The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-12
THE OB[|GATION or
GOLL[GET0STATE
REBERS THEME
Interesting Statement as to
New Fields Of University
Work Given at Inaugural
tiOn Of Or. Bumpus.

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Tufts college. Mass. June ie.-Df
Hcmtn Y. nampus. Nho was elected
president ~ TUfts College laat sep
temticr. WIG formally inauRurafcd to-
aav. Dr rimeus has held a numscr
of Important pnsiiionf ~ a professor
al biology and youlor. inciniihp tho
directorshipa or the Biological iabara-
ator, 81 the unltcd states fish COM
mission ht Woods Hole, Mas. ana
the American Museum of National
History la New YorN but from 1911
up To ais election 20 the presidency
Of Tufts he WIS me business man
aaer of The University of Wisconsin
\ theme of the inaugural day was
aThe nbligatio NOT college To STATE.
the subject Of an address by Or,
Louis IS Rcbcr. dean % the cxtcn-
sion division Of the University u Wis
yonsin.
Defining this obligation "a that ~
! creating an intelligcni pubic opinion.
Dean Reber said "Egcn the most on
tlmistic prophets have been compelled
TO admit O possible failure 90 our In
riltuticns. in adequate preparation %
tho great majority II the people, for
the exercise % their privileges of cit-
isanshIp. whether iu business rela-
tions. In social life oF IN politics.
Hc dealt largely with university
! exsenaioa-the "carrfins Of the uni
versity To- the people'-as a means 60
4, meet fhis obligation. and said.
The day Is past. we may conti-
IDENTITY believe. when ihosr who aspire
10 leadership and the comparatively
small number who can afford nc
: luxury OF "a high pressure period ~
I eduoationaf pursuits for the sake OF
| personal plcaiurc and prestige the
I day IL past we believe when these
alone may hope % claim the adsttn-
tagcs &c the splendid resources of the
great educational foundations ~ the
world We are IN an err which OK
tends 10 tho funniest limit the daH.
cling conception ~ an edicationai
I system under which, for every genius
whose Sits are developed. there
shall be prepared q multitude 90
share the benefits ~ tho achieve
nent-to utilize the material values
Of rcsearch-to appreciate and on
joy the masterpieces of art. ~ music
and ~ literature
The speaker told some of the re-
/ suits of extension work az Wis'on-
sin. and after mentioning the use the
state made ~ tho university. In call-
liug Us men 90 serve on commissions
boards and committees. said
Next 10 service TO the govern
ment. Wisconsin h perhaps most
widely known for the measures
adopted IN the nuroductiop nnd.
spread ~ Industrial education when
the act WINS passed prHFiding cduoA-
ifion Tor employees between the axes
of 90 ana 10, BE- was believed that o.
tension Would become Lees valuable
ne an Instrument of VoCatiOnl riuca-
Z ton Contr1rv to this expectation
. ln The cities thc work shifted go q
I diffcrcut. usually higher grade. and
in the smaller lows (nut anectod hs
the iavl the demand Tor clemcntnr'
I industrial training continued 90 bNW'
The rcsuits from this phase pf TX
ltonslon teHrhltV IRE great but "
must MOI be- overlooked tnrt courses
OF study adapted to the H"eds ana
interests uf The owners or anpcrin-
tendentf may have wider social ana
economic galae. The eul!ghteumont
of one employer frequently carries
greater benefit t0 his community
than the Improvement efficiency 81
many employee.
I'm every respect extension teach-
Ing corresponds Geo That carried on
within the institution. with The ex-
%ception that it Includes "a wider range
OF application. The languages liter
allure and he uffs. lp addition 90 the
stiemlfr COURSES are given by cor
reSpondence stsdy and IN classes.
! Furthermore. The v6rk ~ the depart
ment Of lfcturos b. made as hishly
inspiratiohm ana odncalionnl ns wiil
) be accepted hy fhe audiences ad-