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THE word University has borne many significations; and, indeed, its functions are various, and the signification attached to the word has depended on the particular point of view taken at the time. An eminent German, who visited me some years ago, made the remark after seeing University College:—“Aber, lieber Herr College, University College ist eine kleine Universität.” So it is; for it fulfils most of the functions of the most successful Universities in the world. And why is this? Because the traditions of University College have always been, that it is not merely a place where known facts and theories should be administered in daily doses to young men and young women, but that the duties of the professors, assistant-professors, teachers and advanced students is to increase knowledge. That is the chief function of a University—to increase knowledge. But it is not the only one.
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The Functions of a University 1 . Nature 64, 388–391 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/064388a0
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