Garland had definite ideas about the rules that would govern the university's place in this world. Under Garland's plan, Vanderbilt would have four departments: [[Biblical Studies]] and [[Literature]], [[Science]] and [[Philosophy]], [[Law]] and [[Medical]]. Though Bishop McTyeire usually was there looking over his shoulder, Chancellor Garland clearly set the mood of the campus. Steeped in Scottish [[moral philosophy]], Garland believed that the development of [[character]] was the central purpose of a true university. He did his part to mold character each Wednesday when he preached sermons to the student body in chapel, and he was staunch in his opposition to dormitories, claiming they were "injurious to both morals and manners." | Garland had definite ideas about the rules that would govern the university's place in this world. Under Garland's plan, Vanderbilt would have four departments: [[Biblical Studies]] and [[Literature]], [[Science]] and [[Philosophy]], [[Law]] and [[Medical]]. Though Bishop McTyeire usually was there looking over his shoulder, Chancellor Garland clearly set the mood of the campus. Steeped in Scottish [[moral philosophy]], Garland believed that the development of [[character]] was the central purpose of a true university. He did his part to mold character each Wednesday when he preached sermons to the student body in chapel, and he was staunch in his opposition to dormitories, claiming they were "injurious to both morals and manners." |