Word: cans
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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That a crisis has been reached in educational affairs in this country is the belief of Henry W. Holmes '03, Professor of Education at the University. No longer can the United States continue on its shipshod course; hereafter a definite plan must be followed or the present educational system will...
"I feel," said Professor Holmes, "that a disaster, fatal to national education, is impending and will crush it out unless steps are taken immediately to ensure its safety. This is a time when the services that can be rendered through the schools should be brought to the attention of all...
"Half of our teachers have no training whatever for their work, and half of them have no education beyond the high school. Half of them again do not stay more than five years in the work, and half of them are not over 25 years of age. Yet without question...
"The task of training teachers is difficult and cannot be conducted without the development of something much nearer an adequate science and philosophy of education than we now have. Trained teachers are already infinitely superior to untrained teachers, but much remains to be done before teacher-training institutions can hope...
The formation of a squash club to play many of the leading clubs of Boston and New York is being considered. It is not expected that this club will be classed as an athletic team or that any official matches will be played. All squash players in the University who...