Word: broadest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...editorial on March 1 entitled "Out of the Past" the Crimson stated that Conant's American Civilization Plan had three original provisions for the student: (1) the encouragement of self education, (2) the acquisition of a knowledge of "American history in the broadest sense," and (3) the establishment of a bridge uniting the different departments of the university. The editorial advocated the abandonment of the first aim owing to the "transcendent importance" of the other two. We wish to point out that a knowledge of American history and a connecting of the departments are not preclusive of self education...
...Civilization Plan. First is its extra-curricular nature. This looks toward the inculcation of a habit of self-education in students, toward the provision of a "key to future education" which would make learning a life-long process. Second is its subject matter. This is American history in the broadest sense--cultural, scientific, and economic as well as political history, all brought into a unified and correlated whole. Third is its position in the field of education. The Plan seeks to bridge a number of academic departments, to break down the water-tight bulwarks separating the independent and specialized compartments...
...their institutions more intelligently if they realize how these originated and developed. On the other hand, learning, which has tended in recent eras to fall into tiny, unrelated pieces, has meaning only when it is a related whole. Thus an American Civilization Plan which still teaches history in its broadest form and still bridges academic chasnis would remain a brilliant contribution to the educational firmament...
...broadest of the new examinations are those for the positions of Junior Economist and Junior Administrative Technician. These require that the applicant shall have majored either in Economics or Government while in college. In addition, other more specialized fields are open to the biologist, the chemist, and the physicist...
...trend of increased concentration and increased pressure due to the influx of more and more students chosen from grade competition makes these activities a hazardous undertaking from the scholastic point of view. President Conant's words were indeed an encouraging sign for those who believe education in its broadest, sense to be the best possible adjustment of individuality...