University at Buffalo - Buffalonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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in the colleges of arts and science. Arts colleges must be regenerated or they will die, the speaker deelaimed. and he made clear that in his 'view the United States faces the need of drastic, thorough-going reform in its whole scheme of education, to the end that our children and youth may be more 'cffectivelv trained and that time may be saved in the process. K The outstanding educational conditions that need to be corrected, and in which U. B. can lead the way because its is not fettcred by tradition, Dr. Capen saidl are: A. The period devoted to elementary education is too long. Ffticienev is offset by new subjects crowded into the curriculum and proof is wanting that the so- called cnrielunent of the elementary curriculum has increased pupils, intellectual power. B. Secondary education begins too late and ends too soon. failing to compre- hend the whole period of general forms trainings. lt is too diffuse and 'therefore superncial. providing very imperfectly for thc preparation of those who straight- way must earn a livelihood. C. Fifty ,per cent. of the work done in colleges of arts and sciences rightlv belongs in the secondary schools. so that it becomes necessary to provide teaching methods and disciplinary regime in college for immature boys and girls rather than for men and women seriously entering upon preparation of their life work. There is a prodigal waste of time in college. THREE OBVIOUS STICPS The three obvious steps to provide for the regeneration of education, Dr. Capen declared. are: A. Admission to college and continuance there should depend on a more thor- ough process of selection than any that now prevails. The creation of 'tests all the time is going forward. but the ultimate decision as to whether a student is qualified to remain can ustly he made. if the moral courage of the faculty can stand the strain. B. As early as possible in the college course there should be provision of opportunities for independent study, carried on in the spirit of research without meticulous oversight and with judgment only of the final results. None should be allowed to graduate who have not demonstrated their capacity for independent study and registered definite mastery of some Held of knowledge. C. The college should adopt all means possible to place secondary education where it properly belongs. and enter into eo-operation with the school systems from which the majority of its students came for establishment of methods of redistribu- tion that will prove of advantage to college and schools. The various kinds of professional training must be re-examined with fresh reference to the demands of the professions themselves. Dr. Capen continued. And the chaos that prevails in the relationships of the college to the professional schools must shortly be reduced to some kind of order. I am persuaded that both these ends could be furthered by a type of educational research that has rarely been applied to higher education. After the exercises the out of town delegates, members of the council and inaug- ural committee went to the University club for luncheon. Another luncheon in honor of Chancellor and Mrs. Capen was given by the Twentieth Century club, followed by a reception which was attended by the delegates. Fifteen . .l. , 1- 1 i, , . . i cl, l ui . ,. i .V Y fx , l, ,N .. W . ,. 1. i l ,,H,l.,! lm . I ,, l.. ww, 1 ., - l Y- -it MMM Q.. ,i Nr.. 1 Hi if -,wl.1,.,1.,r i, fr-,fs r ,y- lJ,i,g,. 1 , 1 , li 'll il 'Q . fliy, ' f . .' ' -'. . Y 1 ww, .lj WL limiiM-gr!!-ggmi.-l ti Ag.:

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, -, x, vw w .i -fe ii -i gl' -,i 1'm'imizI'w.w il1 w lwll. fllfl,ii!'i,11'w-b .l W ll! all 1 fifiiiiiiii'll' w',N i viillvlillwuffiiilli4iilllislli..!ii.Mfr vilillll i li DR. CAPHN S1-Eaxrxo AT Dicnicxriox Hxuncisizs Sir Robert Alexander Falconer, K.C.hI.G'., M.A., L.L.D. president of the Uni- versity of Toronto extended the felicitations of the Canadian colleges and universi- tiesi These universities are also by their very nature homes of internationalismf' Sir Robert said. Patriotic centers, of course, none more so, sources of citizen- ship of the highest quality, but also rernembrances of the truth that science is oneg that law is universal and that humanity has right of way over mere nationalism. So I bring you from a university an international institution, the greetings of the young nation of Canada to you the greatest republic in the world. Livingston Farrand, lNI.D., L.L.D., president of Cornell and representative .of the American Association of Universities, brought the greeting of the universities. One of the advantages of the University of Buffalo, he said, 'cis its plasticity. I hope that it will always remain so in order that it easily can be shaped to serve the public. YVhat we need is a. broadly informed citizenship and a highly infornrerl leadership, not self perpetuated but open to the infusion of new blood. There is no where We can look for that leadership except to American colleges ,and universities. Frederick C. Ferry, M.A., Ph.D., president of Hamilton College and a close friend of Dr. Capen, made a happy speech in which he paid a generous tribute to Dr. Capen's attainments and qualities as a man. For the American colleges he said he brought to Dr. Capen God-speed and good wishes. ' The audience rose as Governor Miller was introduced and again as Dr. Capen got up to make his inaugural address. He spoke clearly and forcibly with the decisiveness which his colleagues have commented upon. Viewing American education in its cosmic aspects, Dr. Capensaid, certain dis- concerting facts immediately become evident. Nearly every type of institution, except the agricultural college, is over-crowded, congestion being most pronounced Fourteen af- fm . gi ii wvlni, 1 v ,its way mi,-.g.. i f 3 . . ,mi WN X - 'iv y,ilv1W l-iif':7.Tf iiiifWmprpfglfm,q,,M,m-.:' gf h'T i ' 't ' ' if-,f 1. ,V 1 vllr'llll+lll'l ix 'illillli Mlm illilillll lllw' illlllilltl 'ill ' i l ' N W' i i ...s my Wi, i. ii . . , - , , , 4.-,,i'i,..i-ii, .iilmif . ii:-we ., 1- p . gal I -1 i rv-ia.. .. ,.i. .W , iv.. i f .- .l Wi , , ..,......, ,, ,...A. ...,u.ii.,,., n.- ,. -, - , , 5 , i, , .

