Indeed，therearefactscurrentwhichbroadlysuggestthatthekeepingofthehigherlearningisbeginningtopassintoother，andpresumptivelymoredisinterested，hands。
Thepermeationofacademicpolicybybusinessprinciplesisamatterofmoreorless，notofabsolute，dominance。Itappearstobeaquestionofhowwideadeviationfromscholarlysinglenessofpurposethelong—termcommonsenseofthecommunitywilltolerate。Thecultoftheidlecuriositystickstoodeepintheinstinctiveendowmentoftherace，andithasinmoderncivilizationbeentoothoroughlygroundintotheshapeofaquestofmatter—of—factknowledge，toallowthispursuittobedefinitivelysetasideortofallintoabeyance。Itisbytoomuchanintegralconstituentofthehabitsofthoughtinducedbythedisciplineofworkdaylife。Thefaithinandaspirationaftermatter—of—factknowledgeistooprofoundlyingrainedinthemoderncommunity，andtooconsonantwithitsworkdayhabitofmind，toadmitofitssupersessionbyanyobjectiveendalientoit，——atleastforthepresentanduntilsomestrongerforcethanthetechnologicaldisciplineofmodernlifeshalltakeovertheprimacyamongthefactorsofcivilization，andsogiveusacultureofadifferentcharacterfromthatwhichhasbroughtonthismodernscienceandplaceditatthecentreofthingshuman。
Thepopularapprovalofbusinessprinciplesandbusinesslikethriftisprofound，disinterested，alertandinsistent;butitdoesnot，atleastnotyet，gothelengthofunreservedlyplacingabusinesslikeexploitationofofficeaboveafaithfuldischargeoftrust。Thecurrentpopularanimusmaynot，inthismatter，approachthatwhichanimatesthebusinesscommunity，specificallyso—called，butitissufficiently\"practical\"toapprovepracticalsagacityandgainfultrafficwhereveritisfound;yetthefurtheranceofknowledgeisafterallanidealwhichengagesthemoderncommunity’saffectionsinastillmoreprofoundway，and，inthelongrun，withastillmoreunqualifiedinsistence。
Forgoodorill，intheapprehensionofthecivilizedpeoples，matter—of—factknowledgeisanendtobesought;whilegainfulenterpriseis，afterall，ameanstoanend。Thereis，therefore，alwaysthismassivehedgeofslowbutindefeasiblepopularsentimentthatstandsinthewayofmakingtheseatsoflearningoverintosomethingdefinitivelyforeigntothepurposewhichtheyarepopularlybelievedtoserve。（1*）
Perhapsthemostnaivewayinwhichapredilectionformenofsubstantialbusinessvalueexpressesitselfinuniversitypolicyistheunobtrusive，andinpartunformulated，preferenceshownforteacherswithsoundpecuniaryconnections，whetherbyinheritanceorbymarriage。Withnosuchuniformityastogiveevidenceofanadvisedruleofprecedenceorastandarizedscheduleofcorrelation，butwithsufficientconsistencytomerit，andindeedtoclaim，thethoughtfulattentionofthemembersofthecraft，ascholarwhoisinapositiontopleadpersonalwealthorawealthyconnectionhasaperceptiblybetterchanceofappointmentontheacademicstaff，andonamoreadvantageousscaleofremuneration，thanmenwithoutpecuniaryantecedents。Dueprefermentalsoappearstofollowmoreasamatterofcoursewherethecandidatehasoracquiresatangiblestandingofthisnature。