Word: hutchinses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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The Daily Illini, campus publication at the University of Illinois, first made the suggestion that the subject be discussed thoroughly in the classroom. The idea was enthusiastically backed by Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, who declared he would favor such a program in his institution.
Last week President Roosevelt appointed a fifth member of the Securities & Exchange Commission to fill a vacancy created when Joseph Patrick Kennedy resigned last autumn. The post was offered to Benjamin Victor Cohen but that New Deal legalite turned it down. Sent to the Senate for confirmation was the name...
Four noted judges will read all letters received and pick the winner. They are Robert M. Hutchins, President of the University of Chicago; Frederick B. Robinson, President of the City of New York College; Ray L. Wilbur, President of Leland Stanford University; and Henry N. MacCracken, President of Vassar College...
After many long sentences about "new ideas," anxious parents, radical children, and Chicago University, President Hutchins of that institution came down near the earth. "Students know," he said, "that on graduation they will face a world where competition is keener and the easier opportunities fewer than at any time in...
Bennington is not the only college or university that has adopted new methods. The challenge is that of modern education. It is highly significant that the University of Chicago, turned progressive under the leadership of President Hutchins, is now generally rated as one of Harvard's closest competitors. The opportunity...