Word: breadth
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...fasten attention on the subject as a whole, rather than on isolated fragments of it; to lead the student to co-ordinate the information he obtains." The scientific method will doubtless still be observed; special reports and theses will still form a part of undergraduate training. But a breadth in grasp of fundamentals and ability in the use of knowledge will be equally requisite...
While the man with the practical single-track mind may develop great efficiency in his own business, he has not the breadth of view to link it up with the businesses of others. Some one must be available to fit the cogs into their proper places in the elaborate economic system of the country. This requires a broader mind. The college offers such a mind a greater chance to mature...