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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...should keep a keen eye on the more or less sweeping reform plans in force at Chicago, St. John's, Columbia, and North Carolina. They should draw their lesson from the experiences of these pioneers, who have spared Harvard the costs of hit-or-miss experimenting. They should not shrink back from the pains of a thorough cure, if they feel that eventually it would put the patient back on his feet. For liberal education has passed beyond the stage where occasional shots of stimulants--half-hearted attempts at integration--are sufficient to hold off its dissolution into chaos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LIGHT THAT FAILED | 3/21/1940 | See Source »

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