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with the university system many sorts of drudgery which require and con- 
fer discipline. A foundation which pays a small stipend for such assist- 
ance not only enables the student to pursue his studies, but relieves the 
instructor of much unproductive labor. In many cases, the gathering 
of material for a special investigation at once familiarizes the collector 
with the practical details of a subject, while supplying the experienced 
student with available material. The fact that this kind of assistance 
in no way compromises the self-respect of its recipient is no small 
argument in its favor. Certainly the church, as well as society at large, 
has need of well-trained teachers no less than of clergymen. 
One of the significant signs of closer articulation between college 
life and what is known as “real life,”, is seen in the increasing amount 
of attention given in the college course to social and economic ques- 
tions. Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, the University of 
Pennsylvania, and the University of Michigan all supply courses in 
social science. 
The practical study of such questions as immigration, poor laws, 
pauperism and crime, child labor and woman labor, unremunerated 
industries, etc. , cannot fail to remind the student that he is not a 
member of a medieval monastery but a part of vital modern civiliza- 
tion, bearing his share of its responsibilities and burdens. 
The question arises whether the benefits of such study can be of- 
fered the students in only a few exceptional colleges and in the universi- 
ties. We think not. The inductive method is possible in connection 
with the term usually given to ethics or political economy. Thus, 
various students may be asked and assisted to collect and digest data 
on such topics as these in the adjoining city or community. What is 
the average school life of boys — of girls — of foreigners — of rich — of 
poor? What is the ratio of various employments in your township, 
ward, or school district and what is the reniimeration of each ? From 
what class or nationality do- the criminals in your district chiefly come? 
What crimes are especially characteristic of uneducated, and what crimes 
find their victims among the more cultivated ? What is the ratio of 
contributed to accepted charity ? What proportion of the population is 
not reached by specific religious influence ? In many branches of 
such investigation, the humane and religious institutions would gladly 
co-operate and the collection of statistics might be combined with 
charitable or religious work. 
