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Show A I'l.EA Hill IMI.IIMI'.IIUTi: MIIUOI.S. In Ihecongrriaof unlvcrallyregenli lately held at Albany, N. V., 1.x-riealdenl 1.x-riealdenl White of Cornell, made a commotion by a vlgoroui and eloquent addrtu In behalf of Iho lulermralUlo chooli. Kor a Unlvenlly prealdrntto cuiue dowu from till nailed perch lu Uio cluelca la bleaa the rude"ladder by which he did aicond" wai an aaloutaher to lueli an aaiembly. Hut out of their amazement luch grand r-lucatori ai l'rrildent 1-owu tf Columbia, rrnldrnt Taylor ol Veaar, aud inauy ollirn uf their type did not fall to dlacem omethlng In tho luhject worthy of their attentl'jri, and a dlecuaelon eu ued which li likely to mull In a mall educational revolution. Mr. Whlle'i prepoiltlon plainly italed, waa that our educational ilruc. turn wai getting daugerouly tui heavy. The higher Inatltulloiii were awallowlngiipthu wholo educational bualnm. Not riatlilng what they wirebulldlug upuu they were mount lug iky ward while for ought they en mod to know thilrfouudit Ion might be drcayliig from under tlirm. He urged In tho prerulioa that It wai time that mora atlentlon be given lo Iho Intermediate iihooli. The uulvrralllie, It u ai ihown, were luoitly erJoyed by the rbh aud wiru ltroulie.l In a great meaau reaa aaort of pular luxury. Tlielnleimedlate chooli on the contrary wero for the inlllioni and ou them dcnded the lUMIIIy, Intelligence and charactcrof themtlon. Hut the unlvrraltlri were ihowlnz itrong Inclluatlona to arrogito to Ihrmirlvvi thla tutirmediate work, and It wai not Ihe correct pint. According to Mr. White Hie remedy lay tiintaUlihluga more pronounced line of demarcation tttwtcu the couraej. of the lowi r ichool au I IIiom of the unlvenlly. The former In liU Judgment Judg-ment ahoiild l-u greatly exteudud mid trriigUiouid In every roacl. At the rame time the unlvtrilty counra ihould bedlieucumticredof Inlcrmedl ale itudin, and more rigid niilhoda liouldbe adopted lu deleruilulug en trance fiualiftcatlou. Initead, then, of aaoungmittilevollog four jean to a Jumble of Incoherent work, bo could graduate lu a llnlihed lourae In two or thrieycanatinoit. Willi all due reaped and iiliem for the great collegci, It would bo a great bliaaleg to the nation If time iplen. did auggritlou! of I'riildrut Whllu could baa madu to take root In the bearU uf aome til the country'! money, vd phllautbroplata and cauie a jiortlon atlvaitof theatreaui of wtallh which ll ourlng Into the colTvri of Initllu. tlom already in rich they don't know what to do with thilr meaaurelni in come, to bu dlverteil Into ctunnili where It would do the ieop!e aumo good. |
