The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-17
Or. J. Franklin Jameson Spoke
on the Subject of the ''Con-
troll of Higher Education in
America"
AIMS BLOW At TRUSTEES
MORE MANAGEMENT SHOULD az
GIVEN TO TRAINED EDUCAr.
oRs, HE SAYS. WHICH IS THE
IDEA IN EUROPE.

Earlham college today conferred de.
grees on fifty-one students at the fifty-
first annual commencement exercises
in Lindley hall. The commencement
address was delivered by DR.. J. Frank
lin Jameson. director OF the depart
ment of Historical Research in the
Carnegie institution of Washington.
Fully one thousand persons attended
the commencement and listened with
rapt attention to the discussion of the
Control of Higher Education in Am.
erica" by DR.. Jameson, the foremost
history research worker In the world.
DR.. jameson expressed his belief
that. amid all the current discussion
respecting the higher education in
America the form and nature OF the
ultimate control of 1t had been too
little considered. ITO Americans. for
instance he said. 1T seemed obvious
that the control should be mainly in
the bands Of group OF trustees. Yet
to Europeans 1t would generally seem
a singular arrangement, the essence Of
it being that body of relatively ex.
pert professionals. the faculty, is ruled
over by body of amateurs. the trus-
tees:"
A Use for Trustees.
After reviewing the various ways In
which the trustees are useful. in mat.
ters of education and in matters OF
finance, he declared that so great was
the amount Of expert knowledge re.
quired for the proper management OF
the colleges and universities. progress
would be in the direction of enlarging
the powers of the faculties and more
trustees in joint deliberations.
Discussing the question whether the
powers of college presidents can be-
come too great, he maintained that :
worldly ambition for competitive show
ing in mere numbers had been at the
bottom of much of the aggrandizement
of executive power.
The speaker also discussed the ad
vantages and dangers of extraneous
control by the Carnegie Foundation
and the general education board and
the extent to which the colleges ought
to be affected by the pressure Of pub
lie opinion.
Dr. Robert L. Kelly president Of the
college conferred degrees on the fif.
| ty-one students. Four Of that num-
ber received their masters degrees
and forty-seven their bachelor degrees.
| The invocation was delivered by DR..
s. R. Lyons, pastor Of the Reid Me-
mortal United Presbyterian church.
Amos K. Hollowell OF Indianapolis.
president OF the board Of trustees Of
Earlham, and Timothy Nicholson, 3
member of the board. represented the
trustees at the commencement
After comforting the degrees. DR..
Kelly made a number Of announce
ments. The most important was that
Miss Laura CASTOR has been appoint
ed director OF music at Earlham to
succeed Miss Lucy Francisco. who
leaves for Friends university. Wichita,
Kan. Miss CASTOR will take charge
next fall.
The members of the class to receive
their master of arts degrees were VII
liam Elliott, Springfield. o.: Miss Con-
l
Larrance, Richmond. and Miss Bertha
Sa1mans. Wichita. Kan.
Degrees OF Bachelors.
The forty-seven students to receive
their bachelor degrees follow:
| Mary Baldwin, A. B., Weatfield.
Ind: Zola Bessley, A. B.. Fairmount,
Ind: Daniel Bebe. A. B.. Kankakee.
Ill; Clara May Bird, A. B., Lynn, Ind:
Walter P. Bland, A. B.. Jofetville.
Ind; Howard Payne Comstock. A. B..
NobIesville. Ind; Florence Corwin, A.
B., Richmond, Ind: Perley Denman.
B. s., Marshall. Ind; Louis Pitts. A.
iB.; Louis Estes, A. B.. Westfield. Ind:
Brock NJ Pagan. A. B.. Richmond: L
III. Farlow, A. B., New London, Ohio:
Janet Fenimore, A. B., Anderson, Ind:
Edgar A. Fisher. A. B.. Eaton. Ohio:
Mary 8. Gluys. A. B.. Richmond: Edna
Hall, A. B.. Elfxabethtown, Ind: Ches-
ter G. Haworth, A. B., Dauvflla. Ind.
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