Universities (AMERICAN of them fall short)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

AMERICAN of them fall short of the standards laid rapidly down, but they are improving as general as funds are provided and in more rapidly than endowed institutions. universities had The oldest American the support at various times of public taxation, of denominational patronage and of private endowment. Gradually last named they have been left to the in the source of help. Nowhere else world has private philanthropy accom- States plished so much as in the United for educational development. The number and strength of these institutions the in the Eastern States has prevented upbuilding of State universities in that too, private section. In other sections, institutions are growing in resources and power, and occasionally new ones of Chicago are founded. The University and Leland Stanford Junior University to were at their very birth dedicated great careers. Strictly denominational universities in the are less strong relatively than and depast, but are loyally supported As a rule fended by their adherents. of organizathey approach in manner the endowed tion and in temper of work . universities above described A new type of institution has recently The Urban come into notice known as " are Some of this type University." merely endowed universities which, being located in large cities, assume certain duties of local leadership, natural and real Others, however, are proper. "municipal universities" supported by the culmination city taxes and forming of the city school system. The conclusion reached from this study is that the American University somewhat has a real existence but is still nebulous. No register of names can yet , State or nabe made. No legislation U. S. tional, guards the title. The not help us Bureau of Education does , for it publishes a list of approximately col- 600 higher institutions, including leges, universities, and technological organizations do not schools. Voluntary and insolve the problem. Universities stitutions of less rank are found in the which are organvarious associations type, not standard, as ized according to for example, The National Association Association of State Universities, The Associaof American Universities, The tion of Urban Universities, or The As- And sociation of American Colleges. Uniyet through the cloud the American versity is emerging, mighty in its achievements, the hope and the prophecy UNIVERSITIES of national greatness. See , AMERICAN; TECHNICAL EDUCATION; UNI- VERSITY EXTENSION, etc.