Word: philanthropists
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...liberal views which those gentlemen held in regard to education in general, which guided them in the early history of the university, which have placed Cornell in the front rank of American colleges and which are still held by the guardians of her welfare. Though the far-sighted philanthropist lives only in memory, his co-worker has heard the experiment declared successful by the fair-minded and the result given a tacit endorsement even by those whose early attacks were most virulent...
...public speak favorably of our cooperative scheme, and generally commend the movement, though some doubts are expressed as to its success. That cooperation has been successful in many instances in this country is an undoubted fact, but to succeed requires careful management. As some one has said, only a philanthropist ought to manage a cooperative store. The application of the system to a community of college students is certainly novel and, as far as we can learn, unprecedented, and our sister colleges will look upon our undertaking with the greatest interest. Harvard thus occupies the important position in having taken...