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, . . . . f - Z , .qi 3, ,vm :WH-'-,-lg wg, ,,y!.imr' uv, iw uw I-- M Y Y IX .,,4f1,.,,. v,g:,.d.,- ig wi.-my-yn . 'ze-.' I ,Y V A ,N . . -w 4 I AL-,-H. Nw ff.-au w w--' l w -s M . . . - fail., ...lilvw If .flllilllvvlrlliflalrf.ffleflllwwlllillfl it li I Y 1 , ,.Y. V .. lu- vw .rw ii 1 W . , V . ,, A F, , , , .Av,,.A...,-VW... YAA, -w. . 41. .usa w--.. -- - ---- 1- - W, ,Am - A J-fag -- ------A--W FACULTY AND XTISITING DELEGATES UNIVERSITY DAY The present students of the University of Budalo have come upon the scene ust as the university is taking an unprecedented step forward. VVe have a most extraordinary public backing and it is now up to the students to build the univers- ity on a new scale with a new unity. In these short but most tastefully chosen words did Chancellor Samuel P. Capen accept the first formal words of welcome from the student body at the Uni- versity Day celebration held at the Teck theater on Thursday morning, February 22, 1923. The chancellor's words came as an answer to a most powerful and elo- quent address by Thomas F. Devlin of the junior law class, who was chosen the spokesman of the entire student body. A BARON KORFF DELIVERS STIRRING ADDRESS The speaker of the day was Baron Serge A. Korff, former vice-governor of Finland and present professor of Diplomatic and Medieval European History at Georgetown University. In introducing Baron Korff, the chancellor stated that the university was fortunate in having for its guest not only a diplomat and states- man, but one of the .foremost authorities on Russian history in this country. Thus ended the most eventful year in the History of the University of Buf- falo. It saw the opening of the Hrst building on the campus at the end of Main Street. It saw the coming of the Hrst chancellor who would devote his entire time to the interests of the University. It saw an enrollment over 1600 students, all of whom believe in their Alma Mater and are ready to work for it to the utmost of their ability. - N It saw not only the alumni but also the people of the city of Buffalo standing squarely behind the University. Finally, it saw an outburst of school spirit on the part of the student body, which alone means so much to any university. Sixteen V T7 -yiiiifwf'f'fqf+3'35,gf ,mg ff, 41 ...1 ' . ,fi P --- ---W-Us - f .llllilllwllafw'i'll1fillJllllm'1fl'llW'fit rs + tflwllll' ir i it I lf iic . tv ' H 1 A ,..., .I , , ,- , . . , li vw ,r-, ,xx M, w V .. r- '- 2 4 , J- L- J. 1l ' Y f-- ,I H ,. - -- 1 ,gy-,Q ,J 'l ' l1f,,i,,,A1M,,,1 4, ,m.nf,,.,, 1. 11' ., U 1- l.. - ,-N. ,., . 1 . W ww- we v- W 1 1- 1 I YY.....,.,,.,,,,vs,,.A,,,. vr,,,,,,,A,,, .,., , 1 , -' ' s , V , - 19,1 'kiwi-,v' ' v 'fm 1 'V 'X' , . - VY. .,....... ,,........ .. . ..,... K .,... ..s,....