The New York herald., 1921-02-06
Outlines His New System
To Make Education Attractive

II is to make education attractive that
Mr.. Morgan has formulated his system,
which has no counterpart in the American
educational world, though 1t has some fea-
lures common to those Of few institutions.
Here is the outline of the new system in
Mr.. Morgan's words
I'm order inteligently to outline a cur
riculum for Antioch it is desirable to have
clearly in mind the product we are aiming
at the raw material we will have avail
able and the facilities which will be af-
forded for turning the raw material into the
finished product.
First, as regards the product. The un-
derlying aim at Antioch is to prepare men
and women to take an effective and intelli-
gent part in the tremendous readjustment
of life and society which the coming years
are to witness; and also to enable them to
have an intelligent and orderly philosophy
of the significance of life and of their place
in society. AS conditions necessary to en-
able them to fulfil these aims 1t is de-
srable
First, that they be economic assets to
society through being sef-supporting by
their productive effort; second, that they
be physically sound and able from a bio
logical standpoint to reach their full possi-
bilities; third, that they should have the
knowledge, outlook judgment and imagi-
nation which the characteristics of in
tellgent, educated and trained men, which
requires that they have a fundamental ac-
quaintance with each of the main depart
ments of human knowledge and interest;
and fourth, that they shall be controlled
by enlightened moral convictions and by
moral enthusiasm which will lead them to
commit themselves whole heartedly to the
fulflment of these personal and social pur-
poses. The curriculum of the school should
be considered as a process for bringing
about this product"
1t will be noticed that throughout his
outline President Morgan uses the Ian
guage of the business world, as his para
mount idea is to meet the needs of the
countrys economic structure. His method
of approval has brought to him as a result
the support of many industrial and busi-
ness men.
President Morgan then discussed the
problem of raw material" by which he
meant the students seeking education along
the new type. He said
"The product cannot exceed in quality
the essential quality of the raw material.
1t is part of the Antioch programme to have
this point given exceeding care in the se-
lection of the student body. In building
the curriculum we think IL may be assumed
that the student body for which IL is built
will be young men and women of serious
purpose, of fairly well balanced person
ality, at least of grade intelligence as
measured by the army intelligence tests.
and of degree Of maturity equal to that
of graduates of a first class four year high
school course. although preparation may
have taken some other form than the COM
pletion of such a course.
Some of the students will require course
of n preparatory nature to bring them up
TO consistent entrance standards. We
should prepare a schedule of common and
secondary school accomplishments which we
consider imperative. Beginning students
then would be required to meet this schedule
IN preparatory classes If they are not pre-
pared upon arrival
Now let us take up the production proc
ess The programme for Antioch College
in so far as the main body of students Is
concerned, contemplates an approximately
equal division of time between school work
and financially productive work The period
Of alienation has been set at from two
weeks to four weeks.
I'VE estimate that 1t will require about