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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ingenious cross-referencing according to rank revealed that while professors and associate professors put most emphasis on Dependability and Sincerity, Scholarliness was admitted the universal requisite among instructors and assistant professors. Point is lent thereby to the phrase recently used by the Harvard Alumni Bulletin "the stifling influence of graduate scholarship." Confession like this is good for the academic soul...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HIGHER EDUCATION | 2/10/1928 | See Source »

...unexpected. Last week he did it again, announced plans for a new uni versity beside and besides the one he already runs. U. S. universities have long been criticized because their effects wear off so soon. At Michigan, President Little hopes to change all this, will keep the alumni brains a-bubbling, cooperating with faculty and students. Surprised, pleased, a thousand graduates have already asked to join the scheme. It will be open to all of Michigan's 67,000 alumni. Each may choose a subject which interests him - or her, for Michigan is coeducational. If the choice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dr. Little's Doing | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

...name will be "The Alumni Uni-versity of Michigan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dr. Little's Doing | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

College Cruise. Round -the -world cruises for $1050.25?first-class passage on the President Polk, President Hayes or President Adams?such was the offer made last week by the Dollar Line to "men and women students of accredited schools, to alumni, to parents, professors and teach-ers." Cruises are to begin when school semesters end this summer, to conclude in time for autumn registrations. Ships, carrying both men and women, will sail from Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Seattle an alternative debarkation port. The cruise fare includes railroad transportation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

...students interested. The answer is to put them "on their own." The student that is allowed to choose a special topic that interests him, and to work it out for himself under advice, is bound to become interested. Education then become what the word itself means. Yale Alumni Weekly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 2/6/1928 | See Source »

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