The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

tlHN'tIioT OF New NOrk Uni
tefsi't makes in the current number
o. Sci.Hcs some suggestions regarding
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d. eNI'',''u " .""e CONCERNING 'ne pro-
posed hduoha' university Dr. Brown
writes To part as follows:
"The question Ia much larper tba,
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LdU'"''''' ." P''"cips' e'eHieHts are
hose f,,alIhg To a national university. to
Federal AID for elementary schools. to
.,. ,rotpotion Of ayricu,,ura, and o,,o.
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"eher "s"'u'lo"s' ana hhaiiy those re-
.atng 10 the Bureau OF Education. which
must, after all, have an important place
" it, own IN the general scheme. We
PASS over the Military and Naval acad-
emes. the schools Tor Indians and other
special educational undertakings in which
our Government Is engaged; and this
paper must DE limited to the problem, as
old az our Federal Government Itself. of
4 national university. Here We shall try
only 10 get some glimpse or the bare
framework oil vast design.
There is one side OF our whole ma
uonal NE ana hatiohai government which
nelheT economic nor boi'Ical but SCI
enthc anu must De scientifically dis
e'ned. ne prooieh OF u national uni.
efsiy Il inc problem or tho organizs-
tor o' WIS sc'enlihc SIDE In some Few
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'es IN out redera' system IL mas been
ecosh1eu irasfneh'arllN' ana as IA result
various sP''''l COMMISSIONS ana scicutlhc
'Ir'aNs naN' como INTO existence What
is'h'1V u u''I'hrE ORGANIZATION Ana
nay u 's'N DISSEMINATION, IS renuisIt" III
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"a y 'he prIhcipai thing NJ the present
I'M
among the onices ana institutions TO
ie brought together IN this unique uni
efsl'y would naturally be the Library OF
congress. the permanent organization OF
ne census once. the Geologic survey !
ne Bureau of Standards. the Naval OBJ |
'rvatory and possibly the more strictly |
"rtifc offices OF the Department of |
agriculture. The Bureau Of Education |
mould be included, so far AZ its typical /
'.'"- are concerned provision being /
.' ,.--Ndere for the discharge OF its .
administrative functions. Il does no,
'ppear that the special form of organi-
alton Of the Smithsonian Institution
would prevent II from being made a mem. /
er Of this central group, in which It's
lusoun would BE- OF the utmost i'm
ortance. II not incorporated In the new
Fsahization IL should al least be related .
o Z through some close afflliation.
ut Is not TO be supposed that the
nor" putting together on paper of these
f"at Government offices would make
GcH a national university as is here
forosed. The Federal legislation which
h"lid brIng them into one interlocking
l'dp Would be but the bare beginning
10 adjustment OF their mutual relation !
hIs IN" rounding out Of the orgsniza-
'' %. the addition of needed depart
'"'S ana activities, the settlement OF
10 '''dtons or the university to other
an mes OF the Federal Government and
e"I'"'ohai systems and institutions
tme couiltfy-a!I OF these
WIZ eau Tor lrhaglhation ana fore
o., "u "u'h',l.s,rd'Ve ability or the
,',G 80 , n1er me authority aud
,r'.d sapport OF ,ne congress OF the
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