South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-16
NEW TYPE OF MAN is
OBJECT OF COLLEGES
University of Michigan Puts Person
atty First in Scholarship
Offer.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Sept. 16-
Is the modern American university
developing new standard of men :?
Is the premium being taken off book
learning and placed on personality?
Judging from conditions expressed
in new scholarship announced by
Pres't n. B. Hutchins of the
university of Michigan. a new science
may soon be introduced into our uni
versities-the science of knowing.
mingling with and influencing men.
In other words. the classroom will
continue to make students but out
side the classroom another agency
Will be at work developing the hu-
man. practical side of "A man.
The terms OF the scholarship in
dictate an effort to develop a type of
college man who will represent the
ideals of the practical man as well
as the scholar.
The students Of the university of
Michigan. through their organiza-
ton known as the Michigan union.
are to elect one of their number an
nually TO represent them in scholas-
tic life at a European university.
This plan, formulated IN connection
With the campaign now waging to
obtain a S1,00O.0O0 home for the
union, viii make the undergraduates
themselves responsible for the type
of man sent to compete against Eu-
r0peans in general scholarship. ath-
letics and all the other activities of
collegiate life abroad.
The committee in charge of the
unions general campaign has set its
face against only one class of mix
err In requesting DR. Hutchins to
define the character o. the union
scholar. the chairman of the commit
tee said:
Il have not in mind at all the
beer drinking mixer: he is an unde-
sirable, and of absolutely no account
in this age"
The real popularity on which the
students are to gauge their repre-
sentative is slSetched in this wise:
A student of high standards. a big
broad man among his fellows: ne
should he a finished product of the
Michigan union as il works under
ideal conditions: the highest type OF
young man that could be developed
by contact with thousands of bright
young men. with ability to meet mer
of all classes and to make a good
impression on all men: the type tC
which older men are attracted. the
kind they are pleased to meet: the
sort able TO hold attention. through
sheer personality"
Capacity in the classroom. in lead.
ership Of his fellows in undergrad
uate activities. in the committee
work which executes the details OF
Michigan union MANAGEMENT. in ath-
! lectics or the drama or college jour.
nalism. is to be the paramount quail.
| ification raised before the eyes Of the
electors
A fund for the maintenance Of thi,
representative abroad is TO be created
at the same time the million dollar.
/ for the Michigan union club house i.
raised among Michigan alumni in Oc
\ tOber. In fact. the total sum to h
raised is 100000. Of that. $1,000.
/ 600 viii be used in constructing and
maintaining n club house for alumni
and students, associated in tho Mich
| igan union. The 500. 900 Will be in
/ vested by the union trustees at "a rate
\ that VIII insure the holder OF III.
/ scholarship 200 for z years resi-
/ dencc in any European university p,
may elect An effort VIII he made Il
give one Michigan student a year tn,
advantages Of the scholarship. in
stead Of one student a two or four
years term at a specified institution
In these details. the Michigan unioT
/ scholarship Will differ MATERIAL,
/ from the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
for Americans and colonials at OK