Which College for the Boy?

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Excerpt from Which College for the Boy?: Leading Types in American EducationSo deep is the ignorance of our colleges in general, and so narrow are the prevailing preja dices, that most men, even when the facts are put before them, instinctively close their minds, as they would Shut their eyelids against an nu expected ray of light. Not once, but often, East ern graduates have questioned my candor and accuracy because I have spoken highly of the state universities of the Middle West. Men of this stamp are Obviously very unsafe advisers. The college nearest home, other things being equal, may be the best. But other things so seldom are equal, and very often, especially in the case of wide-awake, reliable, ambitious boys, nothing is more valuable than the Opportunity of meeting fellows of a different kind and from different parts of the country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.