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Charles Franklin Thwing, president emeritus, Western Reserve Dr. Humane Literature...
Undergraduate Power. Yes, as President Emeritus Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve University had written in the New York Times, an outstanding phenomenon everywhere during 1925-26 was the increasing power?or at least, increased self-assertiveness? of the undergraduates. (Dr. Thwing had compared this phenomenon to the "student universities" of the Middle Ages, when a professor had to ask his pupils for permission to take a week-end off. Ah, there was thirst for knowledge in those days...
...Omniscient Dr. Thwing "happens to know" that Cecil Rhodes, when he founded the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford 23 years ago, viewed with disfavor scholarships at U.S. universities for British students. It is said that a prime motive actuating his founding of the Rhodes scholarships was a desire to express his gratitude and admiration for the U.S. engineer who was so instrumental in helping him make fortunes in South African gold? Mr John Hays Hammond. The latter, now retired, has developed a lively interest in education; last week he addressed "all June graduates" by radio. His subject: "Success." **THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT?...
...fitting ceremony, and a banquet and speeches, Phi Beta Kappa, high brotherhood of scholastic distinction in U. S. colleges, last week celebrated the approach of the 150th anniversary of its founding, at the Hotel Mayflower, in Washington, D. C. The society's president, President Emeritus Charles Franklin Thwing of Western Eeserve University, was on hand, eruditely genial. Members of the mother chapter were there-President J. A. Chandler and Drs. R. M. Hughes and J. Lesslie Hall, of the College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, Va.) where (the year after Paul Revere rode through Massachusetts) one John Heath and four...
...acceptance of students for registration is requiring careful work, in is a simple problem compared with selecting men to accept faculty positions. However, 450 boys living together on a steamer for eight months, means one outstanding word--Selection. Certain broad principles were laid down by the leader, Dr. Thwing. Acceptance is based on character first, then scholastic standing, vigorous health, elimination of the lazyminded, and acceptance of those who have something in their minds they wish to study, see, or do. This work looked formidable it is proving very easy. Informationss is easily obtainable. The colleges have shown a cooperative...