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Excerpt from A Historical and Critical Discussion of College Admission Requirements IN order to discuss intelligently any problem relative to the American college it is necessary to devote some attention to the unique character of that institution, and to the traditions which determined it. These conditions are most clearly exemplified in the development Of Harvard University. In the first place, Harvard was the first college established on this Side of the Atlantic, and thus became the connecting link in the transit of learning from the Old World to the New. Sec ondly, Harvard was the onlv college in the country for over half a century, and was consequently the most closely identified with the early development of colonial life. Thirdly, Harvard may rightly be called the mother of American colleges, so potent has been her in uence in determining the character Of subsequent colleges and the direction of collegiate study in this country. In short, the history of Harvard College in itself comprises a complete account of the development of American university problems. 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."