El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-26
~ RASHINGTON. d. c.. April 26.-
M Since politics plays an i'm
-o-+o0+ mart in tho dav-a1on-

sar de Of college men arc entering each
yea upon political careers, it mas come
within the province OF the American
university II provide a training Thlch
will fit Them for the duties Of their
posftions. So the Study OF political
science has developed along the most
practical lines. It Is only lately that
educators have reached the conclu-
sion that tie government of a nation
is a distinct and important business
and that its government otticers snoud
have as expert training for their work
as is given for the practice Of otnef
professions
Some comment was caused IeW
weeks ago BY the announcement thar
patrick = MCGOWAN, a political leader
OF New York City, had equipped a po-
Iftical laboratory for Columbia unlNer-
sitv and generously provided tOr It's
maintenance for two years w ME the
! political laboratory idea sounded new
rs work is not for practical politics
mas been studied in Columbia UNIVERSE
ty for years and the students in the
political science department are RE-
0uently in attendance upon district pO-
lltical meetings and are OIIen TAKEN
to Albany to attend sessions or the
legislature Mr. McGOwans laboratory
is simply a large room IN Wnlch are
collected public documents OF every
kind, newspapers from all parts of the
country including county, weekly ana
monthly periodicals, together with fed
eraL state and municipal publications
which every student of politics can use
To advantage This laboratory viii
furnish the material for many lively
debates in the active debating clubs
which belong TO the oepar IInen en-. OF p o5
litical science in the university. ana
incidentally il will give to every Yisl-
tor a better comprehension Of the
term political science
Prizes for Political Essays
y. ". Harris. Of Cleveland. is stlmu-
lating the interest in modern politics
by the offer Of five prizes Of from
$50 to $3.50 to political science stu
dents for the best essays on modern
political subjects. This offer IS open
to all college and university students
in Indiana Iowa, Minnesota Wisconsin
and Michigan. William Jennings Bry-
an has given e prize to the University
Of California to be awarded to stu
dent in modern political sciences Tor
the best essay discussing the OppOrtu-
mites of a free government
The nOlitical science student receives
a complete training in political theo-
I ries, information relations and the
different forms of national and mu-
nicipal governments in the world Up
on this foundation he may build up
course suited to the particular branch
II work he desires to specialize in. II
he desires TO start his political career
N his home city, he applies himself TO
studying the government Of mumci-
Ialities, taxa ioE. municipal finances
and kindred II ne wishes to en-
ter the servi Of his state or the ma
tional government. there are many
subjects provided for his onsiderar1ons
each Of which will give live knowledge
regarding some phase Of political work.
If he inclines toward a diplomatic ca
. reer, he studies methods Of diplomacy
International relations and treaty
laws.
Learning Political Science.
There are numerous methods Of Civ
ing instruction in political science. The
University Of Chicago has adopted a
novel method Of teaching municipal
methods Of administration. Problems
based upon conditions actually existing T
are given to the student TO be worked
out in lieu Of the ordinary eXamina-
ton For example he may be instruct
ca to arrange a system OF financing
/ the publication Of the water supply
or city without materially iucreas-
ing its taxes He Will be given an es-
innate Of the revenues and eXDendf-
lures Of the city on which to base his
ejaculation and ne is permitted to use
MS text books freely. but he must
I2' mulate an primal plan for solving
The political science departments Of
lne universities are frequently called ]
upon 10 assist the federal government I
Last year professor Wilcox II Cornell !
. University was the originator Of the !
pan by which the appOrtionment Of
representatives in congress viii be /
liked Tor the next 10 wears Professor
Wilcox was called into consultation |
Q. representative Crumpacker and
Eent to Washington to present his /
Fie"s TO the census committee.
College M=a rs Diplomats.
Ihere Is growing tendency on the J
part Of the United States government !
70 call college and university pr Isl {
dents into the diplomatic service. Ger
IiHns are uniting with American resi- /
cents OF Berlin in the establishment OF I
a memorial house 20 DR.. Andrew White, |
4JIHlerIy the president Of Cornell uni
Fersity, in recognition Of the value 81 /
ms service in promoting friendly rela
SSt.Cns between Germany and the United
states during his residence IN Berlin IS
ttLs american ambassador The mouse
is 10 be used for social purposes under |
Ile auspices Of the church Dr.. WnitO
attended while residing in Berlin. D.
Joseph b. Angel former president OF /
lhe University OF Michigan. was called I
INTO diplomatic service three times
once as minister to China in 1880, as
commissioner TO negotiate a treaty
with Great Britain regarding the fish
cries question in 1857 and as minister
TO Turkey in 1897
among the diplomats now IN service
VINO left university work to enter
diplomacy is Dr. Maurice F. Eagan. (
minister to Denmark, who was a mem
Der OF the faculty Of the Catholic uni
yersity OF America. The present min
lsIer to France, Robert Bacon. has es-
taDushed precedent however in re-
signing a diplomatic appointment to
accept fellowship at Harvard uni
Tersity.
How TO Make History.
The injection Of vOcatiOnalisnl as a /
was established earlier I'm the Unfver- /
stty of Wisconsin than in some OF the !
eastern Institutions It began I'm the
history department and the young me,, /
received instruction in how to make J
history as well as to study it, Tbs
pcnucal science department I'm this 11ri
versity, in addition to its otber
branches is this year devoting sDecisI
attention to criminOlOgy and an frof,{,--. /
as to how far existing forms of 49, [
eminent may be responsible for -
vailing conditions.
Another new course in the sar7a Il,
Edrtment OF the University OF We
consin is the study OF Latfn-Aroaricos-
political conditions and fnstifu+iO-Iti
This Will present a comparative st1l5+.
Of the constitutional and adrniriI.-oy
tive systems OF the Latin merfcs-, - "a a
publics as well as of those te-rito1,tte-
which have been recently ACQUIRES s
the United states and viii thus men,
a student Tor the new positions vbioG :
the increased relations with .b iIcn
countries are creating NNese
The theories and practices Of 1.--f-
latiOn are taught at WfscOref- SIS