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Study. President Coolidge last week made known that he would send his message to the 70th Congress by messenger, not read it himself. Before the messenger starts, the message must be written. Before it is written, problems of the 70th Congress must be studied. The President has much to ponder...
Throughout the land the ignorant are toiling over puzzles, prize contests, "cinema titles," "Presidents' faces." Lamps burn in many garrets long after the day's work is finished while slaves to the dream of puzzle riches ponder and strive. Seduced by the promises of advertisement and feature contests, (arranged by canny publishers to force-feed circulation), the slaves work endlessly. Earnest, stupid, they know not that they have scarcely one chance in one thousand to win the prize...
During the week, School and Society (weekly) published parts of a research report from the University of Michigan, which contained suggestive findings for college-entrance authorities to ponder. It was not surprising to learn from this report that students who had done well in high school had done well in college, or to hear that "the bottom 20% [of the group studied] might have been barred from entering college to the profit of all concerned, including themselves." More disquieting was the fact that the descendants of American-born grandparents stood about half as well in their studies as descendants...
...commissioned an artist to copy the Stuart portrait of Washington which he had seen in the Chicago Art Institute. Last week he presented the oil painting to his school. He is behind in his studies, but he has given boards of education, throughout the land, something on which to ponder...
This world-wide celebration of the validity and significance of Beethoven's work seems of particular importance just at this period of our civilization, especially as represented by America. Everyone should read and ponder Beethoven's life and career. His courage, sincerity, generosity, and unswerving devotion to his ideals of art and life cannot fail to supply that inspiration and tonic force which our industrial and financial age sadly lacks. Let us, therefore, enlarge somewhat upon the permanent quality in Beethoven's music, its emotional and spiritual power. So much emphasis today is laid upon science, book learning, research, behaviorism...