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...character that could be herded from the remotest ends of the earth, and the supreme purpose of every man seems to be to make a noise in his own peculiar way. I have always been under the impression, my dear Usbek, that education meant preparation, taken in its broadest sense. But here it seems to mean accomplishment, such as that is understood. These Satellites all want to draw the eyes of their fellows upon themselves, and if they fall, they think their education is a failure. They crave applause, and grant it too, upon the most extraordinary conditions...
...been, "I cannot take Fine Arts or Latin, or Economics; I must have Marvell and Beddoes for my Divisionals." In my our case, I had had when I graduated twenty courses, of which twelve had been in English, and at least two in closely related fields-not the broadest of possible educations. That may have been my own fault; but, like the rest, I wanted my degree, and was taking no chances. The problem of the Bible reading which you mentioned is another good case in point. If, as you say, the examintaion this year necesaiated the taking...
...readily see," he continued, "that a college course such as we offer, with study in physical education combined with work of a higher academic nature, will be greatly enhanced by courses it is possible to secure at Harvard. Such work fits a man to be an educator in the broadest sense...
...Capen was the second speaker for the affirmative, and he maintained that the attempt of the negative to apply to human beings purely mechanical standards was impossible. "We should view the applicant from all angles," he said, "and institute the broadest possible standard. We can do this with a psychological test or an intelligence test, which will test a candidate's retentive mind, ability to think constructively, and his will...
...from Wall Street when on March 5, 1918, Woodrow Wilson made him head of the War Industries Board. The Board exercised supervision over virtually the entire industrial fabric of the nation, with power to commandeer plants, purchase for the Allies, allocate materials, place contracts. Mr. Baruch's was the "broadest authority and most autocratic control ever vested in any individual...