Word: hutchinses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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It is the fond belief of many a pedagog that a major change is imminent in the pattern of U. S. education. Still dominant in the U. S. is the 8-4-4 pattern (eight years of grammar school, four of high school, four of college). In the last generation...
The educators see also that the present break between high school and college is largely artificial. By narrowing that break they could develop a junior college where hordes of high school graduates, who want more schooling but not four classical years of it, could round out a broad and cultural...
University of Chicago's short, round Dean Aaron J. Brumbaugh worried privately for a week before he took two conservative-looking professors to call at Mr. Walgreen's office. Mr. Walgreen seated them among pictures of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, a lion, and a motto by Editor George...
Drugman Walgreen took pains to send a copy to each of the University's 30 trustees. Soon it got into the hands of newshawks. Chicago's Press gave it great headlines. President Hutchins made more news by asking Mr. Walgreen for evidence. Mr. Walgreen made still more news...
Wrote President Hutchins: "The Uni-versity of Chicago for 43 years has had a clear record of public service and educational leadership. In view of that record it sees no necessity of holding a public hearing when vague and unsupported charges are made against it."