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

versity. Their combined attendance
| In 1Se1 was 1,IJ1. BY 1914 the lurn-
ber Of students had risen to l,s22. mn
increase Of 81 per cent. During the
Same period the attendance in liberal
| arts 1t Cornell University. the Uni
versity Of Ohio, the University ~
! Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State
College had risen from 6s97 to H.
/, sol. an increase Of 1913 per cent. In
1904 the combined income Of the four
| Baptist colleges was $320,73s. BY
| 1914 the income was $5l5,597. an in
crease Of so per cent. In the same
period the tax-supported colleges mad
raised their combined income from
| s2,26S.047 to s6.127,5ST, an increaee
Of ITO per cent. While the strong
church colleges in these rich States
had made noteworthy progress in both
attendance and income. they were lets
relatively far behind In both respects
by their powerful unsupported
neighbors. II the comparison should
the showing Of the UNCONVENTIONAL
! colleges would be far worse as COM
pared with the rich and all-ensuIfing
State colleges. The distance between
the two types In attendance and in
come Is SO great In most of these
States that there IL no real ground
for instructive comparison.
Big Question II Efficiency.
/ While there is nothing in the fore
going survey to cause one to despair
of the future OF the church college,
the crumbs of encouragement are few.
While these colleges have all ma he
some progress in financial strength
and in attendance. the rate of prog
Il H..
the State colleges, has been diseou<ag-
ingly slow. II conditions of the last
decade should continue for five de-
cades, or for a century, the results
might be alarming. Let me say right
! here that to my thinking Il is not
question of survival of the denosni--
| national college Most of these col.
| ieges already have enough property
| and endowment to insure their sur
vival for an indefinite future. The
| question Is much bigger than one OF
mere survival 1t is a question os
efficiency. and of opportunity for the
maximum OF service. What matters
/ ii whether the UNCONVENTIONAL col
ieges of particular State or sec
ton survive or not. II they fail to at
tract the best type of student, if thei
faculties are made up of paoriy-paiu
teachers of seconi-rate ability and IL
they fail to maintain their Libraries
efficiencyY have feeltny ~ nro.
found affection FIR the denor,ina.
| uonaI coijege hut I ,rus. 49,, -,
! fooli.h .entirnert u,o,,Ia ,,rafar :,
| ace thar, All nerJsb tha, 10 saa ,ber
have q name to live. while they arr
slugGishly inefficient. or practice ed
ucational quackery.
What, then. Is the outlook far ~
u...... .Ion eIese Does "a
SITUATION contain any cheer not ex
p Vu ~ isurers A%, no ot,
iAakHe 'na. 'he STATE coheges wa
ueefeAse IN nun oers' In Hacoine, o.
| - N ene eo,.fais, 49,
oO. 1"a uouu.iess viii hheFea
$500 IN resources, IN enrohmehs
ssuoeH.s and IN eIhcieneS' l expec
.n'o 1no siheeTey nope nor IT max,
no waI On the state coiiege, but WIS,
~ well. anu as ctIzen, stand read.
80 pronHols as pIosper.ty 10 TIE eH
s "a ny aty. me ashof'll2a.
sio"al coness muM nope Ior success
", v" ue unsi1s Or efeniual de
/ .nne ~ ths Ss" coisese, pue apef
| s 1919 9. i own worth ana M
! indispensa Bile service 1t can rende4
/ 20 society. Fuftnefmore, no onf
stou4u permit nimseil 10 pelieVe ina
uSn0i4.0.ioh"i appeai Wa
| olins st"uen.s IN any consioera hse
NUMBER. "ha.eVer your private opin
| ION may DC as 70 what ought 70 be
80 40 ms nhas.sr. you Know, u you
| .1e.,,. III IA.s' VA 'lie oehoIi'iha
a.alion .. 'he patron ~ ohiy one
iac,oI, anu IS usually minor lactoi
"a ae.erIninihs .ne seiection 81 col
| ,ess LOT on OF oausnler' WIN rev
..ioiV,ouA. tug appear OF denomina-
slonai sehumeht IS Sui strong bul
WIN me ma,ority II Goes not count
alons slos I.nah.,s', social ana per
soma NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is hopefu.
sn. ~ .na' as ,ne average O
a.ses .hs eHo'ce oi ooheke
comes s1ouAly-'ery sraduasy--ts
~ e moI. anu more on the pass
2. euucauonAI worm ana enIlclency
.o.C WHY ram
low ask uhs Quest'on AGAIN "ha'
- ,"e ou'iook Ior .he oehoninationa
soileees Anu : answet Win eonVic-.
uon .nat tne ou.Iook ~ indeea gus
nea .ehlnE 4or most ot tne uehofniha-
L S.s us ines aFouse
snMr oorMAn. energies, announce
ny P.oka.: uho oItnk .ne pubic
~ % sneiF inherent