The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-12
WILSON ON GRADC ARE SCHOOL
Presssieni sass E'rtHeeIsa New Needs n
Residence Hmll.

a'H@sNAfNNt7N H"~ssH
BALTIMORE. March President
woodrow Wilson Of Princeton was the
chief speaker az the Princeton Alumni
dinner tonight. lie said in part:
Men are now beginning to cone to ~
from ~ parts St the country Tor advanced
work In physics. In biology aud In geology
Who would never before have drea med %
coming To Princeton. They ind in Prince
ton every fac for Investigation.
We have not only the men who can teach
them but those men have now the means
by Nhich they Uan make their teaching
effective
All Of this enables ~ 10 -ee in it, proper
perspective the question: which has Of late
provoked 90 much discussion among the
friends Of PrincetSh. You will see that
ne interest," .nd ru-TEy oi the trustees and
faculty have throughout these recent years
been devoted To the development OF
graduate school Nv a graduate sch COL
We mean 4 body of teachers capable Of Civ
Of students suited 10 receive Il and the ueces-
sary means aud equipment Ia The shape OF
laboratories aud libraries.
The graduate college has all along been
regarded merely A. an fundamentally of
the graduate school BY a graduate coIles.
Ws mean a hall of residence in which gradu-
ate students could live more pleasantly
aud associAfe more prOntabiv than II j.
pozsib lille for them To do now " hen they are
unproV ided With proper quarter. and must
shift a. they can in The boarding houses Of
the village
The Hrrat gift which Mr. Proster recently
offered the university was connected b.
the terms OF his Oaer with a very SPECIFIC
and detailed plan for q graduate college or
hall % RESIDENCE The terms Of the oner
made IL doubtful whether the trustees OF
. ka III
hall Ut residence A. they pleased to tho
purpo-s- II the university la developing
the graduate school
Individuals ia the faculty had come 10
have great deal oT confidence "a the ser
Nseability Of the plan which Mr. PrOctsr
Nas willing 10 support with hia generous
gift. bat the faculty a. q whole had never
formed ar expressed an opinion upon ~
Graduate students were beginning 10 re-
sort 10 Princeton. With hom u Wa- neces-
sary 10 deal In accordance with their several
kinds aud their paTttS ular needs and in A.
COrdan"e with the cNperience OF the men ia
the faculty Who had had " ide opportunitis leo
Of observation In graduate instruction. else
where. such a. We had never had the 0p-
poTtunity Of having az Princeton a. Mas
necessary that Ne should know whether We
Nsre free In the Use &c This important in
-truInent ot graduate life or not when
Mr. Proctor was asked how far IL was his
purpose to give Th. trustees and faculty
complete freedom ia the matter he un-
happily withdrew hi- oh-r
IL goes without saying that tho life xrad-
tIAts students are tn Lead a. the uniVer at
10 matter of Nery vital hnportance They
are almost without exception ma ture men
With very definite DuT poses ami generally
OF very small means. Any sort OF restraint
would be intOierabl TO them. a. we'll a.
any sort of unnecessary Ella bora tbOn OF their
Tile. anything that interfeEed With their
fresslNn and their indivp dual choice in the,
wa tier OF their conduct and their stullies
u - absolutely necessary m dealing With
such BODY Of mon that their own p,ar-
pOHes. their own CtrcuIu sta noes their OWn
nseds and desires should control theis life
- matter Of universal regret lhat
anything should have occurred which
seemed 20 show on the part OF thaNaIniVer-
sliy . AuthotJties = lack OT apprecIatIon Of
Mr.. Procters generosity and 1--we Of the
university. u - TO hs hoped that the
'n@rs nroRresr Oi otir pAns viii shoN that
90 plrpo-e NAs entertainsd ny any one
which need haze led To any mtsund er ga nd
ing. Our gratitude TO Mr.. Proctor ON Oe-
half OF the university y not in any way
dtminishcd OF clOuded by hts decision -
Withdraw the Offer he - LITERALLY made.