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...college man," said Mr. Foss in conclusion, "to educate the people of America to the ideal of Service. This he can do only by faithfully devoting his own life to the service of his fellow...
...Brown President instances the schools maintained by banks and corporations for their employees. But does this crm of special instruction realize his ideal of an enlarged horizon" for the student? Shall business concerns take over the work of the colleges on the theory that they can supply something just as good or better in the way of education for students "only a minority of whom are mentally or morally benefited by seclusion for four years within the gates" of universities? This is a novel and disillusioning estimate of the efficiency of American colleges...
...proposes to drive upper class men under the Freshman yoke of compulsion. But the old ideal of "mens sana in corpore sano" is one which a certain proportion of students will always overlook. Time is limited; the man for whom exercise is now particular pleasure does not always find it easy break into the afternoon for a game of tennis or squash or a row on the river; often, too, it is difficult to find partners or facilities. The temptation of the easiest way is to let exercise slip, or to put up with the old-man's expedient...
...once in a while there is a slip-up,--a case (now in the hospital) has come to our attention this week,--and the undergraduate searcher after truth is the sufferer. Possibly the ideal solution is a war memorial in the form of a foot-bridge or tunnel to the Yard. Until this is realized, it seems reasonable that the Cambridge traffic system should be brought comparatively up to date. Without interfering with traffic or much expeuse to those who watch over the city's interests, it would be possible to place four safety "islands" or zones along Masschusetts avenue...
...they must be put out of the college buildings; second, students must be enlightened as to the frequent unreliability of their notes; third, and traditionally greatest, the college must inspire the students with sincere interest in their work. Then, and then only, will the college be even approximating its ideal. These are the sole ways in which to attack the problem; for the student himself who is so weak as to rely on "notes" for a passing mark cannot be convinced of the evil of his ways by argument, utilitarian or otherwise. The hypodermic must...