The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
- RESIDENT JOHN GREER H1B-
pEN NJ p~rinccton has sympa-

thy with the progressive values
Of college education. rather thai a
mere academic expression OF It. and
believes that the world will be saved
by its scholars. and not by its dollars.
I'm the national issue OF prepared
ness, the value of the university
training to the man whom the new
world will most need Is quite as vital
a. mis- military training he said to a
representative Of THE SUNDAY SUN,
'pecause It involves the preparation
Of the man himself for other issues
than those Of mere physical conflict
or Of dangerous emergencies"
That the new world which the old
world IL making in the cauldron OF
war will probably find its salvation in
college preparedness brought about by
the universities of the United States Is
another Of his opinions.
s~rhe men trained In the UNIVERSE
Ties" said President Hibben, being
developed into capable men prepared
to face unforeseen situations. n men
whose purpose above all is not merely
personal efficiency. but a sincere desire
TO serve their fellows at large, are the
men to whom We must look for future
leadership"
President Hihhen insists that the
universities Of this country nave not
Justified those critics who have made
the charge hat college education Is
turning u the dollar man. rather
than the scholar a
IL believe that that education which
IS singled out by utilitarianism." he
said. does fit men to face the world.
especially the world that is to come
when the European war is at an end.
"The men who are to save the old
world made new must know many
things beyond the fighting spirit.
They must know something of the
spirit and form of classical literature
they must make themselves heirs Of
the past Of the race. They must know
something of the history of the world,
its art, its customs. It's manners and
morals.
"A man TO he prepared TO face this
new wonld must become familiar with
the principles of all the leading SCI
ences. He must know how to express
his thoughts verbally and in writing .
this must engage a large part OF hia
education. Then, to balance the
strength of his body with a true men,
tai poise. he must know something of
logic and psychology.
THE universities are doing their
duty toward preparedness by both the
practical and the ideal. and they do
not merit the criticism OF commercial
ism heaped upon them. The men who
are to save the world. to face the un-
known future brought about by Ill.
great conflict which is d~isintegratir;
the old forces. will be men trained IN
the universities.
They will not he the men who
during their college course have
adopted vocational studies. but those
who have taken the liberal studies.
Preparedness for the men who are u
face the unknown future will benefit
those who have spent their college
years in acquiring these principles
First. the leading sciences, second,
Latin and possibly Greek third, liz
erature II philosophy. In fact. he
course of standard and fine arts.
"This course is made for men of
initiative, men of the world in the best
n They are the men who should
10 familiar with the history of the
world. with its thought in the past
ages, as well as with modern thought,
THE subtle influence of well directed
thought upon the development 81
strong character is not often discussed
in the universities because to the
least thinking observer it is so obvi-
Gus. The effect of a university train
ing Is. above all, its development OF
character. its inspiration among schol-
ars to be of service to their fellows
and to the world.
"Individualism Is not the end Of uni
versity training. and | believe that the
broadest characteristic of university
students fulfils the aim and end of al
education. which Is the desire to serve,
II think il would be perfectly safe
to assume that "A very large percentage
Of the graduates of our universities
carry with them for life the conscious
ness that an educated mar has a mis-