The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-19
GOLDEN IGUTISN.

Carneg,e's recent gift To the cause OF Nof
Peace is one Of many examples OF the stlaS'N
edsuce Of money The man who thinks ia terms
4 IL dollars and cents IS all toe apt 10 THINK uft
everything Is resolved In accordance vita
Golden symbol Moraltt,. justice. science, ean
al according TO such philosophy. be bought on
he hoo, Necessary IS money IS to the hn9A'
d chg Of otherwise yoieeto$s ideals and ide"s'
4 IL purchasing power stops-eNeh cFfsa}s -
~n-when II concludes that everything = par
clasable. We would be more hopeful al pea -
~ all its need Of funds, we're II net fixed
d the beginning WITH an endowment
MANY VIII remember the recent offer OF Ro a.
fsIicr to enls, the Government In scheme Al
rsnerai philanthropy partner to his millions
4 What Carnegie, protitiue bs the Oil hings a.fs
lake makes International in scope under private
D auspices the cold wizard of dollars sought -
cA&ain through a sort % national bribery Fh'
aelf.r~suect Of the country baked, our Of iRc
" sale Of sovereignty. Carnegie is more e4h'
s41eus and more astute. His foundations are
HSuperfciaIis mpeccahie; they are essentia!lT
E1naserous TO liberty IN intellectual indepenc
nce
NPreviousy We nave had occasion To note. -
Sr:ally In connection NTH Medical Colleges, I e
Drt or the Carnegie foundation To Impose its
I'M upon institutions Of learning as the retair-
he 10 Its smile. To obtain the benefits OF
Re foundation, the college or univeFsi'}'
&Mae<her State or privately owned, must con
@Dem TO the hard and fast regulations Of the
2s1nerd 81 trustees Education il established by
Mra3e Its constitution is drawn up. Its policy
4 II serutiniEed. And all on the bald assumpttt"
#1f the power OF money aud the lust fof aims,
@andividually valuable the foundation may 5e
#1ts benefit to the individual is bought at dear
#pf1ce. II Its development shall proceed upon The
@1snes wherein IT has been launched, and II its
enocessss shall In the end follow the course q
IN assumptions OF dictation.
MI Whist has heretofore been done in the matte
#gcf equipment OF smaller institutions. aud the
sechools", now seems to have been extended t;
#1areer and more important universities il
tffticIsm Of methods, One Mr. Morris LEVEL;
Cooke has n lty returned from tour Of
&nnmber OF the more famous American institu
&4sons and made drastic report Of the method O
@tbeir expenditures Money, he declares, is
wasted. especially on reasesrch work The in
1afence Is that the individual student is sacri
Iloed 10 the exceptional specialist. that the
5nfger colleges and universities are set upo1
&oatly technical experiment for the sake OF al
Serfiscment OF really worthless achievements
EEMX1A hei rypgudjture9 ia bindings
1Ae cost OF their equipments, and brings genera
4n6jctment against the economy of their man
n1ement Where the small medical college wa
S1orided for dts lack OF the more costly labora
10y equipment. the larger institution is al
1eked for it's failure to think less Of the par
6Aernaiia and more or the substance OF fcX
~ constituted education
IL Ii quite possible that Carnegie experts ma,
correct In all these criticisms. II is NOR
Sneuible that they may suffer, other mel
~ attempt to make Il personal theory th
~ Of a practical accomplishment But how
- that may be, the point OF public concern
1he presumption that because one rich AM
1aorly superficial gentlemen sees fit TO endog
RI censorship Of education with manY mil
-.
1H the infaliibilty of gold All of us hau
SoSd cringing audiences applaud the platitude
the rich, and the wit Of % bank account Is Pre-
oebial among those whose balance falls on tn
4ong side Of the ledger. But for all that
= Il least due the youth that be b. pcfmitte
tAke his fair start and make his persona
6Gtce from the premise CT ar education untain,
xSby the domination Of commercial dollars es
fSnjng themselves potent not only to purcAas
fn1ne in the market. but to enforce their RICH
elye To the brain in the course Of development
training which shall result in its propo
nmerciai twist
IhAoe be the dangers which 10 the thoughffu
II IN a rreat measure serve dalnpen tn
aause 81 millionaire munifeence which
pnAed originally ignorance, seeks learn
% the ally to its perpetuatiou.
THE SENATE AND THE PEOPLE,.
There 10 small chance that the joint resolution