Word: fieldses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"To show what sort of subject I shall treat let us consider the matter of memory. Here is one of the richest and most fascinating fields for investigation and study imaginable. And it is particularly interesting in its sub-conscious elements.
College men are certainly needed in all fields of industry. Yet the country, for the time being, has more college men than can be easily adjusted to the exact needs of themselves or the outside world. Therefore each college must, in every way possible, attempt to place its graduates in...
"Our present danger lies in the direction of increase of instruction without considering ultimate aims and basic requirements. Already there is some evidence that our courses overlap--that we tend to build up instruction in separate fields as if in each field the foundations were to be repeated.
"There should be no necessity for this; on the contrary, our instructors in the special fields should be able to rely upon a broad and well-ordered foundation of general training. We have long realized how difficult it is to give such a foundation and add to it the necessary...
"Students often come to us in the hope of securing instruction and guidance in Vocational Education, Health Education, and Religious Education, but we have no adequate program in any of these fields.