Show Beginning with n next year rr ni many my any branche which have appe appeared red in in the e curriculum as required studies are aie to to b be made elective This is decidedly a a step in ad advance Several Several members members bels bel's of the faculty faculty faculty fac fac- desired that all studies in the Senior and J Junior unior years years yeats should hould be made elective These gentlemen show themselves s to be bro minded broad minded d-minded an and progressive I It h has been rec recognized d by hy many many of f the l leading ading l universities 1 S' S of of Am America rica th that t t the e student must be given n more more moie liberty t to choose that while le it is desirable desirable desirable de- de de what he shall study t wh itis that one one should have have lave a a gel general eral knowl knowledge of ma many many y bra branches ches i it is impossible impossible sible to reach h degree of perfection in Iea any degi ee more than a f few fv v. The id ideal education 1 is is as as has b been said by an e eminent m modern dern p philosopher er to tol l know now everything of something and some something something some some- th thing l g of everything v The one one- who ap- ap z nearest this ideal will be behe he who 1 is sf fortunate enough to hit upon the line of work for which he is best best- fitted Men who ho were thus tIntS fortunate have st succeeded c t. t without a college education still still others t have have succeeded as it seemed in spite of their college training while hile history doesn't record the names of the thousands who have passed into oblivion the victims of senseless compulsory study The elective elective elective elec elec- tive system is an essential feature of modern education Science has fought dought against classicism for its place in higher educational institutions and has succeeded now now the elective system must must stand between between between be be- tween to prevent the usurpation of too prominent a place by either Educational institutions always indicate progress but they cannot lead it They aid progress just in that degree that they aid individuals individuals individuals to pursue the work for which each is already in some w way y fitted but no university university university uni uni- no matter how perfect its faculties faculties faculties ties or how boundless ss its resources can cant fit t an individual for any special work unless unless unless un un- less that individual has already some inherent inherent inherent in in- herent capability for the work The safest st way is to let individuals choose for themselves and that institution which can help the greatest number in their chosen li lines es will do most for the advancement of civilization |