The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
President Needham Reviews His Policy

the division of architecture were estab-
llshed- This involved some increase in
the expenses, but it has added fine
body OF over 200 students TO the univer-
sity, thus increasing the income from
students fees
Additional Work.
Additional work was provided in
purely technical courses, and through
the generous gifts of apparatus by
friends good laboratory in electri-
cal engineering was created and be-
ginning made in a mechanical engineer
ing laboratory. In establishing tie col
lege of engineering il was not intended 30
make a complete polyteChnical SChOHl,
but simply to put in technical courses
and allow the students TO take about
half Of their work in the liberia! arts
college.
The moving cause for this change
was to give TO the young men OF Wash
ington an opportunity within their
means 70 prepare themselves for skilled
cheering and architecture Washington
with lew industrial or commercial OPEN
ings, offers few opportunities of high
grade skilled employment 10 the rising
generation.
without university training in these
lines young men stand little chance of
succeeding in the states, where the
great State universities and privately
sands of young men in these lines. That
the situation demanded the establish
ment of these schools is demonstrated
by the large body OF students from this
city, who are taking the courses.
''Seventh-In the act Of Congress pro
Viding for the organization and a sal
airy scheme for teachers of the pubic
schools In the District of Columbia, 1t
was provided that new appointees to
certain positions in the high schools
should have a college education. includ-
ing the subjects of psychology and ped
agogy.
Shuts the Doors.
These requirements shut the doors of
these positions to young people in the
District who were financially unable to
go to colleges outside the District. This
prompted US to out in the division of
education. In this division we have a
professor OF. psychology, a professor of
education, and two lecturers upon school
administration.
1T is not claimed that this is a round
ed teachers college, but II does give,
by very competent teachers, the courses
required by the act Of Congress Wnlch,
taken in connection with the course Tor
the bachelor of art degree in the col
lege of liberal arts, enables the STadu-
ate and holder Of a teachers diploma
to secure the highest positions in the
public school system. These technical
courses are substantially taken care OF
by the tuition fees of the students TAX
ing the courses. The fees DO not cover
| the whole expense of the education OF
| the student. for the great body OF the
work is taken In the college OF liberal
arts.
I'VE assumed that II the buttons
would meet the expense of the technical
work we should add to the numbers
/ taking the liberal arts course, meet a
! pressing demand, and serve our city IN
/ the advanced education OF teachers Tor
the public schools.
Outgrowth of Old School
"EIghth-The College Of the Political
/ Sciences is the outgrowth of the old
school Of Jurisprudence and Diplomacy.
Every scholar in this field recognizes
that there are peculiar advantages for
carving on this work in the city OF
Washington, and that the effect upon
students living for a time in this city
and observing the powers of the Federal
| Government in action is most beneficial
| to the country at large. This college
! mas received special contributions toward
1 tts current expenses. During the present
wear il received $4,000, and has between
5000 and 5000 pledged for next year.
+ 1--WE have limited the scope Of the
work to two years of undergraduate
and two of graduate study, making the
E =
/ lege work This brings all students, toi
: the first two years. INTO the liberal arts
/ college, but allows them free election
/ of the courses in the political sciences
/ in the third and fourth years of theil
/ undergraduate studies.
THE object in making il = separate or
ganizatiOn was 10 secure contributions
/ and endowment for the work, which
/ could not be done successfully II II was
/ merged in a college of the liberal arts
( an ut
} shown that "A faculty of the politica
! sciences is more successful when con
/ Quoting the work within its own field.
! ''Ninth-it will be observed that all o
{ these small branches that have put out
! from the main college are confined en-
I Iirely To technical courses, and are IN
/ tended to furnish the minimum amount
/ of such courses required TO meet exist
/ ing demands IN the District OF Columbia
Center Is Liberal Arts.
'The center Of 1t all Is the college Of
/ liberal arts, and in each OF these spe
cial branches the new students have in
/ creased the numbers in the liberal art.
/ college, while their tuition fees have
| nearly paid the salaries Of the techniCa
teachers, except In the college of th'
/ political sciences, and there The def
cheney has been made up by special con
! tributions.
Il elLD-ln sOi1eE 10 carry out LntS'
plans and do the work on the lines pro
] posed, il has been necessary TO fit M
/ and maintain new Laboratories and L,
I increase the library facilities. In 1870
/ we had FIVE or six thousand volumes o
| books in the whole institution; today W
have about 1890 volumes.
/ These advances in standards of ad
| mission and work, together with TIT
/ change to a uOnsectarian basis, admitte
| the university TO the benefit of the Car
| negie Foundation for the Advancement
| Of Teaching. It would have been imPos
| sible for the old university 10 have Sc
cured this recognition. out of the man.
I hundred Institutions in the country onl,
| sixty-tWo have been placed on its aC
! credited list by the foundation
Reports have been made TO tn
foundation by the university, and il
/ agents have examined the law and med
teal schools within the present year
No serious criticisms had been mad
by the foundation until its hurried ant
unexpected action on June 4.
Constitutes Policies.
/ "EIeventh-The foregoing constitute
len the policies Of the present admluis
uation which have been criticised o
condemned by members of the colleg
faculty, and I put them forth withou
argument, IN order that the people o
Washington may determine whethe
these Dlang have been pdugat{0nali,