Education: Dr. Goodnow Speaks

Dr. Frank J. Goodnow, President of Johns Hopkins, took occasion in his commencement address to plead for ” academic freedom ” in American universities, and to condemn the ” recent tendency which has been directed towards dictating to those who teach what they shall and shall not teach, and towards excluding from textbooks matter believed to be objectionable.” The Hirshfields and Atwoods are apparently to have opposition they will scarcely be able to meet.