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ageneraldiscussionofthenatureofliberaleducation,andanargumentfortheretentionofGreekandLatinliteratureinthecollegecurriculum.ThistranscriptofthefirstpartoftheYaleReporthasbeenpreparedfortheCollegiateWaywebsitebecauseoneofthereport’sthemesistheimportanceofcollegiatelifeitselftostudentdevelopment.Thesecondpartofthereport,onClassicallanguages,ismorenarrowlyfocusedbuthasalsobeentranscribedforthesakeofcompleteness.Editorialinsertionsinbothtranscriptsareenclosedin{braces}.
ThehistoricalcontextinwhichtheYaleReportwaswrittenwascomplex.ItincludedtheriseofJacksoniandemocracyintheUnitedStates,thegrowingeconomicpoweroftheyoungAmericanrepublic,theincreasingprestigeoftheuniversitiesofGermany,andthefoundingoftheUniversityofLondon.ThereportfunctionedasbothapublictargetforcriticsofAmericancolleges,andasaswordandshieldforcollegedefenders.FrederickRudolph’sclassicworkTheAmericanCollegeandUniversity:
AHistoryexaminestheinfluenceoftheYaleReportindetailandisanexcellentsourceofadditionalinformation.
Whatmaybelostindetachedanalysis,however,istheextenttowhichthereportrevealsthatcollegiatelifetoday—thecorporatelifeofsmallacademicsocieties—isnotallthatdifferentinmanyrespectsfromwhatitwas175yearsago.Havetimeschanged?
Ofcoursetheyhave—foronething,modernstudentsrarelyenterauniversityatagesixteen.Butanyonewhohastaughtcollegestudentstodayandwhohaslistenedtolamentsabouthowterriblyharditisforthemtostudyasubjecttheydon’tlike,suchasmathematics(orbiology,orphilosophy,orhistory,orpoetry,orFrench,orchemistry),willfeelrightathomeamongtheYalefacultyof1828whowere“wellpersuaded,thatourstudentsarenotsodeficientinintellectualpowers,astheysometimesprofesstobe.”Andwhileithasbeenfashionableformanyyearstoderidethedoctrineofinlocoparentisasobsoleteandoppressive,anyunprejudicedreadingoftheYaleReportwillshowthattheattitudeofthefacultytowardthestudentsatthattimewasaffectionate,humane,andpractical.Timeshavechanged,butastheyhavechangedmanyaspectsofcollegiatelifehaveremainedthesame.Residentialcollegememberslookingforaprovocativedocumenttoreadforastudentdiscussiongrouporafreshmantutorialmayfindinthisoldreportanidealselection.
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REPORTS
ONTHE
COURSEOFINSTRUCTION
IN
YALECOLLEGE;
BYA
COMMITTEEOFTHECORPORATION,
ANDTHE
ACADEMICALFACULTY.
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NEWHAVEN:
PRINTEDBYHEZEKIAHHOWE.
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1828.
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AtaMeetingofthePresidentandFellowsofYaleCollege,Sept.11th,1827,thefollowingresolutionwaspassed:
ThatHisExcellencyGovernorTomlinson,Rev.PresidentDay,Rev.Dr.Chapin,Hon.NoyesDarling,andRev.AbelMcEwen,beacommitteetoinquireintotheexpediencyofsoalteringtheregularcourseofinstructioninthiscollege,astoleaveoutofsaidcoursethestudyofthedeadlanguages,substitutingotherstudiestherefor;
andeitherrequiringacompetentknowledgeofsaidlanguages,asaconditionofadmittanceintothecollege,orprovidinginstructioninthesame,forsuchasshallchoosetostudythemafteradmittance;
andthatthesaidcommitteeberequestedtoreportatthenextannualmeetingofthiscorporation.
Thiscommittee,attheirfirstmeetinginApril,1828,aftertakingintoconsiderationthecasereferredtothem,requestedtheFacultyofthecollegetoexpresstheirviewsonthesubjectoftheresolution.
Theexpediencyofretainingtheancientlanguages,asanessentialpartofourcourseofinstruction,issoobviouslyconnectedwiththeobjectandplanofeducationinthecollege,thatjusticecouldnotbedonetotheparticularsubjectofinquiryintheresolution,withoutabriefstatementofthenatureandarrangementofthevariousbranchesofthewholesystem.Thereportofthefacultywasaccordinglymadeoutintwoparts;
onecontainingasummaryviewoftheplanofeducationinthecollege;
theother,aninquiryintotheexpediencyofinsistingonthestudyoftheancientlanguages.{page4;
runninghead:
Resolution.}
Thisreportwasreadtothecommittee,attheirmeetinginAugust.Thecommitteereportedtheirviewstothecorporation,attheirsessioninSeptember;
whovotedtoacceptthereport,andorderedittobeprinted,togetherwiththepapersreadbeforethecommittee,orsuchpartsofthemastheprudentialcommitteeandthefacultyshouldjudgeitexpedienttopublish.{page5}
REPORTOFTHEFACULTY.
