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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That education has widely degenerated into "the mere acquisition of information" is the charge leveled at American colleges by Dean Landis in his most recent annual report. The charge is not new. It was on the theory that students must be "inoculated with the virus of self-perpetuating education"--which...
Brady claims that students now-a-days are a "better crop for studying" than they were years ago. He believes that the house plan and the consequent influence of older men on frivolous underclassmen has brought about this change.
"Those who live near the sea, feed more on fish than on flesh, and often encounter that boisterous element. This renders them more bold and enterprising; this leads them to neglect the confined occupations of the land. They see and converse with a variety of people; their intercourse with mankind...
It is refreshingly written, possibly a little Sitwellian in general tone, but the appealing and romantic picture of the characters makes up for any literary license on Coffin's part. The author's quaint poeticizing fits the Pennells better than more modern treatment. As a brand of extinct Americans they...
If a mere reading list could provoke the vehement comments which "Social Justice" has printed, then this latest action of the Civilization Plan is likely to provoke criticism of the most violent nature. Out of a list of 275 books recommended by the Committee for the Study of American Civilization...