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A CRITIC OF UNIVERSITIES.

GERMAN PROFESSOR'S STRICTURES ON

AMERICAN METHODS. '.

ABUSE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH.

REVIEWED BY PROFESSOR L, FORSTER IN THE H.K. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION · JOURNAL.

Flexner's Universities: American, English and German." This book is an expansion of the lectures which were delivered in Oxford in the spring of 1925" (..

(3) A comparison of the shirts worn various lengths of time khows that the number' of

bacteria tends to inereuse with the length of time, the

garments age worn.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1931.

ormany the question is. "What subjects have you studied?

With regard to university organ ization and administration, England ia, obviously backward; The col-j -leges, in-London, Oxford; and Cam-- bridge prefer to be autonomous and alive rather in merged under the.. wider control of the university and so suffer loss of liberty and life. It is for this reason also that there

is such sturdy opposition, especially

in Oxford, to increased numbers. The colleges are determined to

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WHEN PHILIP

SNOWDEN

BECAME A PEER

CEREMONIAL IN THE LORDS.

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S SERAPHIC

SMILE!

Westminster.-Henceforward wa He walked awkwardly, leaning hand on the tradition effectively to must stranguly say "Lord Snow hard at every step on the two a small select and intimate group dom" rather than ineffectively to a horde.

Ferock-handled sticks which have The Iron Chancellor of the helped him 'ic often towards the This unfortunately," Flexner House of Commons is no mors, Treasury Box, His robe impeded points, out, produces too frequently "our Philip" of the Socialist Party him; the management of his Feer s an anreasoning attachment to the is an oxpurgate emery; and by cap, hold in a hand which also had Those of us who had the prvihe awarded for the thesis on the ability to appraise the quality of afternoon there lives instond, hold-The gap between him and Lord. But perhaps the palis ought to institution and consequently an in-virtue of the ceremonies of this to grasp a stick, was a difficulty of attending the lestures renlized":

Origin and Latime of conueniellectual achievement outside. that the future policies of waiversi-

ing place among the prelates, D'Abernon, next ahead in the pro- Bes especially in U.S.A. would be annoyaumes." After several years'

Even the German organization great men and Poors of our cession, widened; his face Aushed influenced by the severity of the work a list of 21,000 annoyances was which he praises highly and is ad-Realin," Viscount Snowtion of with the exortion of progress, but criticism, and by the deand for compiled but Anding duplication mirable because of its high acade. Iakornshaw

and many "instacees of spurions nie standards is too rigid, and too a sadie orderly scheme of deyelöp...

No man in mcdern days has amoyance the feared research severe it destroys mental agility.drawn to the Upper House an as Cardinal WHICH

Newman's worker reduced the list to 607 The American saudent therefore assembly larger or more distinguished opinion that the advancement of which he arranged on a scale mark..

more likely to triumph over the to observe his translation from knowledge

-m3 from 30 10 0 Kus:- specifically not

laxity and vices of his university Commoner to Peer. within the provines of the univer.. (1) To God hair, on

eating-90. rily, except in so far as it emerged naturally from the ordinary pro- cess of learning. He agreed with, Francis Bacon who placed his scientific research institute in Solo- mon's louse. which was to bo' exclusively devoted to this purpose. The scientists wanking there were

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Devold of Value,

ho undertook each yard with that. dour, obsatinate purpose that stamps the man,

AT THE WOOLSACK.

At the Woisack "Lord Snowden

food I am system than the German student The public gallery swarmed; en did not pront his Patent kacel- over the virtues of his. But favour-either side the Puuresses Gallerien ing; the Lord Chancellor rose in able criticisms of the German wore tonanted; as the Bar and at greeting and took it from his band. universities are abendy out of date, the steps of the Threne the Com, Bat first, like an cld friend and for as "the late Professor Dibelius mons had arrived in force. In all colleague, be shook the out- has stated, she position in the this populous Chamber one

arca stretched hand. The slow group along presented a severa and hostile moved" on to the Table of the blink-the province of benches. Br House, and the Clerk, stripping longing to the Socialists.

the Summons of its ribbon, read the immemoriak rolling phrases

It is, evident that a very large, German, universities in not at all part of the literature, issuing from the same as it was. There are too the resewich department of Ameri, many gule crashers, DUO many

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All Inadequate.

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It may not be the business of

They were so much cald leather,

not

o be entirely free from the petty can universities is utterly, devoid of now within who are unwilling or worries and anxieties of teaching, "value or significancë,

There has have been unable to 18 the deserted sents with he aspect of which advance and prefer "our" and were to pursue their investiga been an absence of the discipline searching

which formerly naked entity. No one could mis- right trusty and well-beloved cou- tions in association with the Guest which high ideals and a fue cul-iminated all but the keenést minds read their unforgiving message, sin art counsellor, Philip Snow minds working in other fields, but tural tradition demand, and the re-from the squred fold of higher and no one could fail to mark the den," to the rank of Viscount. with a similar zen) and purpose.

sult of shifting the emphasis from learning.

punctual entry of Lord Ponsonby, The new member of the House of the Leader of the Opposition, head Lords repeated the oath of allegi The Old. Gorman Ideal, the imparting of knowledge to thể

in his petty little league of poli atore spectacular process of adding Though Dr. Flexner phys getier to it, has been to nehieve notoriety ties of the world as he knows them

