The Evolution of the College Student (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Evolution of the College Student (Classic Reprint) written by William Dewitt Hyde and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Evolution of the College Student The college student is a being of infinitely complex and swiftly shifting phases which external description is powerless to catch and reproduce. The only way to portray his deeper nature is to place him in intimate and confidential relations and let him "give himself away." This kinetoscopic picture is presented in the hope that it may assure over-anxious parents that not every aberration of their sons is either final or fatal: persuade critics of college administration that our problem is not so simple as they seem to think: and inspire the public with the conviction, cherished by every college officer, that college students, with all their faults and follies, are the best fellows in the world; and that notwithstanding much crude speculation about things human, and some honest scepticism concerning things divine, the great social institutions of family and industry and church and state may be safely intrusted to their true hearts and generous hands. This sketch was drawn for the University Club of Buffalo in response to a request for something which would "show the graduate the inner life of the college of to-day." Under the title "His College Life," it was published in Scribner's Magazine for June, 1896, and it is through the kind courtesy of Charles Scribner's Sons that it appears in its present form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.