tunity to n\ ie ■ 
to remo\ i -1 to bai monise « 1 1 1 > * 
The possible i be) 
will b wl in two general classes: Kirst, those ol bui 
ace. 
. of it- b limited by th< the college ii 
scribed by its founder, by the general •< ■>. ami l»y mh Ii i< 
tions fixed, either by defining the powers of the (aeultj ot by 
.1 subjects or by ers in 1 
bere. Inmost cases the faculty has almost unlimited control over matt 
Internal government. It adopts programmes, enacts rules, and snfo pline. 
Within certain general limit. . adopts, ami modii ol itndy, 
announces times and methods of examination, and determines the methods ol record 
bug and \ 
In all co ame extent, and to a great extent in th< number of 
practical difficulties arise. 
Tim first niic grows out of the volume of business. A multitude of «l« tails aeon- 
mulatee of which the college of forty years ago with its single course of stud] and 
mple organisation contained no prophesy. The administrative work of the 
college of the present day, with its new departments, it- various courses, it- eleo- 
itudiee, its large faculty, and its multitude of students, has become vast and 
complex ami in some respeots exceedingly difficult. It* the faculty must take imme- 
diate all the details of it. almost daily sessions would be necessary, and 
sotne ot* them would be very protracted and wearisome. Buch a consumption of 
time and energy would seriously impair the teaching function of a colh g 
Another difficulty arises from the greater size of the faculty. A large bodj is eJmosI 
certain to protract its deliberations and to reach unsatisfactory conclusions. Th< re 
are many opinions to be presented, to be discussed, and to be reconciled. Borne follow 
the debate languidly : Some tail to catch important part- of the discussion ; and hence 
much ground has to be gone over tWO or three times. And what t;u ult\ has not had 
- prolonged, its interest destroyed, and its patieno 
loquacity of one or two members \\ ho were heedless «>t' the boundaries of both 1 1 
andeourtesyf Happj the faculty whose members all possei I point snd 
brevity. 
After all, the conclusion is seldom satisfactory. Corporate wisdom is less to be 
■ I than indii iduai wisdom. < >f any considerable number of persons onlj 
will investigate carefully the grounds for decision. The rest d< pend for their infor- 
mation, and even for their opinions, on those who are more immediatelj interested in 
inject or who volunteer to do the talking; and all, even ti • 
sober-minded, are liable to be swayed by the feelings ol the moment. I 
ntrustworthy in ■ large body than in ■ small iu, it 
often happens that in order to reach an agreement, oi merelj to save time or to put 
an end to a . that might otherwise he interminabli 
ted \\ hi- b greatlj impair the result I • ii • odun d iritl tl 
its the pi' 
ship or diplomacy or a nice question of eqnit 
: their fitness i 
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■ 
in the attendai 
•y the abet 
• d III 
the i,. Is and 
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