The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03

equitably. but ] would doubt that DR..
Nearing himself meant what he at once,
after completing his jury duty. wrote
to the Evening Bulletin (January 1,
loll), IL 1t were not that l see he now
lcpeats tor permits II to be re-
peated under his name-in the New
York American august 2S. 1870.
injudicious statement.
1T seems to me that the original
statement was extravagantly inju-
dicious, considering that n coordinate
department of his university was de-
voted to the teaching Of the science in
which he he had no faith
whatever. Its public repetition now.
with his approval. even IL only as part
Vt extracts from his writings, seems
further to stamp 1t as "a deliberate
opinion.
III he had said that the technicali-
ties of the courts have become absurd.
that their decisions are often hard to
reconcile with Common sense, that they
have little by little come to exercise
powers that belong to the Legislature
and 70 the people, l. personally. would
have agreed with him. Hut to teach
mat tnc courts and the law are ut
terry unworthy Of faith is unsound and
unsafe. II is the sort OF thing hat
leads, IL the seed Is SOW on favor
Al lie soil, tc iiangirgs like that WI cr
in the Leo Frank case has Just dis
graced Georgia. And II II IS said hat
Il - "a mere question Of nicely of eN-
preston. | would reply that just such
nicely should he expected from y com
rtcut teacher.
There are professors in the univer-
sity to-dn, whose lives nave been de-
voted to teaching far NOR" exact
sciences than y * possibl" for law or
economies oyer To become. Some OF
them rhiuk Nat iii" doctrines sought hv
pr. Nearing are uumitisatcd moorshinc
rrlde'pi ! do $40. agree "!tn
them. but I consider that they are at
ui,crjy It hold tina; opinion. IT, how
, eyer. they announced :" their .lasses
! md to the public that the" faith in tho
! .'taucC ~ economies had been utterly
) destroyed should r,ga'd them VIII
..r less respect tha now do.
W nave. | believe. non oar fac
/ ulti-s earues; CHris,ian Sc.'nt's,s. No
| o'c has even thought of interfering VITA
them .r any WAY. "e.;ais'" Ir one
! could have less rcsl,c. / he " doc r.ues
: tan ! have. bu; ! would 1T dream -
uhircting to their urcseut Z heir Jews
{ and th,i' reasDi> cor .''.: 30 9th
Students ami lay aIi.Hn' :. ho",;er
they took the opport-' g s'y--rs 7
suppos" they might :'u'Ar!'i! So -'';
they had utterly les. fl't. /. III" &C. caco
= medicine. | would begin 20 wonder y
they were lot oVc.Stepping The bounds
u p.opri.ty ard .f IRE speech were r.t
| dcg"rerating into license.
"Eu: II I found for example. tn tie
| prufeSSo" z Roman languages was I'M
d--taktng destructive criticism a. medi-
cine "a part % his public work, I should
At least begin 10 doubt his y Ssesso" o'
the balance and ~eluipoise, the common
sense that is as nee nSssiry to a success
ful and useful teacher as any degree of
technical equipment.
In the Nearing Ease. as In all similar
casos. the ,ec I'd of the board. as a board
must be taken into account " a fair and
impartial judgment is to be reached.
have already Indicated what that record
lone more example must suffice and
IS heretofore. Il seems 20 me necessary
for .ho purpose Of eliminating the idea
u prejudice 10 explain that my views
and n. Ne,rirr's are no, divergent.
"V hc,i've that the time a~pproache.
when 4, will no wise { 80 the trustee
20 cnnS der some plan ~ which 'nde
oe~"lance %: gifts 20 the university IRON
, individuals may i've reached. The he
more thar ore possible way OF reachint
that condition. ! have give the matte
much thought, and have. ] .r!nk. Reached
n conclusion but IL has never Vet G m
M for discuss,or by the board. and IA
not know what attitude :hey would as
sumo. I. is obviously one OF vast i'm
prr:drce. Ut must some time be settled.
"Rut In the meanwhile we M ST Ger
it.nly do depend. as we I'VE for man.
Years, on the generosity OF individuals
nj only for the legitimate and neces
sary enlargement of the university h.
ew buildings. new laboratories and new
Quipmer;, but also for IT, daily mainte
oance. for the work - the hospltal-th
most important laboratory Of the medica
echoul-the work Of the museum. the eN
tension OF university teaching to othe
centres, the very S-Cial service wor
directly in the line with many Of Dl
hearings most practical ard importan
doctrines
Now. as | have said. | nave per
sonally come 20 think that this Shout
end. But IL has not erded. and. for
time at least, IL must continue othe,
wise a serious and radical modiflcatl'
% university policy for which caref,
thought and preparation are essentis
would be precipitated upon us prema
'urcl".
with this intensely disagr"sahI
duty to discharge. It is undesirable. "
deed IL is positively harmful, 10 :