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Somebody from the Bureau of Special Services of Time, Inc., sent us an advanced copy of Time Magazine's current section on Education. Paternally labeling their feature "Last Days of School," the editors of Time kicked around the parts of speech for a full page, all to prove that "Students . . . are willing to give their lives. There is no evasion, no protest . . . they can take care of their country and themselves in battle."

We agreed with all this. What made us sit up and scratch our chins was the obvious difference in approach toward Eastern and Western colleges. All Harvard and Yale rated was a few dry comments about "No 'talent scouts' have appeared this year, as of old, from big U. S. corporations" or, "Bearish on futures in business and Wall Street, Yale men don't expect to make much money any more."

Places like the University of Kansas and Southern California, on the other hand, got humane, even juicy write-ups

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