The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
.REMSEN DEPLORES
COLLEGE BEGGING
Extrayagant University Man
agement Should Halt.
TOO MUCH MONEY IN BUILDINGS
Johns Hopkins President says Higher
Education Suffers for Costly Struc-
tureE-AIumni Association of Vir-
EiEiR Meets at Charlottesville and
Elects OffIce-S-Educators Speak.
srecsal to he washington Herala.

SEecal to Tie Washington Herald
Charlottesville. Va, May S.-Last night.
at the CoIoDnade Club of the university.
the johns Hopkins University Alumni
Association Of Virginia held its fourth
annual meeting. DR.. Hall Cantor. presi-
dent OF the association, presided at the
dinner at the Commons and introduced
the speakers.
Prof ". NJ Thornton, dean OF the
engineering school Of the university, vel
coined the visiting Hopkins men in fit
ting terms. and Arthur Hancock. Of
Ellerslie. replied to the welcome very
appropriately.
DR.. Douglass vandefhOo< spoke on
Hopkins and medicine He showed what
debt medical science in this country
owed TO Hopkins. DR.. J. Il Latane. In
discussing Hopkins men in the South.
said that there was hardly college
OF any standing that did not have one
or more Hopkins men in its faculty, and
that they were well represented in other
| lines Of endeayor also.
DR.. J. " MalIet spoke on Hopkins
and Science. He said that Hopkins was
the hrst American educational instltu-
ton 10 make investigation and original
research a prominent feature ln its
course OF instruction
Tendency to Extravaganza.
DR.. Ira Remsen. president OF Johns
Hopkins. was then called upon. He re-
( ferred 70 the Pleasant relations that ex-
.sted between Virginia and Johns Hop
klns. which began years ago. when Prof.
/ Gilders5eeve was appointed professor OF
Greek and Prof. Maliet lectured on in
dustriaI chemistry.
DIT. Remsen said he did not wish 20 IN
/ derrate the importance Of the material
fp-ogrcss OF a university. but he did wish
20 say that in his oSinion. there Is at
this time a deplorabIe tendency 20 ex-
! travagance IN the management Of uni
veTsiiies Much more money Is being
spent On material things than Is neces-
sary. and the cause Of higher education
Is suffering in consequence. Certain ex-
/ re1sive equipments are essential but a
pace IS being set in the cost Of buildings
. that is likely 10 react disastrously. Nil
Iion-6ollar laboratories and libraries are
au very wel. he said. but how far it is
wise 20 put so much IN buildings and then
al -, -
necessities of Intellectual life. IS ques-
ton that IL is not difficult to answer.
Praises AIderman'S Stand.
The speaker then continued: IN some
quarters abundant money has been fur
nished for the material needs OF the uni
versitieS. and perhaps for the intellectual
needs The magnifcence Of the result
has stirred the authorities in other quar-
ters 20 Try 10 follow suit. and q grea:
burden Eas been placed upon those charg-
Cd with the conduct Of affairs. They have
been obliged 70 bestir themselves often
fl uawonted ways 10 secure money. The
begging college president has been evcly-
ed PITY him my friends. The remarks
recently made on this subject by Presi-
dent Alderman went straight 20 my
heart. I approve OF every word. A col
lege president cannot co the higher work
G his university If ne Is obliged 20 go out
into the world and beg for the means OF
subsistence He ought not 20 be asked
or expected 20 do this.
4 am very glad 10 be able 10 say that
this = the view taken BY the trustees OF
the Johns Hopkins University They
hold that they. working with the alumni
are 10 provide the money. and that the
president and faculty are 10 look after
the internal conditions So clear is this
in their minds that not long ago when a
meeting with one OF the great givers Of
good was arranged for I was told that
l ought not to go. I think l may safely
say that the highest work Of the Johns
Hopkins University viii be amply pro-
vided for. even II We have to get along
without desirable palace or two"
New Officers Elected.
After the dinner the meeting adjourned
to the Colonuade Club, where the follow
ing officers were elected: Dr. p NJ Bird.
University CT Virginia president; Dr.
Doulass vanderhoof. Of Richmond. vice
president. and Dr. E. W Magruder. OF
Richmond, secretary-treasureT.
This was the most largely attended
meeting the Virginia chapter has held,
and all enjoyed themselves greatly and
expressed desire 70 attend next year.
The invited guests OF the association
were President Remsen. Of Johns Hop
kins University; Dr. J. ". Mallet, Prof.
". ". Thornton. Prof H Heath Dabney.
Prof William Minor Lille. Prof Richard
= Whitehead, aid Prof. ". W. Hum
ph7eys. Of the University Of Virginia;
Senator Thomas S Martin. W W
Fuller. Of New York; Eppa Hunton. Of
Richmond. and Prof. ". H Faulkner
e1G = " Whit Of Tho Trrl,-e-s{4,- or