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Show MODERN 1\IODERN 1 IODERN \ EDUCATION . In a series senes of articles Dr . Glenn Frank , piesident Plesident president of theUniversity the theUnIvel51ty thUmveisity UnIvel51ty University of Wisconsin , discussed some of the laws which he beJieves be be- be believes - Jieves lieves underlie a thoroughly modern education . Coming fronsuch from fromsuch fromsuch such a distinguished source , they are ' ' worthy 'torthy torthy 'worthy ' of serious con-I con I conIsideration con- con consideration consideration - sideration . i , i1 IAmong -1 1 - 1Among Among the principles he set forth are these ; : We leam learn by byactIon byaction b baction action rather than by absorption ; learning is specific rather than thangeneral thangeneral thaigeneral 1 general ; the best things thmgs to study are those which wh'lch whlch ' are importanto important importantto t to our life hfe and work ; we should study the things that will mostdirectly most mostdirectly mosdirectly t ; directly contubute contribute to our efficiency and happiness . Lake l11ke Like many other progressive educators of the present dayDr day , Dr . Frank does not believe that a college education is either eithernecessary eithenecessary eithernecessary ] , necessary or desirable for everyone . The four years spent iicollege in incollege incollege college might often be better employed in gaining practical experience exper- exper experIence experlence " - Ience in m a workshop or in m business busmess . It depends largely on the thenatural thenatural thenatural 2 natural talents and inclinations of a young person whether wnether hshould he heshould heshould ( should go to college . . For one who has a studious studJOus disposition and aspires to enteone enter enterone enterone ] - one of the learned professions , a college education is indispensableof Indispensable ' , of course . For those who go to college merely to be able to say saythat saythat sasthat ! that they have gone to college it is a waste of valuable time . As Dr . Frank very truthfully says : "We We " 'Ve Ve ' cannot prove thaia that thata a college education guaiantees gualantees guarantees a big income , or that it makes us ushapPIer ushappier j jhappier hapPIer men or women wrmen wcnien . Most l\lost l lost \ of the old arguments for a collegftdncation college collegeeducatIon ( ' educatIon are in m the ashcan . . " _ |