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...likely to grunt: ''Oh yes, in Des Moines," and continue to await the arrival of another Leopold-Loeb attraction for their display columns. Indeed, even the Des Moines Register tied a string to its promise. It reserved the right to print on its front page during the test week "any story of outstanding criminal importance...
...result of the deepened interest in intellectual pursuits must not be overlooked," says Professor Moore. "To do a man's best, according to his ability, in whatever he puts his hand and mind to, is properly reckoned a sure test of character; the slacker and loafer are rightly despised. To stimulate young men to do their best in college is to help them build the character that should result from a college education...
...encourage undergraduates to regard the mastery of some object as a fundamental part of their college careers the degree with distinction "in a subject or related subjects" was established leading directly to the general examinations and the present tutorial system. The general final examina- tions are planned to test intellectual power rather than memory. "In short," says Professor Moore, "the present plan makes for liberal education in the true sense of the word, and gives the faithful student intellectual habits that tend to make him a cultivated, effective, and useful citizen all his life...
...result of the deepened interest in intellectual pursuits must not be overlooked. To do a man's best, according to his ability, in whatever he puts his hand and mind to is properly reckoned a sure test of character: the slacker and loafer are rightly despised. To stimulate young men to do their best in college is to help them build the character that should result from a college education...
...want to add one important word of caution in regard to interpreting the result of these personality tests," said Dr. Allport, discussing the limitations in the application of his tests. "A series of test scores for isolated traits of personality can never be substituted as a wholly adequate representation of the total personality...