The Effects of Endowments on Research in Universities

Stereotype lectures interfere far less than a freshly thought out course. Endowments are apt to unbalance the course of studies, some departments being hypertrophy and others starved. The development of research in the university will depend on the ability of professors and departmental heads to extract money from local magnates. Even liberally minded chiefs hesitate to employ research workers whose activities may cause financial loss to the department. Civil service and army methods of administration are essentially unsuitable for the carrying on of research.