Indictments of Higher Education Spur Vocational Reform
Critics urge universities to replace or enhance with vocational guidance and practical training. Emmett V. Mann questions Nebraska’s four years, while Drake University undergrad Thomas R. Duncan derides modern campus life as a social swirl masking weak academics.
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Usherman
Emmett V. Mann
Mann
University of Nebraska
Thomas R. Duncan
Drake University
Lansing
Mr. Duncan
William Shakespeare
Lord Byron
Swift
Voltaire
University of Today
Middle America
Experimental College Opens at Commonwealth College Mena
Last fall Commonwealth College at Mena Arkansas opened its doors to a few students who agreed to live under pioneer conditions and work four hours daily in livestock construction timber or office to pay for food lodging and laundry. The rest of their time is for academic work and recreation. The college aims to prevent lack of funds from blocking higher education and seeks economic independence through part time work. Living conditions resemble a summer camp with most food from the Commonwealth Farm. Social studies predominate the curriculum though other subjects are offered.
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Commonwealth College
Mena
Arkansas
Commonwealth Farm
Student Council plans tag day and appoints Blue Book leaders
At the March 4 meeting the Student Council approved a spring Tag Day to meet the International Fellowship Drive quota. Alison Bryant was chosen Editor-in-Chief of Blue Book for next year and Harriette Blachly named Business Manager. The President may appoint a committee to suggest revisions of Blue Book. Bryna Mason reported Bulletin’s strong finances. A second Presidents’ meeting to discuss Odd and Even Studies was described, with another meeting set for March 8.
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Alison Bryant
Blue Book
Harriette Blachly
Bryna Mason
Bulletin
Miss Turner
Dorothy Miner
Scholars Live Longest From Princeton Class Of 1875 Record
The semi centennial record shows longevity linked to high scholarship. Of the ten top scholars at graduation in 1875, six are alive after fifty years, while only two of the lowest ten survive.
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Princeton University
Memory of Women 15 Percent Better Than Men
Felix Renick of the National Institute for the Improvement of Memory told a League of Advertising Women luncheon at the Astor yesterday that women are about 10 to 15 percent more accurate in memory. He cited greater visual imagination aiding accurate recollection.
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Felix Renick
National Institute For the Improvement of Memory
League of Advertising Women
Hotel Astor
Mr. Renick
Duncan's Middle America Phrase Sparks College Debate
The quote prompts scrutiny of its applicability to the East Coast colleges. The discussion weighs abstract principle against specific institutional contexts, examining whether middle American ideals fit regional academic practices and policies.
Gilbert Murray to Teach at Harvard Norton Poetry Chair
Professor Gilbert Murray of Oxford University will come to teach at Harvard as the first incumbent of the Charles Eliot Norton Chair of Poetry. The chair is a gift of C Chauncey Stillman and is described as the only one of its kind in America. The gift specifies poetry be interpreted in the broadest sense to include all the fine arts.
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Gilbert Murray
Oxford University
Harvard
Charles Eliot Norton
C. Chauncey Stillman
America
Stillman
Shotwell outlines strategy of peace and League gains
Professor Shotwell advocates the League of Nations as the key to abolishing war and preventing another 1914 style crisis. He argues public backing is vital, cites disarmament limits, and suggests the US can shape peace by altering neutrality. Ruth Coleman opened with Grieg pieces as Shotwell spoke.
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League of Nations
Professor Shotwell
Council
League
United States
Shotwell
Mellon
Ruth "Coleman
Grieg
Math Science Club Field Trip Planned for Saturday
The Math-Science Club will travel this Saturday morning March 13 to the Cathedral telephone exchange. Interested students should meet in Barnard Hall at 10 15 A M.
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Cathedral
Barnard Hall
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Riverside Drive
110Th Street
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Crewford Notch
N. H
N. Y
P. Morey
Bemis
New
Europe
Beatrice Becker
St. Johns Place
Brooklyn
Charlot
Oliver A. Olson
Broadway
New York
Crosstown
Linas
Subway
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