Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-01
DR.. FRANK 3. AYDElOTTE
On Quality In Education


QUALITY rather than quantity in cduca-
W tion must now be the aim of the i'm
portant colleges and universities of the
country II they are to accomplish the best
results with the means at hand. in the
opinion of DIR. Frank b. Aydelotte. president
Of Swarthmorc College and secretary of
Rhodes Scholarship Foundation in the
United States.
THE time has come said DR.. Aydelotte.
when these institutions of learning must
take a decided stand on this matter. with
the enormous growth in demand for higher
education and the limited means which they
have on hand. they must limit the numbers
which they teach and concentrate on those
best equipped with intellectual power lo
60 on.
This does not mean that the rest Of those
knocking on the gates shall be dcnled ad--
mission to the portals of higher learning
This demand can and will be cared for IN
other ways. But if those of inherent genius
and great intellectual power are to b" de-
velopcd as they deserve ana we are 10 ptp,
ducc big men and women TO handle inc
gigantic problems that do and Will cohtror!
us, we must begin to concentrate
Must Draw Line Somewhere
Il do not mean that the total student
membership of these institutions Of learning
.hoW hn made m exclusively of intellectual
giants. 1t is important that we also u'Nc'op
n large body of less gifted but SuhStahllai
men and women. who form the bone anu
sinew of our Nation. as we'll
''But as conditions are now and prooaoll
viii continue to be, the line must be drawr
snmowhcrr The future will see this greatly
increased demand for higher education met
with moro State universities, city collcscS
and imnIor colleges. Most Of the states IN
the country now have the hrSt OF lheSe,
which because OF th"lr gr'a'tI ~, ",,,' n,,o
through public taxes and other snarr"S nn,I are
rnublcd to cover a wide and varied hrid'
.,'rho city college idea must lnhterlhIl"c
in a short time The Junior college mus
come too 1t has been tried successfully III
california. and would prove not only an
nrnnnmv hut n satisfactory solution of IN"
nrobcm provided by the present demand i"r
Eichcr education. Under that plan hlGh
school buildings md equipment ronld n'
ainzcd High school teachers as rue
have shown their htneSS lor YEA mug !.I"s a. ~"
thC courses covered in the hrst Two years "l
college. o,ou. oro -. .
rulo n nrcuuratiOn for the more or less
Snnriul courses of the later years, :" NAV
such "A course added to our high schools
,.o,I,d form n very satisfactory solution for
n mart of this problem. taking many aS f4r
ns they cared or were able to go. II would
also give many pupils me aaNannhsr "i II
,wo- yrar college course al nome. ciihllla'lH%
the extra expense OF attending 'o'''S' away
from home,
Would Aid Smaller Colleges
| .>I,,,, ,r the smollcr colleges that have
Ia, ro"tor. below normal should profit by
Iao t'o nrc.cnt condition and at the same time
take up part of TINS extra ".il'anu, ,. t.,
ihr man mani a,i"' ,ni~or.itirS and rnllcgc,
| norlan' ehu"Mru fnr a mara intensive
| should be- I" pr",,ii"u %oliryn thnt yitL
iibcra' ar's I ruuI"'" n' - .,tuL"nts whn hnv,
a CLOSELY PlrNr" ~" ,iIo,trol mnwcrs and her
shown Hnnr'"r nii nht,i'' institutinn. nf imnrmino
| lrr ln'lru''loh, Mnn'm w'.'Iid n,oyiLr ,r%
able I" c"il'r'' c, ,incrco now awarded afr ",
bachelor %, ",Tr "oHrs" could be made to mean