The Voice of the Scholar: With Other Addresses on the Problems of Higher EducationPaul Elder, 1903 - 280 |
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... rests on growing honesty and growing wisdom . Because the university stands for the free search for truth , its influence must be opposed to that of passion and preju- dice . It must be above the heats of the hour , and therefore in ...
... rests on growing honesty and growing wisdom . Because the university stands for the free search for truth , its influence must be opposed to that of passion and preju- dice . It must be above the heats of the hour , and therefore in ...
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... rest are merely competing organisms , poor beggars who ought to be got under ground as soon as possible , to save the cost of their keep . But it is not true that most college men build up a wall between them- selves and life . If this ...
... rest are merely competing organisms , poor beggars who ought to be got under ground as soon as possible , to save the cost of their keep . But it is not true that most college men build up a wall between them- selves and life . If this ...
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... rests on the broader chemistry not yet applied , and is a part of higher knowledge . To train chemists is likewise a part of the higher education . Higher education consists no longer , as many seem to suppose , in writing Latin verses ...
... rests on the broader chemistry not yet applied , and is a part of higher knowledge . To train chemists is likewise a part of the higher education . Higher education consists no longer , as many seem to suppose , in writing Latin verses ...
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... rests on the foundations of the Universe has a right to the name of scholar . And the scholar will speak when the due time comes for speaking . Whatever our creeds and con- ventions , he will break through them with the truth 17 THE ...
... rests on the foundations of the Universe has a right to the name of scholar . And the scholar will speak when the due time comes for speaking . Whatever our creeds and con- ventions , he will break through them with the truth 17 THE ...
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... rests on sound habits of orientation . He who knows where the sun rises never fails to make out all the other points of the compass . This power the schools alone cannot give . They can strengthen it , but they cannot create it , and ...
... rests on sound habits of orientation . He who knows where the sun rises never fails to make out all the other points of the compass . This power the schools alone cannot give . They can strengthen it , but they cannot create it , and ...
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