Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-14
THE PLACE FOR THE SNAIL CoLLEee,

president MAN, OF Grinnell College.
Il his annual report to the trustees,
discussed the question, els there a
place for the independent college?" and
his illumination Of the policies Of the
Gr1nnell school fully answer the ques-
ton but the statistics of attendance,
appended to his report contain in
themselves an adequate answer. In
spite Of an increase from $50 to $40
per annum In the price Of tuition and
in spite Of the Authorization of the
preparatory school by the virtual elm
ination Of the first two years work Of
a four years academy course, the at
tendance at Grinnel College has
steadily gained from a total of 496 in
1905 to $50 in 1911
Grinnell College along with Beloit.
co-ordinated with Harvard University
that students in the collegiate classes
of each can interchange as between the
independent college and Harvard Col
lege without additional preparation. By
special arrangement a Harvard instruc-
tor exchanges places with an 1nstruc-
tor In each Of these CO. ordinated coll
leges to further unity the work of each
and the requirement now insisted upon
at Harvard University Of collegiate de-
grees as a condition upon entrance to
~ rSo1S
ates a very large place for such col
leges as Grinnell.
However, the president Of Grinnell
College as we'll as those responsible for
the conduct Of all schools of it's class
fail to emphasize the one advantage
possessed by the small school which
appeals most to the parent who directs
its patronage AID that is the superior
moral environment Of the small school.
Boys and girls al IS years of age going
away from home to school for the first
stituted more or less of a problem at
home, are no At subjects for the aver
age university environment. College
life in a small college located in the
small town Is more Of an enlarged
family life. A boy or girl In town like
Grinnell and school like its college
can't go so very far wrong without
the whole town knowing it and half the
town anyway stands monitor for the
benefit of the college faculty. Most OF
the business and professional men are
college graduates of established ideals
of conduct They are in constant social
contact with the college teaching force.
The media Of communication between
town and college is constant. 1t is
much as tho the older brothers and
sisters Of a large family were still liv-
ing at home and assisting in the guard
ianship of the younger children.
The moral environment Of the small
college Of such a class as Grinnell
offers its inducements which no
amount Of superior equipment and
buildings can outweigh with the par
ent who carries the average load OF
apprehension which goes with youth
or lass Of IS years of age.
When young man has spent four
years away from home in the small
college he will have in a measure es-
tablished his habits and at the age Of
% to 25 he may meet his noted in
structor in a postgraduate school, at a
cafe. or club and discuss science or
philosophy with him over friendly
glass Of beer without inviting demon
alization. but this is hardly the envir-
onment to be sought for high school
kids. President Mains suggestion Of
family houses to be built and operated
by the college for the housing Of the
Young women of the school is a eug-
gestion which will lead to perfection
of this family environment which is
ever to be the speciality Of the small
college; it's selling feature, as it were.
in commercial pariance.
A TIP FOR AMES.
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