The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

NOW these are the laws Of the Junsl.
And many and mighty are they:
But the head and tho hoof OF III. ,a
And the hsuneh and the hump l,-oA.-
And now for Prof. Ca,tclrs New B.v.,
address, which follows:
Tho situation OF "A teacher has .s
which are inherently undemocratic ~
has arbitrary authority over the consn',
ana Intellectual life OF his student. -.
Is paid by superior officials to oisclnIl,.
ana teach as they prescribe. The nrcs
lessor may lecture to hts c,asses ~.
dictirt eich der helig' Geis,.' and In o.b..
academic rotations may realize TIM, a.
lence Is silver and na,tery gold
ITO be half tyrant and half slavs de-.
not strike the average OF free ms,
tho pedaBoguc may be expert in his 90,
row held. while he Is In large ,neasu,.
segregated from the larger life a, "a.
Fellow men. Ills salary Is safe nd small
ms clothes are black and throadDarc; he
Is very respectable. but only half n,
spected.
The Inevitable dlnicult.es wo en.hasi,.
py providing on the one side a system a,
education which does not carry rs o,'n
appeal and must be enforced by e,orir,.
tons. grades. degrees compulsory attend.
ahee ana the like. while on tho other side
system or administration has devcloped
which puts the professor In - position az
personal dependence. lie is not only nm
free IN the sense OF the domestic q, cav,
whose wages, work, company hub!ss ana
saturdays off are set by the employer. but
he IL also unfree In the sense of the slayo
IN that lie IL held 10 his place hy forces
that he cannot resist.
This may DO In part carirafurc 49,.
the typical professor OF the novel o~ NAV
who hunts beetles while his daughter OF
wife engages IN ilirtaiious. bat "a carlca.
ture may depict and enforce the truth.
"a less obvious but equally uadero.
1 cratic aspect OF the academic career {.
due TO the fact that the proicsso. earn,
his living by teaching and the couduc,
Of academic routine. wnilc society depend,
on him for productive scholarship ard rel
ent,hc research Three quarter. OF ina
scholars and men of science in this coup-
try hold academic positions. Services 10
individuals can be pdid for hy thos. benc.
hicd, but NO have 40 machinery IN q
democracy by which services TO society
are paid for by the society
Public service can thus lie rendered
only by those who can spare tho time and
Is rewarded by recognition rcpiltatiou
honors, &c. Under arlstocra,lc ,na,i,u-
ions men OF inherited wealth may sorys
without salaries HS members ct uarlii.
ment. magistrates. university c!uncellor..
scientific men. scholars, ANA the like, and
may have their reward 20 social rccng,
h!tion. titles. mcnDorsl.p In exclusive So
chtl"s ana similar unconditional sanct.o-s
ihesc 10y products of oligarChy IRE It's
historical justification. responsibility for
pubic service IS plac on those who hay.
wealth ana privilege. But In 4 democracy
power and wealth, In go far as they ara
desirable. should be The. rewards O, uib.,
rNicc. hot i,s pcrqusitcs Trustee, .,
universities and members Of school bogrd,
VINO serve M!tAout S;tlar.', are likely 20
rt'he' services about equal in value 90 he
payment thy receive.
Amateur SCIENCE, whether by the man
o. wealth or lay tn" teacher become IN.
cr'1slhg!. ineffective as the boundaries Of
knowledge arc enlarged. The university
instructor. impclled by sheer love. carries
on " research, getting the time bv working
between hours and after hours Iu' he
cannot complete IL or put It In It's MA
~ tne orderly development of the science.
II" hopes To do SO In the sumiu,r but
family bills accumulate, and he mus -.
gage III the sweat shop labor Of the sum.
me! school or some hack work m. -.-
search becomes cold. perhaps something
OF the same sort IL done elsewhere q, b..
puD.!sned In sioNeniy way or not a. al
i have somewhat recently had Inc
privilege OF visiting the Bureau OF stand
ards. the Rockefeller Institute for Med.
cai research and the Research I.abora-
tories OF the General Electric Comra.,
mere We have three institution co.-
quoted respectively bv the ,;oV,rr,ngf,-
under private endowment ana by On ir-
uustrial concern, beside which the lab,r4.
tories OF physics, chemistry and Phys
ology In our best universities are DIS
tinctly umateurish and Inferior
Inc men in these Institutions d ne
larger salaries and better facilities 'u-
their researches than al" given IT, ts
universities hut their great advau.tsc
is that they ar. Investigators bv rr,i. No.
SION, iiF.rtir tp-
me professor paid for his most lup.-
taht work In the FIAT currency OF r,p4t
uon anu petty hunors. is IN "A potion
completely undemocratic
IL ~ 10 wonder that We have me
deinitasse storms of academic politics arl
socIal ne, or even that the p',,.l,at go"
our largest university could writ. 'Tr4t
.he academic animal Is u queer beast 3.
ne cannot have something at Mhoh 3.
crow and snarl he vii. rroWl and s.a'.
~ nothing at all.
There is one thing more absurd ,r.UJ
ioF professors To march Ia process ions au.
Nertls!ng by brightly ,olorsd gown, ny!
MOODS the degrees they have received. tli
mat Is 10 max" the financial I,W,.i 49,
scientific and scholarly work transfer =.
an executive position which prevents g.
INF such worl, thcrcIft,r.
In" una uurr"ilC aspects If o." = ~
demic lie are almost Wantou'. ,uht..,.'
- ~ I''AA'Hll hANhl'i'u iN lilt lll' -tNf .it
with the ensuing hierarchy OF deans All
heads of departments. Tho .Ntlau,l.
nary material development Of Tho coutg..
with no balanced ar.Stocratlc ~ stem. n4s
led To excessive power IN the hauIs
few individuals in politics, in business
and In educational work
Every sensible person believes ~ ..
dlNidual initiatlY" and Individual ry~l,.-
s!hl!itN. Tho safety IN mulutud, q
CouIScispTS is usually due to the one " Iu
does IN" job. ! Was editor Tor ten ,... ,
OF psychological journal with 4 ...
league ANA II VAS not ho!f n wrr' t-.H
hlr as to do IL alone, but m,r- r.'.
t"ic" as much ana the tougrJl v.r.i.
probably hay" been better il only ulr .,
Ne had conducted It.
Government Is a rough hu,ress. .
inns holds to a certain extent GOT s'0...
tondl institutions. The u'aN,rs.l' .,. ....
l'ge president has at least 50 ut....
the trustees, tho faculty, tho s'pl"r '.
alumni ih' general public Ill tN' r. p.
"rs ~! tho Purse, and each uc iic.t ...'
oirercn, and dlsruTdaIt interest '.I
Ideals. II is not surprising that Te % ...
IT troublesome to ride these various ho,s.n
and sometimes
Moves IN a mySt-rio.s vgr
His wond-rs tn perform.
THE difficulty IA that n an apfo.ftt
obtains unlimited DoWors whether IN The