Word: scholasticism
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The championship Winthrop eleven should in justice to all concerned have been made up of Winthrop men. However, due to the lack of substitutes in that house to fill in the five positions left vacant by regulars ineligible to play because of their scholastic standing, five men from other house...
Dr. Einstein will be professor of mathematical " theoretical physics "for life." He will continue to have his devoted Dr. Walter Mayer as assistant. As with the late great Charles Proteus Steinmetz whom General Electric provided with all monies he ever required for livelihood and experiment. Dr. Einstein's "salary...
Writing in the current Harpers magazine, Olaf Axelgaard (a convenient pseudonym) examines the "scholastic tourist trade" and finds it sadly wanting. He tells amusing stories of incompetent loafers who wander around the continent, and return to the welcoming arms of an alma mater hypnotized by the "music of the Sorbonne...
As is usual in general condemnations, Mr. Axelgaard finds it convenient to deal in specific personalities. Many are amusing and pertinent, especially that relating the scholastic adventures of Harley Sykes, zoology instructor at West Carolina University. After considerable wire-pulling, Sykes receives a stipend which enables him to study at...
The college is from its very character a temporary institution. For this reason and because its professors are otherwise "unemployed" it will have difficulty getting other colleges to recognize its scholastic credits. It will have to keep its standing high, if any such recognition is to be made possible. Unsubstantial...