Speech By Commissioner Of Education Earl McGrath at St. Olaf College, Liberal Arts Education Today
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the ennivereary et the founding of St. Qlaf
liberal arte collegs, like its - instivations, de -
da the great aystem of higher aducation in the Maited
The present carellments in larg miversities my obseuro the
and the espontial contribution which the private liberal arts collages
make to American life and oulture: It is fitting to resall thes for
may years these institutions; devoted to the prepagation of a faith
and the trensmission of the best in westeri civilisation, provided
all higher learning available to Amerioma youth. To the may
religions demoniastions whese seal for -
for the establishment and the painstaking develepment of these
collegs, all Amerioans owe a great debt of gratitude. Thet these
institutions continue to thrive and attract large numbers of students
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is ovidence of the essential soundness of their edusstional theory and
practice, and of their unique contribution to our national life.
In view of its illustricus history it is strange that se
perisone have predicted the disappearence of the four-gear liberal arts
college. Leen B. Richardsem; for example, and in his Stata ef the
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Gellem: "Pressed from above by the develogment of greduate instruction,
and from beley by the extension of the public secendary schoel, and its off-
#Speeeh by Jamos MeOrath, U. a. Commissioner of Federal
Security Agency, Washingten, D. O., at 75th Ammiversary Geremenies, 8t. Olaf
Collega, Torthfield, Minnesota, Nov. 4, 1949
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A Report to the of Dartmouth Cellego, Hanever, New Hispehire,
1924, p. 15.
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