Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-04-26
PROGRAM CALLS FOR
NEW TAXATION WAYS

Speaking before the University
Club OF Annapolis in Mcdowell
dali last night on "Some Prob
lens of American Education"
DR. James Rowland Angel,
President of Yale University,
made the prediction that, in spite
of the tremendous expansion of
American education in the last
30 years, the temper of the AM
erican people is such that new
ways of taxation will be fought
to finance the program of cduca-
ton.
President Guy r. Clements of
the University Club introduced
President Angel as psycholo-
gist and educator reared in New
England and broadened by con-
tact with the great state institu-
tions of Minnesota, Michigan and
Chicago, and now president Of
one of our country's foremost
universities.
Problems OF Education
DR.. Angell described his present
duty with the Board of Visitors OF the
Naval Academy as being at the end OF
radius travelling with finite velocity
in an infinity OF directions, and during
his talk spoke many times OF the prob
lens of the Naval Academy. eai0'
The problems OF American educa-
ton today are two-fold On the one
hand how shall we find the financial
means to provide the education which
our present generation demands, and
on the other, what kind of an educa-
tion should we attempt to have. The
public school situation the whole
country over has resolved itself into
a problem of how shall we pay our
public school bills. Maryland has had
a big shake-up in education in the last
ten years and is improving its educa-
tional system, and we hope Annapolis,
as city. is feeling the results OF this
Improvement. Big cities from the
East to the West are practically bank
rupt in carrying out the program Of
public school education. The possi-
biities of the budget system have long
since been exhausted in many cities.
High School Development
In the extraordinary development of
our high schools there has been no
parallel in any other country through
out all history. The high schools have
expanded out of all proportion. Par
en:s are ambitious for their children,
and the program of secondary educa-
tion has been enriched and enlarged
in ways which the broadening OF our
educational ideals have seemed TO
make necessary. This expansion has
meant new trained teachers, experts
and specialists in their own line.
VIII Pay For Education
with this tremendous expansion
the bills have multiplied out of all
proportion to our system OF taxation.
But we need have no fear; the one
thing in this country which will be
paid for is education. That is the
public spirit and temper OF this coun-
try.
What is true of the high schools
is also true of collegiate institutions.
When we see a dozen State institu-
tions with student bodies the year
around from 1000 to $4,000 students;
when we see one class at California
with 5000 students; when we see my
own institution, Yale, with 500 more
students this year than last, we won
der IL there is a limit.
Colleges Are Flooded
"All the colleges are flooded with
students; classes have been limited.
/ and the most unreasonable thing is
I that even our women insist on being
educated. The present generation has
/ been hypnotized with the idea that
| education is the one essential cri-
4 terion of civilization. The question
arises, should we say that some peo-
pie are not fit for education; that they
should be far better employed else
where. II the conditions OF entrance
and advancement are wise. this is a
matter that will be self-corrective,
and the unfit will be eliminated. Bet
ter educate hundreds of UNIT than
have one genius blocked for lack OF
an education
Is National Problem
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