Thus in surveying the Universitical haters As soon as the ceremon-ance, then laid asido his sticks and ial was over. It waa cheap, signed a Roll Reaclutely he made "pus tribute to the excellence of the rather than to add to, the esteem he finds no one of them acceptable. not in conserance with the ways which the ancient purpose is that wretched bit of theatrical display, the round of the Chamber-of work in some of the universities of in which pivérsities should be Each group fails to satisfy his ides of a great House. USA.. he is unsparing in his de- held. American universities. have of what a university should be, und camciation of some, of the develop responded "ton readily to the clam yet it is important" to settle the ments that have beenrred in recent ans demands of the popular fancy, sstter. For the universities of the years, especially in the realm of Organization and administration world are not likely in the future research and in the attempt to which assume greater and greater to play a less important part in keep abreast of the demands and importaner as the field of nutivities world affairs but rather a much wishes of the community. Many "of expands also tend to crush out life.grenter. their activities, he asserts, ought to Ritual and form become more im five no place whatever in univer portant than the content, the spirit those" in universities to govert the sity life if the old ideals and stan and tone, Culture and the interworld but they are bound always to dards..are le be preserved:

leetund quality are submerged in | play very important part in He aims at a more selective sys- the ever enlarging mast of aedio- fashioning the minds of those who Lean and casts envious eyes, upon crity which chatters and chokes the do. It is for this renson importans she did German universities with modern sents of higher learning in that the true wins and ideals of „their high sendemic standards be- Amorien,

university should be established. cause of the exacting demands be This is the penalty which is paid, fare adhission. The exuberance of for accepting the erraneous idea American wealth has, he seems to that in democracy where there are imply, produced a great increase of equal rights, equal claims, and university places but got of under; emal opportunities, there is like graduates fit to fill them. The wise diffused within the community growth has been too rupid for the equal intellectual capacity. Instead development of an orderly, well of stable, slow, orderly growth, thought out system, and the fault long lines already laid down, is partly due to the fact that the there is sudden and startling deye. highest intelligence in E.S.A, is notlopment along new wholly new. available us a general rule for The policy pasted is opportunist university work. Those possessed rather than far-seeing. A this with excess of zest and the passop | merely proves that in educationa! for quantitative results seem

Mairs have determined aniversity activity

as in social and political. the men of vision, those who" clearly rather than those quieter ninds, who see that progress is not neces. Kan what has been and can weave into it what might be, are the only sarily ensured by noise and move- ment. The faults are the faults of persons fitted to be entrusted with

the direction of policy. tee ambitious youth; the correction of them will be with the okler and

Oxford.

toore suber scholars.

every Peer shall identify the latest "AN AMICABLE TRIO.” of his fellowship and coming op posite the Bar and the public gal: On the other side sat the Arch lory, glanced up and faintly smile bury (so lang ahent). Lord Hail days seemed to experience a twinge bishop of Canterbury, Lord Salis-The humble Excise Officer of cher sham, Leader of the House, Lord of amusement, that all this goodly Brentford, and талу another company should be here to see him. familiar figure; in front of the Mr. Snowden was spared the Throne, with several of the Cabinet troublesome traverse of seats to the in the background, Minister, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. count makes his three introductory the Prime proper bench from which a Vis- Churchill made an amicable trio. Lowe, Instead he took a station cu

Mr. Churchill was consumed with the front row, and it was brotherly interest in the spectacle thought requisite he should unders of his ancient forman thus passing go the rising and sitting between royal across the Commons Table The last of the ceremonial, to all beyond his reach. No more battles cach obeisance that is the custom His fuas took on a seraphic smile mon something of a trial, to him his altitude was full cf remini- an ordeal, was successfully perform It is rumoured that some gener

scence. It will be long ere Mr. ed. ous bits perhaps unkind Americanner.

Churchill finds such another part. Again the red-robed, halting figure, passed up the House, pau- millionaire has put a very large The imposing train appeared: sing at the Woolsack to Dr. Flexner to enable him to Arms, in his quartered coat; the pfresh, and then departed from Sta of money at the disposal of Black Rod; the Garter King-of hands with the Lord Chancellor shake

realize in concrete form the per-Lord Great Chamberlain, carrying view into the Princes Gallery for aniversity as he envisages it. his staff: Lord Leo of Fareham Lard Snowden disappeared, will be interesting to see how far and Lord D'Aberdon, the sponsors, firmed in title and honours he will escape the censure of critics and Philip as well informed as himself.

Snowden. in his Viscounty; and once more the in ermine-barred red robe.

probable stood accomplished

Germe of Bathos.

Oxford, because of its failure to provide greater facilities, for able then to pursue research, is also As evidence of the depth of some

adversely criticised. This point is scientific research Flexaer quotes the following from a thesis ueret lieved by some to be a very real

arged again and again and is beli ed for the Ph.D.. (F. 137) "The dunger, for if special institutions of

theory of refrigeration implies the

research arise, then the creative)

reduction of the temperature of a minds will be found not in the body below that of the surrounding environment. Frequent opening university but in these newer and closing of the doors of the places. This would mean that the food chambers causes an increase of work of the university on ies consumption and a temporary rise in temperature satisfactory for science side especially would de- the preservation of food""

generate into mere routine teaching"

the

In the same series of Research and would tend to lose its vitality | abstracts devoted to ice-cream," the tremendously important state-through the withdrawal of those ment is made that the primary who are capable of making die- function of sugar in ice-cream is to coveries or of extending the limits sworten it.

Another thesis submitted in

"of their" subjects. pår- tial fulfilment of the requirements The writer has

word of praise of the Degree of Doctor of Science for the German institutions, fer the

in entitled, "A study of the bio-students who are enrolled only torial content of cotton under- shirts." The scientific conclusions roach their goal after a process of elimination, which excludes all who

arrived at are:

(1) It is reasonable to believe are not likely to babefit by univer

that underwear worn next to

the skin does contain varying

numbers of micro-organisms.

sity teaching. Then too there is

attachment to learning for its own

(2) On a hot day the body might sake, rather than to the institution perspire Ireoly which in all that provides it. The important probability would encourage question in England is rapid growth of organisms. 1 were you educated, whereas in

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