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BUSINESS OR CULTURE?
Two Views of the Character of
Educational Life.
Ono of the questions being most
dlflcuflsod by college and university
people Just now Is that of what Chan
collor Andrews calls the "bread and
buttor education" tendency of the lost
two or threo years. Within a week or
two the Nobrauttan hopes to present
a symposium of University opinion up
on this subject. Today it takes space
to give two widely divergent views of
tbo question from tho western educa
tional world.
Tho first consists of the following
extract from tho Minnesota Dally:
According to the reports from tho
convention of Educators and Business
Men, held last week at Ann Arbor,
Mich.. considerable) dlssatisfaotlon
Booms to have been vblctfd against the
prcsont system' of higher education.
Tho various speakers of high stand
ing among educators and bustnoBB men
Boomed to agree on tho points that the
college graduato of today "lives In a
mist" as far as practical business Is
concerned. Professor Dewey of tho
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
wont eVen so far as to say that the
general course- in American unlversl
tioa practically unfits a man for the
rigorous application of business.
Whllo we believe that such senti
mont as expressed by Professor Dewey
may In a measure bo true, yet we fully
boliovo that such statements as his
worn more true of the college graduato
In tho past than at the present time.
If wo comparo the courses offered at
our univoreltles today with tho courses
of ten years ago we will see thnt sub
jects of direct value to the business
man are gaining more and more prominence-
In the average college curri
culum, and while the classics and
oclences are still receiving their full
share of attontlon among tho faculty
a much smaller number of Htudents
spend the first part of their course
in pursuing these studies than In years
past.
But why should a college graduate
step out of a college ready to take hold
of extonslve business interests? Is a
man of twenty-two to twonty-flve gen
erally supposed to be ready to step in
to tho whirlpool of commercial llfo?
Is tho college and university In the
future going to servo as a miniature
world of commerce?
Wo believe that nothing in a man's
college course can give the culture of
mind which Is offered by a thorough
study of tho classics. Mathematics,
natural and physical Bclenee and mod
ern literature must also receive their
dno attontlon; and If a college educa
tion is to stand for anything it ought
to stand for something over and abovo
what any ono can acqulro by a six
months' course In any business college
and a year of two of active business
experience.
If American colleges and universi
ties wro going to become In the most
strict application of the phase sub
servient to the modern spirit of com
mercialism, what may wo expect In
tho future as to American appreciation
for tho liberal arts?
Tho second Is the comment of a ca
llable county superintendent In central
Nebraska, occasioned by a circular let
ter sent out by the University authori
ties in January, this letter calling at
tontlon to tlio opportunities in educa
tional life for ambitious and well
trained young people. In part tho su
perintendent's remarks read as fol
lows: Tho "fiscal motive for education.
etc.," 1b a statement of. a striking na
ture. I like it because It tells the
truth. I remember distinctly when It
was argued that "any teacher who
loaches for tho money ought to be
kicked out." But the Individuals
standing on such premfBes never" re
fused thoir salary, nor did they hesi
tate to change to a prlnclpalship "that
paid a little more." Teaching is Just
"- njaln business, like anything elBo, tQ
WlicX 8ome ase bettor adapted than
others, -ftud or which some. have an
nlimi'tedamllut Inspiration, en
tauafaam, personal fitness, .and other
qualities. But, llko the lawyer, the
pnysiclan, the dentist, tho merchant,
and all the rest, wo are in it, in addi
tion to oiir Inclinations, for what wo
oxpect to got out of It This is tho
movement that has been in progress
for two or throe years, and answers
tho question: "Why tho prcsont dearth
of teachers?"
The current discussion of "shorter
courses." "practical education," and
other llko topics, runs hand in hand
with tho largo movement of able young
men and women from tho educational
Into moro remunerative lines of pro
fessional or business llfo. The ques
tion coming Is whether tho "Ideal" In
education shnll glvo way before the
"practical," or overcome tho present
"bread and butter" tendency. What
do Nebraska faculty and students
think of it?
The Clouds of Spring.
Happy, happy old man! Yes, I say
this to you, old friend with your cane
or crutches, with your wrinkles, your
dim. falling eyes, your frosty hair, or
bald poll, with your gout and your
rhoumatlsm. You do not understand .'
Then let mo explain to you. for you
may undewtand; and let mo do it. now,
for tomorrow I may Bay as 1 see you,
"Unhappy, unhappy old man!"
Do you remember when vou were
young, there were tiins when the
nerves, tho blood, '.he vrv soul with
in you. tingled and throbbed with a
feeling of power, with a llfr-gcnarnt-Ing
hope of succcbh. of fame? Ah. you
suroly do remember! Miserable the
old men who dooa not! for tucso
moments go far to make life worth the
living. But do you olso remember
those other, thoso bitter hours, when
weakness assailed you, when hope
failed, when It seemod as though all
the world were up i.i nrms agaiint
you you alone combatting every nt
tempt to progress? Do you remember
how the future then appeared to you
aB one long. Infinitely drear Btretch of
years, full of disappointments, of heart
burnings? Do you remember how
alone you felt yourself to be. how you
despised the world because n couio
not Bound your feeling, could not ap
preciate your desire for high ann"""nOW0
things? You nod; you remember.
Ib it not true, I ask, and in your
tremulous voice, already husky from
the damp of the grave, I hear your
answer, "Yes, my son, and alas! those
fears of the bitter hours are more often
realized than the hopes of the Joyful
times. But do not despair. The years
pass; sometimes you triumph; more
often, perhaps, fall. Life is uncertain.
You can feel sure of your fate only
when It Is looked back upon, and there
aro times then when a wish comcH that
things might bo lived through again
and better, but on the wholo. there
is a senso of satisfaction that all Is
over tho game played."
Ah, yes, and the knowledge, the sat
isfaction, Is yours, and the uncertainty,
tho fear, Is mine! Happy, happy, old
man! H- s- u-
Dr. Bentz, ueiuist. Eleventh and O.
Eat at Hendry's, 129 North Eleventh.
University Bulletin
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February 12th.
THE ENGLISH CLUB will meet to
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THE SOPHOMORE CLASS will
meet Tuesday, February 17, In U. 20G,
for election of officers.
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