A Hasty Prediction For the G.I. Bill
It had been in effect just a short time, but Stanley Frank already knew the G.I. Bill was going to be a flop.
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Tag Archives: College
Hoosier Hysteria in 1942
In this humorous 1942 article, a high school referee shares his absurd life on the basketball courts.
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Hoosier Hoops: Butler Among the Big Dogs
Butler University has fought its way to the NCAA Final Four. Will Indiana see another basketball miracle on the scale of the Milan-Muncie Central game of Hoosiers fame?
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My, How the Rules Have Changed
Think you’re tough? How long would you last in a college football game playing 1890′s rules? The first intercollegiate football game—played November 6, 1869, in which Rutgers beat Princeton, 6 to 4—bears little resemblance to a modern version of the game.
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The High Cost of Learning
Public education in most states is being trimmed to fit reduced budgets. Meanwhile, college tuition is rising again—the average cost for a year of college is now $20,000. What do you think Ben Franklin would have to say about this?
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No Talking in the Library!
I enjoyed the article “No Talking in the Library” in the March/April issue and think it is very relevant at this time. My grandson is in college and having problems studying. He says his roommate is always on the phone talking to his girlfriend or has the TV on, and he can’t concentrate on his ... More
Family Ties
Recently I revised several drafts of a paper that my brother was working on for a college writing course. We went through the process paragraph by paragraph: He did the writing, I did the revising. I’ve had years of practice writing papers of varied length and on assorted subjects, so the task, in my mind, ... More
