Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
Failure of Ordinary College.

'As matter of fact the ordinary col
lege engineering does not teach, and cam
not teach, anything more than the scien-
tific theories of engineering and GER
tain amount of cultural work. The stu
dent is, therefore, graduated without a
sense of business, entirely ignorant. ex-
cept in supertiuous, theoretical way. of
the actual problems of labor and with no
practical knowledge of methods of pro-
duction. These latter requirements are
just as great and often greater factors
in his ultimate success than the scien-
tific knowledge which he obtains at the
university, but which he usually cannot
use.
There is every reason why young
man contemplating an engineering ca
reer should be trained to meet all the re-
quirements of his business. Therefore the
University of Cincinnati began its CO.
operative course in engineering and
frankly took the ground that the func-
ton of the university was not only to
train its students in the theory. but should
also give them the proper practical bust
ness and economic experience.
1T will be observed that our student in
this course, upon graduation. will be as
far advanced student graduating in
a regular four-year course, as far as
theory is concerned, and will have the
further advantage of having acquired
shop knowledge under the best possible
tween them, the university and the shop.
whereby he has worked through the en-
tire process of manufacture from the
raw material to the finished product.
LAS far as the health of the students is
concerned the alternating periods of
physical work and mental work have
proven ideal. The change of sections
Monday morning from the shop to the
class room and vice versa is not attended
with any Inconvenience on the part of the
IN
struction to man of the mental caliber
of these students for the proper opera
ton of the machine. Many Interesting
lessons have been learned by the univer-
sity and shops by the operation of this
course even in the short time of two
years one of the most striking is that
the great majority of the failures in the
shops have been by city-bred boys. The
country boys. with but few exceptions
have stood the test, both at the univer-
sity and at the shop.
1.-The course was started at period Of
great prosperity" said Prof. Schneider.
land is now operating smoothly during
the business depression. Should the de-
preston continue small class only will
be accepted next fall out of the large
number applying.
To Be of Practical Service.
1.-THE fundamental idea of the Univer-
sity of Cincinnati is TO be of practical
service to the people of that city in all
DEPARTMENTS of their lives. We are not
educating men for lives of leisure, but
for usefulness. The courses of study and
the methods therefore, are essentially
practical. and are planned to have an
Immediate application in life. We can
illustrate this by the work of the Teach
ers' College recently established here on
a new plan. This college is managed by
the board of education of the city and
the board of trustees of the university
Jointly Both boards appropriate to its
support The faculty consists of about
an equal number of academic and pro-
fessionaI school men, organized under
dean The course is four years in length
the whole of the first two years being de-
voted to literary and scientific studies
and about. one-half of the last two years
to professional studies and practical
training in the public schools.
THE College for Teachers has its choice
Of all the public schools for it's training
schools. We can actually use only few
of these schools-kindersarte elemen-
tary. intermediate and high-in training
teachers, but they are all open for OBJ
seryation The board of education of
Cincinnati has now established a merit
system of appointing and promoting
teachers Hereafter the graduates of the
Teachers' College will be placed on a
preferred list and given the first and
Best vacancies as far as they go. at a
salary of $50 more than that paid other
beginners The desire is to fill all the
schools with graduates
..TLe College for Teachers said Prof
Schneider in conclusion, mot only pre-
pares men and women to enter the pro-
fession but increases the efficiency of
those who are already engaged in teach
ing For promotion in the schools the
teachers must take additional work in