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Word: oscaloosa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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Perhaps it is wrong to wish that Ox-onians should prepare at Eton or Cantabridgians at Harrow and yet the singleness of purpose attained is to be desired. Under the present modus operandi one prepares at Oscaloosa High, aims for Harvard, and goes to Georgia Tech,--a diversion of purpose hardly a credit to a student's ambition. While the interchange of educational parts made possible by College Board Examinations is a happy convenience, it has its cultural limitations. It will be far nobler when the man who prepares at Oscaloosa High either secures a Harvard degree or none...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A NEW LIAISON | 3/17/1926 | See Source »

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