The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-02-05

The first be stated somewhat foows Taking
its situation its probable its constituency what fields
of education ought the institution cultivated What the posi-
bies of the college, and what its limitations? This is
ton of educational policy fundamental and the solution that
is made Of controls greater smaller degree all other acts that
the college performs
question college Having
the field in which work. how scholarly and able
to do the work?
College boards of officers seldom place
questions in the foreground AS rule those who administer the
college with details They add here department there
the competition of nearby institution by parallel
study The like that of bureau The
cation by acceon not by of natural growth and
shedding of atrophed members.
questions any particular
tuition to be worked out by those who responsible for it. No
outside do It, The best that such is
give the point Of the outsider This has its advantages
its disadvantages outside point view disnterested
overook whole field by personal
influences On the other hand it cannot voice the aspirations the
hopes the strvngs of community of sae and educational
institutions must take into not only those things that
but the things that Educational institutions
sentiment than religious institutions the
other hand sentiment must not be allowed with sound
judgment The following general observations therefore these
two fundamental TOPICS they relate themselves to the three Yer
mont colleges presented from the standpoint of the educational
student who recognizes the value of sentiment and who willing to
such questions solved not only the ground of cold but
in spirit of educational sympathy
attempting to indicate feasible educational policy for the Uni
versy Vermont will take first of all its situation
cultured interesting community small city of
more than usual attractivene Such city ought to afford distinct
advantages social both the members faculty and
student body and the problem of those who direct such
institution would be to make the most of these advantages
of Arts Sciences of the university would be its first
greatest duty This college the oldest branch of the university
Whatsoever sentiment and tradition has clusters about
it. Here the university seeks to do two things liberal edu
cation to those who complete college their formal studies
liberal foundation to those who will seek preparation
the professions here elsewhere. accomplish these
the humanes and in the
The student who looks toward law toward medicine toward
neerng should find here thorough and fruitful foundation for his
profession.
pressing the University
mont the development of the State Agricultural College into fruit
full and efficient educational having stimulating relation to
industries the state The obligation do this all the stronger
the university accepted from the state this
has received through the state endowment from the
ona government question less of educational consistency
than Of educational honor that this college should be made strong
fruitful before the the general spent for other
purposes
In the third place the university at Burlington fitting and
able place for the development school of moderate
The state has large interests not touched which engineers
develop college of engineering having and vital contact
with these growing interests clearly within the possibilities and the
opportunities of the university
In the fourth graduate school would probably the natural
things slowly of the undergraduate instruction
however other division of American university work that
the past been less sincere and criticism than the
soaed graduate schools has been assumed that research work