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If a student can do four years' work in two years or in three he is encouraged to do it, and if he cannot even do it in four he can have no diploma. Obviously, there is no place at Temple University for students who care only for a few years of leisured ease. IF A STUDENT CAN DO FOUR YEARS WORK IN TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS HE IS ENCOURAGED TO DO IT IF HE CANNOT DO IT IN FOUR HE CAN HAVE NO DIPLOMA OBVIOUSLY THERE IS NO PLACE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FOR STUDENTS WHO CARE FOR ONLY A FEW YEARS OF LEISURED EASE
nstrated,” as Dr. Conwell puts it, “that those who work for a living have time for study.” And he, though he does not himself add this, has given the opportunity. He feels especial pride in the features by which lectures and recitations are held at practically any hour which best suits the convenience of the students. If any ten students join in a request for any hour from nine in the morning to ten at night a class is arranged for them, to meet that request! This involves the necessity for a much larger number of professors and teachers than would otherwise be necessary, but that is deemed a slight consideration in comparison with the immense good done by meeting the needs of workers. Also President Conwell--for of course he is the president of the university--is proud of the fact that the privilege of graduation depends entirely upon knowledge gained; that graduation does not depend upon having listened to any set number of lectures or upon having attended for so many terms or years. S DEMONSTRATED AS DOCTOR CONWELL PUT IT THAT THOSE WHO WORK FOR A LIVING HAVE TIME FOR STUDY AND HE THOUGHT HE DOES NOT HIMSELF ADD THIS HAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY HE FEELS A SPECIAL PRIDE TO THE FEATURES BY WHICH LECTURES AND RESUSCITATIONS ARE HELD AT PRACTICALLY ANY HOUR WHICH BEST SUITS THE CONVENIENCE OF THE STUDENTS IF ANY TEN STUDENTS JOIN IN A REQUEST FOR ANY HOUR FROM NINE IN THE MORNING UNTIL TEN AT NIGHT A CLASS IS ARRANGED FOR THEM TO MEET THAT REQUEST THIS INVOLVES THE NECESSITY FOR A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF PROFESSORS AND TEACHERS THAN OTHERWISE WOULD BE NECESSARY BUT IT IS DEEMED A SLIGHT CONSIDERATION IN COMPARISON WITH THE IMMENSE GOOD DONE BY THE MEETING OF THE NEED OF WORKERS ALSO PRESIDENT CONWELL FOR OF COURSE HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY IS PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE PRIVILEGE OF GRADUATION DEPENDS ENTIRELY UPON KNOWLEDGE GAINED THAT GRADUATION DOES NOT DEPEND ON HAVING LISTENED TO ANY SET NUMBER OF LECTURES OR UPON HAVING ATTENDED FOR SO MANY TERMS OR YEARS
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