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Ever since his affair at Amherst Dr. Meiklejohn has figured prominently in the public eye, perhaps through the public eye, perhaps through the public taste for notoriety against which he is so firmly set. He has gained, apparently, the doubtful standing of a martyr to his idealism. Unfortunately he let his idealism get out of hand and his defense in the September Century Magazine--"To Whom Are We Responsible" is somewhat lame...
...this Dr. Meiklejohn's stand is well-taken. It is eminently desirable that people should preserve and not vulgarize excellence. But when there are over a hundred million people to uplift, there simply isn't enough education of this degree to go round. Educators would be glad of helpful suggestions but in these Dr. Meiklejohn has unfortunately been remote and vague. And the public as a rule, is only too indifferent to its faults; in fact it rather enjoys hearing what a boor...
After the departure of President Meiklejohn (TIME, June 25, July 2), new professors and new courses were substituted...
English, recently the weakest subject, is classed as the strongest, largely attributable to the return of Robert Frost, poet (TIME, Sept. 17). Economics, one of the most popular subjects under President Meiklejohn, retains its vogue. Labor classes in Springfield and Holyoke will be discontinued...
...fostering of a spirit of action. But perhaps President Hopkins has underestimated the difficulty of making an institution truly educational. Is Amherst, for example, more or less of a training school now that the curriculum has been changed to replace the social and economic courses given under President Meiklejohn by courses in the humanities...