Stanford university
should eliminate the earlier curriculum.
President Wheeler said:
The work of the university has been unmis-
tekabiy developed in the direction Of the special
advanced and graduate work, the number Of
graduates having increased very greatIy In re-
cent years The real development OF the uni
sersity within the last Eve has been in the
T, Tork OF the senior, junior and graduate years.
The demand for specialized work of real univer-
oraer mas made itself felt with tremendous vigor.
The University of California has for some
time been working toward the segregation OF
their elimination. The two classes constitute
what is called the lower division which
mas special dean. called the adviser. On the
completion OF the sophomore year a special GER
tincate is granted.
II is hoped that arrangements can be made
with the smaller colleges that their students
who nave completed the sophomore year can be
admitted directly and without loss OF credits to
the upper division Of the university establish
Ing thus an equalization between the univer-
sity and the colleges at that point.
SOPHOMORE DIVISION
The end of sophomore year has come to con.
upper division addressing itself TO the begin
DEgs Of specialization, is more like graduate
wcFk, whereas the nature of the studies and
discipline Of the lower division belongs rather
with the tone and quality of the high school
courses
1t would not be possible for MS to eliminate
not at present; duty to the state would for
bio that, at least until some provision Ia made
for this training elsewhere. either in small col
leges by eKtension Of the curriculum of the
high schools of the state.
IL Stanford should cut out these two years IL
Is difficult TO see where the students could be
taken care OF. We could not do II. as our
buildings. equipment and income are already
seriously svsrtaxed. We should then he Obliged
70 establish adnissien examinations which prac-
the admission OF a limited number.