New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02

Value of New System of EieC-
tipeS for Harvard Told.
FOOTBALL TOO EXCLUSIVE
President Hints That Players
Are Becoming Bands of
Trained Gladiators.

Cambridge Mass May IA systematic
education. based on the principle OF know
ing little OF everything and something
well, and AZ the same time TO make the
--tt5dent plan the full college curriculum
-eriousIv and plan il &c a whole. are the
I1tents embodied in the new system of cleo
lives at Harvard University, according I"
Tho annual report made 70 the trustees ny
President a. Lawrence Lowell and given
ON tonight The report has this 10 say
on the subject:
The value of the new system. 80 far As
The first OF these objects i concerned, De
pnDdS upon the mode OF IuEuTInE 4 sui
.icieit amount Of concentration on the one
hand and broad enough distribution OF
courses on the other Concentration Is az
tanned by providing that every STUDENT sh;4ll
take at least six Of his courses IN some one
1leld. Distribution II q less simple ihalIsI-
Il has be9n secured by classify ms ali me
subjects taught in college among Tour gen
cal groups and requiring every student 10
AXE something in each group IN o. uti
20 attain the second object, that of making
student plan his course OF StuuleS III
college as d whole and under The De-.
IdVice- il II provided that al the enc Ca
his freshman year. when he may % -. p
sumed 20 have acquired some famllidrltS
NTH college work. he shall present 10 mn
adviser programme OF STUDY Tor Lhe rest
OF his college course. IL
This plar7 win then be discussed with his
adviser. with a view 10 its conference as d
capacity, his strong and weak points "lS
private reading his future oCcupatell, 4'lo
the way in which ms IteIt lIE "a e.r
His 2 dVlceg will sac thai II CONFORMS !" ttts
foreEc!rz rules laid down By the faeQlJN'
or n il does not, VIII inquire whether mere
! God ~as.se Far suggesting that The case
,11I=h1 10 be treated as exceptional Inc
-lan that he adopts Al INC end OF lhS
freshman year he must adhere 70 unless
,rr rs- show good ground fog a change II
may ae added that the new rules VIII be
IN force Tor the class that enters next
autumn. but the freshmen now IN college
viii f,t encouraged 10 follow them
No ore claims that the new system -
perfect. II Is an attempt TO conolI uEl ~, d
positive system Of education upon definite
1,rincialeS. and a system that Is Wen nIIeu
II the traditions Of Harvard Cone!e, pf-
cause il leaves me lnitla,'NF I'm 80 i
dent himself The essence OF tte system i =
7fI7t II holds I'D before q student poslUNe
standard OF education and the EetluG NJ, uI
e that standard alone H. OF ihestlll@ ae
value SO lnng-aS he il told that any SIX
teen courses are. in the opinion OF the CO..
1egr authorities equivalent 20 any others
7. i natural that he should often be care
less in his choice and that nc Snouid
seek the path OF least resistance But When
stronger motive for working not perfume
-orijy but well.
Might Enter College Earlier.
Dr. Lowell believes that those who are
70 20 into the graduate schools might wei
enter college earlier.
The reports say that efforts are being
made at Harvard to raise money for a series
q 1or-lftories with dining halls for the use
- freshmen. where the younger students
VIII ho under = certain amount Of super
vision. thereby removing the objection many
parents have 70 allowing their sons TO
.ubark until decidedly mature in the free
ION Of college life At Harvard The re
port continues:
Although the football season during the
last two wears has passed of with Q COM
rarariveiV small list OF injuries to the
Harvard teams Vet the deaths that have
occurred elsewhere have inspired the public
with grave doubts bout the game Even
rs most ardent friends realize that some
-bfrz must be done to make il less dan
>-crops. and earnest efforts are being made
70 devise Improvements in the rules which
viii reduce materially the risks The heads
Il tho leading colleges are unanimous IN
ceiling the necessity of this Il the game
Is % endure.
To ultimate object TO be kept in mind in
t7err kind Of intercollegiate contest L.
rhs- i ought 70 he the culmlna ton OF "A
:zenersT sport pursued by large bodies Of
INTERMEDIATES II this Is not SO, Il. in
etesd OF being the best Of many athletes
elected from among other PLAYERS and
brought 70 greater perfection the MEM
be~s u the team are engaged u q sport
which no one else plays for fun then the
rearas become trained bands Of gladiators
maintained solely Tor PUBIC contests
egafns- similar bands from other colleges
This cannon be q permanent institution
= y essential, therefore IN the interest
~ rf-e snort no less than for the other
reasons thai The object above set forth
-oolld not b left out Of sight.
President Lowell says that the danger
az giving scholarships too freely IS IN
tidtous." and that If we want to recruit
the most forcible Of orr youth for future
members Of orr faculties we must not
make the path 100 easy At the outset
The report points ont the urgent need Of
-rea-e- library and chemical laboratory