Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-22
Dr. WILSON MAKES
KNOWN HIS VIEW
OF GIFT DISPUTE
Not Suited to Purposes Prince
ton Is Seeking LaborioGs-
ly to Realize" .


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,unien'dniy Which was noe sui,e0
70 tne rpose WHICH .rihoe'oh ID Ia
'otrouais seennis oieanNe'
'ttnce.on' ne sdio' Ids conic w on
eAceediheiy crlticai point III ner# us-
VeiopInent' Where IL the conception she
mas oeen upon shouid os-
come mparrassed or thrust 10 one sue
she might fall INTO contusion' which
Would mean faiiure.
what has been attempted at Prince
ton in a recent years is nothing less
than a reconstruction from top to bot
TOM, not because OF neglect on the part
OF those who formerly conducted the
affairs OF the university, but because IL
was recognized throughout n univer-
sity world in America that the time Tor
reconstruction had come, n Princeton
was fortunately in a position, because
of the unanimity of h~err.facuity and the
generosity of her trustees and alumni,
to take the initiative,
In abiding Ato the adoption of. the
preoeptorial SYSTEM DIR. Wilson justi-
fled, it, by. saying 1t. was in order that
instruction might be mingled with edu-
cation ard the studentf grow in other
directions than that of book learning.
I'VE have been9trying to put together
+he scattered pieces of, college and uni
.ersitv life which have been. allowed
10 row mn, asrthev would without any
irtirn.te Convention Or system 10 their
very, nrest detrin,ent and loss of
no-eer ~ Continued Dir Wilson. prhere
rs nothing. therefore. we dread. SO
r,,,nl, -as s+be creation of additional
senarate pieces which, cannot be easily
and a. onca' diaested into a general
scheme OF, life: and administration,
"Wo particularly dread anything tnat
would s~eeregate the body OF. graduate
students or create an impression OF
separateness on the part of those who
are giving graduate; instruction. We
particularly dread the creation Of any
thing like distinct, establishments. not
closely, knitted into the life and admin
istfatiop Of, the university.
we are particularly sensitive to the
danger of being supplied with instril-
m%entalities which will not be suitable
to the purposes. we have so long SO
Iaboriously. sought to realize.
Perhaps I am speaking intwnat may
seemSvery. abstract terms, but nope
that whatsI am trying TO Q Is piaal
enough. I am trying to point out 'stni-
ply this: That we have oeen tryine y
put together the scattered pieces OF COZ
leee and university life, wflch nad peel
allowed to grow up as theg ."ouiul
without any intimate ,conheciion "
system, to their very great oe'rl.ioil'
and loss OF power. Inere ~ hoe'i
therefore, we dread SO nluch IN
processiat princeton az inc c.ca.io.o -
additional par pieces Mni.n -
not be easily and az once u.ses.ut
a. general scheme or lie anu N
Itallon. r,,noaton
we are koenly awaio chn 9hos
is on trialsas a university. sne nus
long been:a great college, put us oniy
within a very few years that she mas
Deem earning the greater tue OF. u.
versity by a development TO-
ward the most successful organizatiof
of graduate study. she mas. peeiii ~
tempting great things py ieauen-
ship. She has taken the initiative III
things in which she might be said 70
have no experience. She come 10
an exceedingly critical point in her De-
v~elopment,f where. IL the conventions
she has been working iupon should Dc
embarrassed or thrust ton one sioe, sne
might fail into the sort OF confusion
which would. mean failure. e
This proposal the trustees did nos
feel they, could act upon, and 1t mas
never been revived y vas y ser