PartI.
Containingasummaryviewoftheplanofeducationinthecollege.
Thecommitteeofthecorporation,towhomwasreferredthemotion,toinquireintotheexpediencyofdispensingwiththestudyoftheancientlanguages,asapartoftheregularcourseofinstructioninthiscollege,havingrequestedtheviewsofthefacultyonthesubject,wewouldrespectfullysubmitthefollowingconsiderations.
Wearedecidedlyoftheopinion,thatourpresentplanofeducationadmitsofimprovement.Weareawarethatthesystemisimperfect:
andwecherishthehope,thatsomeofitsdefectsmayerelongberemedied.Webelievethatchangesmay,fromtimetotimebemadewithadvantage,tomeetthevaryingdemandsofthecommunity,toaccommodatethecourseofinstructiontotherapidadvanceofthecountry,inpopulation,refinement,andopulence.Wehavenodoubtthatimportantimprovementsmaybesuggested,byattentiveobservationoftheliteraryinstitutionsinEurope;
andbytheearnestspiritofinquirywhichisnowsoprevalent,onthesubjectofeducation.
Theguardiansofthecollegeappeartohaveeveractedupontheprinciple,thatitoughtnottobestationary,butcontinuallyadvancing.Somealterationhasaccordinglybeenproposed,almosteveryyear,fromitsfirstestablishment.Itiswithnosmallsurprise,therefore,weoccasionallyhearthesuggestion,thatoursystemisunalterable;
thatcollegeswereoriginallyplanned,inthedaysofmonkishignorance;
andthat,“bybeingimmovablymooredtothesamestation,theyserveonlytomeasuretherapidcurrentofimprovementwhichispassingbythem.”
Howoppositetoallthis,istherealstateoffacts,inthisandtheotherseminariesintheUnitedStates.Nothingismorecommon,thantohearthosewhorevisitthecollege,afterafewyearsabsence,expresstheirsurpriseatthechangeswhichhavebeenmadesincetheyweregraduated.Notonlythecourseofstudies,andthemodesofinstruction,havebeengreatlyvaried;
butwholescienceshave,forthefirsttime,{page6;
runningheadhenceforth:
ReportonaCourseofLiberalEducation.}beenintroduced;
chemistry,mineralogy,geology,politicaleconomy,&
c.Byraisingthequalificationsforadmission,thestandardofattainmenthasbeenelevated.Alterationssoextensiveandfrequent,satisfactorilyprove,thatifthosewhoareintrustedwiththesuperintendenceoftheinstitution,stillfirmlyadheretosomeofitsoriginalfeatures,itisfromahigherprinciple,thanablindoppositiontosalutaryreform.Improvements,wetrust,willcontinuetobemade,asrapidlyastheycanbe,withouthazardingthelossofwhathasbeenalreadyattained.
Butperhapsthetimehascome,whenweoughttopause,andinquire,whetheritwillbesufficienttomakegradualchanges,asheretofore;
andwhetherthewholesystemisnotrathertobebrokenup,andabetteronesubstitutedinitsstead.Fromdifferentquarters,wehaveheardthesuggestion,thatourcollegesmustbenew-modelled;
thattheyarenotadaptedtothespiritandwantsoftheage;
thattheywillsoonbedeserted,unlesstheyarebetteraccommodatedtothebusinesscharacterofthenation.Asthispointmayhaveanimportantbearinguponthequestionimmediatelybeforethecommittee,wewouldasktheirindulgence,whileweattempttoexplain,atsomelength,thenatureandobjectofthepresentplanofeducationatthecollege.
Weshallinvainattempttodecideontheexpediencyofretainingourpresentcourseofinstruction,unlesswehaveadistinctapprehensionoftheobjectofacollegiateeducation.Aplanofstudymaywellbewelladaptedtoaparticularpurpose,thoughitmaybeveryunsuitableforadifferentone.Universities,colleges,academical,andprofessionalseminaries,oughtnottobeallconstituteduponthesamemodel;
butshouldbesovariedastoattaintheendswhichtheyhaveseverallyinview.
Whatthenistheappropriateobjectofacollege?
Itisnotnecessaryheretodeterminewhatitiswhich,ineverycase,entitlesaninstitutiontothenameofacollege.Butifwehavenotgreatlymisapprehendedthedesignofthepatronsandguardiansofthiscollege,itsobjectistolaythefoundationofasuperioreducation:
andthisistobedone,ataperiodoflifew
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