Self-surveys by colleges and universities . ossible at a minimum of expense to organize the clearinghouse for information referred to later as a division of ref-erence and research. 41. Division of Reference and Research The only thing under the heavens, on earth, or in thewaters which encompass the earth that American collegeshave not as yet felt it incumbent upon them to study is thecollege itself. Is it any ones business in your college tostudy the college; how its work compares with that ofother colleges; what if any gap there is between plan andperformance? 112 Self-Surveys by Colleges an
Self-surveys by colleges and universities . ossible at a minimum of expense to organize the clearinghouse for information referred to later as a division of ref-erence and research. 41. Division of Reference and Research The only thing under the heavens, on earth, or in thewaters which encompass the earth that American collegeshave not as yet felt it incumbent upon them to study is thecollege itself. Is it any ones business in your college tostudy the college; how its work compares with that ofother colleges; what if any gap there is between plan andperformance? 112 Self-Surveys by Colleges and Universities After surveys are made faculties and students will askmore, not fewer, questions; will make more, not fewer,criticisms and constructive suggestions. Can waste of faculty insight be prevented? The onlyway to reservoir, conserve, and use it is to establish areservoir and provide channels of ingress and egress. Thiscan be done by a clearing house, whether called divisionof reference and research, or clearing house, or what Every college purchases every year books and magazinesand receives catalogs and reports from other colleges. Inaddition faculty members and officers privately subscribeto magazines and professional journals, and exchange ex-periences with colleagues in other colleges. Because no oneplace or person has been designated as a hopper or** reservoir or clearing house to receive suggestions,it has not been worth while saving and passing on to othersthe facts, questions, suggestions, or criticisms which comewith printed matter, verbal exchange, and experience. Fewof us want to be called Mr. Fixit. Many smaller colleges cannot yet afford to pay a personto give time exclusively to clearing information andmaking studies. No small college, however, is without thefaculty members who would gladly be detailed to this task. Spectrum-ing Facts and Suggestions 113 A short study will show for every college the need forsome such continuous cumulative attention
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