Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-06
Man O|M|N|sHEs BY
DEGREES SAYS
PRINCETON man
Prof. Andrew Fleming West
Says We Have Thousands
of Specialists Who Have
Crazy Ideas.

kansas 'lH. Mo-. 'prU 6-Thc
world TODAY uH- too Wau, specialists
tho goHl ot Vhu~o ambition is within
Go" uHr r"v CONFINES of m,dlncrity. and
to" few 90, thusr broad minded mon
who recognize up limits go their
search 'ut -,ur.a Auo,i.dg,. ace
c"rdiug Go Andrew Fleming West,
dean of tho Gradual, college at
Princeton university vino spoke 10
ih' PRINCETON Alumni association ai
the University CLUB.
'Tho tree uf ouov i.dg, OF todn, ''
tn educator said, "his specialist
p'r'hcd ON .t,ry tVIg who knows
lttle cor nothing about l, g.rai
world of HnoNlcdg, about him. Til,
'rouhlc d. that We have thousands ~
mon afflicted with IN, crazy idea of
acquiring a. d"gr,. and 10 has boon
WN observation that bs IN, degree .
ioneth'n tho man rlminishca Tho
1r'1t schools of th, cuuntt, should
not place 10 premium ON mrdloeri,s.
What the world needs and wants l4
men OF general knowledge. who know
something of tho world and uf tho
great intellectual force, that dominates
~ Th' 'ruc man Of KNOWLEDGE knows
'Is How men. knows Of the impulses
ana forces which control HIN aud
MAKE him what %, b.. and. above AN.
loves mankind"
For the last fifteen years Dean NJ
hos boon engaged ,u what hs. proved
10 h' h's greatest ne YORK that OF
making possible gradual. rollcLo M
princeton university Ir hi. address
last
ambitions with .,srrrt o. tn. accom-.
pIielins "f hts dc.i.o. aud .umuhna
'i ih' ouliculti's encountered n at.
tanning g iulnllm,ut OFT H.
students Wake universities.
ne lair "i every uuINtr.it. r,.t,
with no, student body" H, Said "rb,
professors are not utlrl, $50 .4..ptDl
90 tho students ae ar. o.. students tn
mo professors Tho honor ,,.t.ru
which NrigInut.d ul Princeton In tSq9.
among the student th,ms.I.... b,u
done much toward clryutins Princeton
90 tn position she holds .ruoup tho
-rort educational ccntcr. ur OBJ. world
\, examination times thor, ar no
members OF tho faculty ur others in
summation nan 60 watch Those, TAX.
ins examinations. no. is th,ra any
h'rd Tor such watching : violation
"i The code of honor which imp,ls
'drh student 90 stand or fau san what
hr r'Hilv Is virtually is uuholrI of
In the FIRST place il 9. essential 40
should have professors i'm lolc win
th"ir work ana with their pupils Men
q" brains and ambition NIll not conn.
~ they ave ticd down and restricted In
tdet INVESTIGATION ana search for
hnoWl'dg". 10 Is not mono, that
hrins- such mon, hut thc opporiun.
iiy presented for fnrthorlug tu.r Urc
work although might add ,hat they
t'ldom come without % money con-
Iteration"
In referring to Princeton, Dean
West -udt
ne man who would enter the din.
'"i""ilc service of the United states.
should De political economist He
should ho % student of history lie
"'uld KNOW geography. ana above AMI
ne should D, a student of men We
lr"p"'' mat IA, man. who hn. IL In
him 10 become "a Darwin. shall not
'hil h"c'us" OF lack or opporunitv
IN" man Nhu shows hlm-plf ,4ua,,to
VIII he taken car, Of W., ,yiu t,l.
ms note ana hr can pay u~ whenever
d. wants to do ,p. r. teach Those
non we are going to sopur. prof.s.
'"gs VIII" must have thrc, great ouai-
ilcailpns. the love OF know ledge. the
"Vo OF impar'ing knowledge. and love
.or The object they are teaching