Word: goodhart
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Simpson was chosen for his new post by fellow dons and canons, approved by Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Macmillan. He is not the first American to head a top English college; Manhattan-born Dr. Arthur L. Goodhart became master of Oxford's University College...
Arthur L. Goodhart, U.S.-born professor of jurisprudence and master of University College, Oxford University LL.D...
...Goodhart spoke on the subject of higher education as exemplified by the Harvard Law School. "It is meaningless to speak of education in the abstract," he said. "There must be some particular object...
...School method emphasized ideas instead of facts, and Goodhart criticized its lack of application to General Education. "There is nothing so esoteric in the study of law as to make it inapplicable," he added...
...conclusion, Goodhart stated the principles of the Law School which he felt should be more widely applied: that higher education should only be open to the most intelligent; that "knowledge and education are not synonymous terms"; and that the primary function of a University was to make students think for themselves...