Word: planned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: For some months I have been working on a plan for the handling of Life Subscriptions to magazines. I have developed a plan that is absolutely scientific in its operation, that is equitable and salable to the individual and that is greatly beneficial to the magazine in regard to stabilizing its circulation...
...former plan calling for $100,000, for the renovations of the present Colonial Club as it stands, located on Quincy Street near the Harvard Union, was considered a rather futile expenditure since such a sum spent in the property already existing there would be throwing good money after bad in the opinion of those who have been actively engaged in the plans...
...Stanford in 1925 a movement was begun that in a way makes amends for the cut and dried aspect of the lock-step system. Under the title, The Independent Study Plan, a means is offered whereby the student may use his own initiative in his university work. The plan is open to students of exceptional qualifications at the beginning of their junior or senior years...
Dartmouth college has instituted a plan for a very few of its ranking seniors that goes to the extreme in giving the student freedom in his educational work. Those chosen to follow the plan will not pay tuition, will not attend classes if they do not wish to attend, and will not be required to take any examinations. In short they will be allowed to follow the intellectual life at Dartmouth as they see fit. This would be the ideal in education, but unfortunately few students would be strong enough to follow that plan and get anything from their university...
Stanford's Independent Study Plan endeavors to give certain latitude to the student and at the same time put definite checks on him that will make him direct his studies and get something from them. Stanford Daily