“The sympathy with young life is unmistakable. The altruistic spirit breathes through every address. The treatment of religious difficulties is robust and sensible.”
| + + | Am. J. of Theol. 9: 603. Jl. ‘05. 440w. | |
| Atlan. 95: 706. My. ‘05. 200w. |
“His moral counsels, admonitions, and warnings are simple and straightforward, his tone is natural, his language without pretence.”
| + + — | Cath. World. 81: 125. Ap. ‘05. 350w. | |
| R. of Rs. 31: 253. F. ‘05. 100w. (States doctrine of essays.) |
Harper, William Rainey. Trend in higher education. [*]$1.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
Dr. Harper presents a series of observations which have been made along the way towards the yet unreached goal of a formulated philosophy of the trend in higher education. He shows that the conspicuous elements which characterize the movement—among them college self-government, freedom from ecclesiastical control, and right of free utterance—all point towards the “growing democratization of higher educational work.” Some of the chapters are, “The university and democracy,” “Some present tendencies of popular education,” “The university and religious education,” “Waste in higher education,” “Dependence of the West upon the East,” “The business side of the university,” “Are school teachers underpaid?” “Why are there fewer students for the ministry?” “University training for a business career,” “Coeducation,” etc.
“The articles, with the exception of some brief occasional addresses, are vital and frank almost to the point of bluntness. The treatment is fair, and no attempt is made to criticize a particular institution by insinuation. Dr. Harper takes a vigorous and business-like attitude, modern but not radical.” Henry Davidson Sheldon.
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| + + | Ind. 59: 273. Ag. 3, ‘05. 60w. |
“He makes no attempt to deal with the subject in a systematic way; the papers are somewhat desultory and disconnected.”
| + + — | Lond. Times. 4: 259. Ag. 11, ‘05. 880w. |