The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-05

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FOR II long PERIOD IN our American
history inc coHegcs eat"hllshtH ny or
canned bodteS OF '-hllstit'hs h"1 Inc
lieid OF hlEns eo4satioh 10 mem
selves. in All countries ana II. All we we
centuries eoucatioh mas p'ei pit enid
or Fensiot'. thopeh soa1"tihle1 ptcPH.
lug the iosteE cAlId OF ne Statf -
was SO IN Ahieiiea, ana RON. % .,
| When harvard olie&t was l"uho@o
ny Ne" f1.'s ana 4flt ats, d' WI 10
me crosse OF tfte 'tNh ar ~ 500 ID
p'iiou ~ -"V years tue "+ i'iI''6-
( tiohhi coliese was me pfeNdicnt a19
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'cas ing - IS tfut 'HHt E'ilte 'a.5fte
koFeft 'thts' notaelS .'"f'h NaFoil4f'e
teafsta ana NfR zat,, had flaoe pih=
VISION carry IN the nineteenth century
A"f HlSh@F eoheatlou az puoHc eN-
Pehse, out enthusiasm FOR 'neSe pro
jects was IarselF iaeklne. ihe Chi-
NeIsie% o5 siFklhla' i3id out on ~ afs
pans oS Ieii@F9oh' ga dtt'att hat'"Hds
at'etl,lon prior 20 tue tlVll war aha
s@st SAh'a oohliiaHl h3AlN'AEs pNt4
"ine southern territory hNt taxing
/ ne cooht,E az iafbe u remains tf"e
no. - oe"0i,iii W iiat t"neEe ftifi
| 10 1870 was inc pre-. atSH| aLet gum
ii'- 5iuiahe W" ~ 1.lheItStt 70 't5t'
IN the ha|l century that ms eI&fae@
/ since the Csvil War the establishment
ana aeFe'opnent or unsupported
scHoois Of all grades. from the *inder~
gar,en TO the university. has progreSeea,
| "i,h Wonde4tul raF1dlty' me oniF
compafapie educational development
IN all history Wa& lhat % germany
after the Napo}ponto wars IN this
marvellous edAcaltonai growth ana eN-
pansfon IN America the state colleges
nave -ricnly ah&red. Ihey nave IN
creased IN number ana IN resources
| Mt such q rate that mary persons have
renewed the nme not faf distant when
iney would occupy the entire reta o.
hlehef edncatlon TO the exclusion NJ
ali other types, and especially to the
exclusion and extinction OF the former
dominant type, the RECOMMENDATIONS
coiiege. factors IN tFis CROWN OF TEE
STATE coiie ses nave neon lneHe2sed Ut
taAaole values IN all t@e states, Tire
apportonment or public lands to e@7-
cational purposes, tire demands OF IT'S
dustry Tor trained WORKERS, and Hn-
derGeafh all other FORCES heightened
appreciation Of the value OF ed1eaAoH
10 al men Except so lar @& roman
ehthoHcs are concerned. IN" STATE mas
eompieteiy pre-empfed t3e ft}d ar Gle
mentars education, has almost GOV
cred the rield or secondary educator
and 1as entered all departments q
nieher education except theology The
state eoiieges nave Followed three gen
erai lines OF development, the norma
coiiege, the agricultural ana techno-
logical college, and the State uni
VeTsi1y- All three Safe1eS OF, coieg
nave given more or lass training IN ito
erai arts me state university, IN ad-
dition 70 Its college or liberia arts.
mas incluaed COLI ses or law and medl-
cine. ana OH nnmes ehglnes'ihg, az
r1cuiture and education the tendency
10 give large place TO Focaton9l and
professional education mas always
| neen strong IN the state col eyes. ana
seems 10 grow stronger WltA eaeh
passing year.
ikafe OF Progress Relatively slow.
10 many students OF education 1t
would De gratrNing IT the denom!na-
tionaI colleges, so long TGe-eminent In
the Held or higher education In Amer
icA, coulo snow similar expansion and
erowtn during the last fifty years, But
the !acts 90 not Justify such clain1
Whiie as q CLASS they nave increased
their resources ana attendance. and
ADDED TO their courses OF study. their
rate OF progress mas been relatively
so slow that TO many they have seem
! Cd 10 retrogress IL IL worth while
70 inquire Httie into the causes of
THIS relatively slow development IN
! the decaoes or national prosperity
through Wnich We nave Just Passed.
] or course, everyone understands
that UNCONVENTIONAL colleges have been
i depenoen. upon voluntary and spas
moolc sHts Tor tnelr chlef support.
ihey nave charged ices Tor instrnc-
tion. and higher fees than State col
ieges; but no fees that they dared
| charge would pay the expenses OF In
struction and maintenance. The de-
| nominations have thus far failed 10
PROVIDE regular and adequate means
! Tor the support OF the colleges under
their care, and 1t may he truthfully
said that these colleges have had no
income adequate to their charging
nAA6A II a