Word: extras
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Vagabond all life is one great Reading Period in which to indulge his wayward fancies. Untrammeled by the ordinary necessities which hamper men he can lead the pleasant life of the dilettante. For celibacy and his extra-curricular affiliation with the University render him exempt from the cares which burden his fellows...
Precisely what the "convention" consists of the writer neglects to state but it may be taken to mean the tradition that extra-curricular activities are just as important as studies to the college man. Certainly that tradition has been a dominant factor in college life in the past, though there is good reason to think that it is less potent today. It must be remembered however that the roots of that convention lie deep in American life. It is merely one reflection of the constant and characteristic demand for immediate practical return from money invested. Students are not greatly...
...acquired in haste, is perhaps the chief reason. The depression will no doubt accelerate this trend. And since causes and effects are interactive, the universities will in increasing measure foster the ideals for which they stand. The result will perhaps, though not necessarily, be a permanent decline in extra-curricular, activity, but that would be a small price to pay for the consequent gain...
...Last week E. R. Squibb & Sons ordered an extra dividend of 250, making 1931 payments $1.50 against $1 in 1930. National Cash Register last week passed the dividend which it had resumed three months...
...determine the quality of the institution. In President Aydelotte's acquaintance with the students of today he is of the opinion that they tend more and more to plan for themselves, to be more intelligently critical of the teaching they receive and to look upon studies, athletic sports and extra-curricular activities with a truer sense of proportion...