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June 8, 2016
The first and worst change was the philosophy that everybody, or much closer to everybody, should go to college.
Disaster followed. There descended on the schools huge numbers of adolescents without the brains,
preparation, or interest needed for college. They had little notion of what college was for. The very idea of cultivation seemed undemocratic to them, as of course it was. They set outto avoid it. And did. College Then and Now: Letter to a Bright Young Woman | Fred On Everything
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 8, 2016 9:14 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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The great inflow of minds unprepared for an education was met by a professoriate which quickly adapted to meet them.
Posted by: james wilson at June 8, 2016 11:34 AM
I beg others to "get their kids out". Alas.
Posted by: Leslie at June 8, 2016 1:26 PM
A good read.
Posted by: DonRodrigo at June 8, 2016 3:20 PM