New-York tribune., 1908-11-11
FAVORS GERMAN IDEA
President HddIey Says Military
Training rs Good Influence.

note of warning ran AL through the speech de-
livered before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts ana
Sciences at the Academy of Music by President Ar
thur T. Hadley Of Yale University last night His
topic was, What the United States has TO learn
from the educational institutions and technical
training of Germany" and his remarks were the
result of several months of personal observation
last winter when he in Germany, lecturing be-
fore tbs universities. The keynote of his talk was
that Germany welding her people into great
commercial organization. against which other ma
tions deficient in their organzstio are now find
ing it difficult, and in cases, Impossible 10
stand
Dr. Hadley began his discourse by declaring that
the German educational system and the American
educational system would probably not survive
transpla nting. and that each was probably largely
outgrowth of local conditions There were two
great points in the German educational system
which must strike every one-the technical train
ing and the military training of the people
In general, he said, the German system was more
like ours than that Of either England OF
France. The children forced to go to the ele-
nentary schools for time keeping them OUT OF OF
the shops and the factories and educating them in
the rudments.
DIR. Hadley said in part:
TIE technical schools of Germany are different
more varied, more numerous and more "a adaptee @
our good technical schools rare. The Sradu-
training in the shop. on the farm. or in the mine
In Germany the best part OF the stpdents II 1be
German schools are tWO--tO develop the individual
and to advance the welfare of the country by teacn-
ing the students what will best advance national m
terests The attitude Of the German public mlnd
is significant In America it is considered an & aco
cident a man who has been educated In the
theory at school succeeds III commercial HE IN
/ Germany it is considered accident IL those men
who have been trained in the schools succeed
/ and accident tnat ought net 70 be repeated
Here we work individually. There the men are
A part of the general plan in commercial life the
whole consular system is behind the workers Ihelr
failure serves as a lesson Tor those VINO
come after them. Is Ii any wonder that England Is
complaining the German business men, trained
conditions they confront, are driving the Ergllsh
traders out of the neutral ports? If such methods
succeed in commerce. they will succeed in al
things Individual action cannot contend success
fully with the united front Of the Germans IN the
/ long ..,, -.
/ believe that there Is developing in this country
the spirit of organization. There has been a ten
dency to crowd the technical man out We are pc
ginning TO profit from the lesson of Germany, CIV
/ ing her men good training in all lines adapted tc
. practical life ,,
/ Side bv side with the growth of the technca
/ schools has been the advance OF the mlntary Sys-
! fem Half century the Germans considered
! It a nuisance 20 be avoided To-day they conSioel
l. If a good thing and the central feature OF the1l
educational system. 1t is well the Germans nov
saw TO sacrifice two years of the lives OF the msr
to military training, when the result IS tWehtl
wears of higher efficiency. | welcome the signs tina
/ our men are seeking military training more readily
I believe that the military training acts as coun-
terpoise that keeps the nation together. Inc peo'
pie must seek two individual advancement
and the public welfare. Our danger Is that we de
veIop the individual and ignore the welfare of tn
l public BY taking TO heart the technical and mn
tary tra ming, the private and public welfare, I'M
end will be to advance in conference, efficiency ant