Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-04
students in state U 3 I

Looking. TOR the present, at only
the institutions of higher learning, It
might be noted. in thinking OF the
church's part in education. that it Is
estimated that from Is to sos OF
the students In the state colleges and
universities are from church homes.
Likewise, 1t was pointed out to the
Presbyterian church more than TWEEN.
ty years ago. by Professor Kelsey, Of
Michigan, himself a Presbyterian,
that there were more Presbyterian
students in the University Of Michi-
gan than there were in Princeton, the
greatest university Of the P~resbyteri-
an church.
1t is likely to be true in any state,
where there is a standard state unt-
versity. as is true now in most states.
that there are more students from
the homes OF practically any given
denomination at the state university
than in the college maintained by that
denomination in the. state. That Is
true in u state, although this is not
a typical state in this respect on &C
count OF there being only two denom-
national colleges in the state. James
town College, taking out their sum-
mer school, shows ar enrolment for
! 1922, in all departments, including
music, their school of business and
academy, of 210 students, while the
university has enrolled 23S Presby-
terrain students. 1t is safe to assume,
too, that nothing like 1907 of the
students Of jamestown College are
Presbyterian students.
Expense Of Higher Education.
1t is to be noted further that the
proportion of students in these state
institutions Is natural and logical. 1T
IL likewise to be expected that the
proportion OF students in these in
situations will increase rather than
decrease. The institutions of higher
learning conducted by the denomina-
tons have been, in the main. colleges
Of liberal arts. The liberal arts col
lege givir~ its fundamental and gen.
eral ira : is a comparatively in
expjens'vy ollege. A university with
its various schools. like engineering
and medicine, adds to- this expense
enormously. It is utterly out. Of the
question for the average denomina-
ton in the average state to maintain
a modern university on accoun of
the expense involved, and the order
Of the day, as we have noted, is for
the work that leads up to the special
schools. AS an illustration of this
difference in expense, I have a letter
on my desk from Jamestown College
which, as evidence Of its substantia
has a half million dollars of produc.
tive endowment. Along with this
might be noted the fact that the ex.
psnse Of the university, modestly ant
economically administered, is consid
erably more than half a million dol
lars a year. At, least four Of thu
state universities have an annual ex
penditure of 100000 or more.
We are to think Of the presen
proportion Of students from church
homes in the state university as ;
permanent thing. a proportion I ma!
repeat that is likely to Increase rath
er than decrease. Is the church thel
to c itself with the student
that go out from church homes t.
the UNCONVENTIONAL college simply, o
will the church oncern itself will
all the students that go away from
church homes? I think of this as
peculiar and narrower obligation.
believe 1t IL tho present spirit OF, tn.
churches to concern themselves witt
the students. regardless of the home
from which they come or the school
to which they go.
). Church Policy.
There are two phases to this ques
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