The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

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! me ancient royal charter OF tho col
| icEe IN so far as the same are not in
! consistent with the provisions OF this
act and the general laws of the state
10 recommend to the Legislature TO
abolish or curtaii our collegiate course
and the degree az master OF arts and
| otherwise Ia Interfere with the lbcr-
| " OF he board Of visitors would be
undoubtedly 10 advise great breach
| OF the public faith and Il notorious vio-
| iation of The contract Of transfer.
But IL Is not only not right TO inter-
fere with our college curriculum, but
go further and say that ii is not en-
pedient or wise 10 do so. for the fol-
lowing rea sons:
l. II Is widely admitted tina, intel.
iectual training is better accomplish
! cd a the small college than al the in
stiiut!on which numbers its hundreds
and thousands The second report OF
| he Carne sic Founda ton is an All
thority on this point and undertakes
10 hN the teaching force Of the most
effective college q ten professors. ana
Chancellor McCrackeil OF New York
University. limits the number Of stu
dents 20 500. The latter takes the
ground that il the roll Of undergradu
ates exceeds that number there should
be another college with its own ad-
ininisira ton To quote the Language
OF William pinwiddic chancellor OF
.
"ConducI is better regulated at the
small college. intellectual training is
more easily and surely attended to.
personal influence of character formed
upon character forming is moro po-
tent student life Is cleaner and more
hcmclike. youth here becomes man
"ith the cift u Liberty graduated in
the giving The closer contact Of
faculty and students is Illustrated by
the EXPRESSION OF another eminent
educator that tho student goes
through the larger college. hut the
smaller college goes through tho stu
dent Some one else has said that
the value Of a teacher to the student
diminslics as the square of the dis
t2nte nr'A sns. According TO this
rule Of efficiency the colleEiate de-
partmcnt al the university has reached
Its limits both as to professors and
students. and another State institu-
ticn doing collegiate work is not only
eApedient bu; necessary. This insti-
tuition is supplied by William and Mary.
as at present conducted. This is not
duplication wastcful TO the treasury
any more than was the establishments
Of the three new normal schools in
addition to that at Farmvlle After
thorough consideration Of the ncli of
oducatton lie report Of tho Carnegie
Foundation for 100? declares that: ri
would appear that the system Of edu-'
cation in any state would ultimately
resolve Itself into ono university (pcr-
llars in the larger and more popuious
States. severaD. q small number of
strong colleges working in harmony
with it, a large number OF secondary
schools underlying these, and below
all, the elementary schools
a.3Anothcr ami all Important reason
for The existence OF our collegiate
course is found IN the small expense OF
a .a,,1 In ,ft...,. .NF nj
versty or any Very great collection of
STUDENTS necessarily breeds expense.
This is undoubtedly true OF our univer-
sity The total expenses Of a student
lat William and Mary College 10 not
exceed 5000; that Of a student at Tie
university may go as high as $1,000,
Having been a student al the univer
stH at time when tile cost of living
was much lower than now, speak Of
my. cwn Knowledge. Give the poor
boys OF Virginia chance TO got
masters degree At a reasonable cost.
Because OF this question OF expense.
doubt very much whether tho num-
bfr a,Iil!e university Would he Increased
by ten students II William ana Mary
closed lis doors
2. Another reason for the existence OF
oui college course Is tou-o IN the adj
vantGSez afforded TO GU. normal stu
dents WITHOUT changing th=ir place
df residence. iheytcau avail IN. elves.
the rsar.eie-ns ot1ree ,litior ani re-
6aeeG bp.tt - me coEieE ale courses.
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