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...This habit of dealing with reality has a happy result for those destined for a business career; it develops men who are shrewd, clear-sighted, of sound judgment, endowed with the very qualities necessary for success in a world in which every mistake has to be paid for. But at the same time it kills the desire to deduce from facts the abstract significance which they present-The student fails to see that the power of generalization is the greatest force possessed by the human intellect, and that facts should be considered only steps by which to rise to those...
...cannot be said against it. Be it Bolshevism, Pacifism, Politics or Pruning-hooks, it is injurious, and should go. One of the most important features in the acquisition of an education is the ability to think and weigh decisions for oneself; given both sides of a case, the final judgment, unless it comes from the student himself, is worthless both to the student and as a judgment. Spoon-fed minds can never be anything but a sop to the community. And, incidentally, the propagandists are defeating their own ends; for as soon as a counter-propagandist appears...
...Admission pre-college statistics; from the Dean's Office the scholastic attainment. And to these, the result of intelligence tests--they have been proved 60 per cent accurate; a picture, and what is perhaps most important, a non scholastic personal rating based on qualities such as initiative, reliability, and judgment. The people from who the information is requested would answer by writing "Unsatisfactory", "Weak", "Average", "Good", or "Exceptional" after each quality listed on a standardized filing card. A bureau so organized would be infinitely more effective in placing Harvard...
...warning of probation, no man can say that dismissal came upon him unawares. It is doubtful if more rules would reform the student who wittingly drops out, and it is more doubtful if responsibility should be taken from the rest for the few who still lack foresight and judgment...
...Rice-Bassett has been advanced to number 2 in the first shell. This shake-up adds materially to the crew's poundage, raising the average slightly over 170 to the man, while the remarkable record made by the 1925 eight last Saturday bears out Dr. Howe's judgment in the placing...