02640cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000410012624500230016726400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650501420040750802060054952012960075553400640205165300300211565300130214585600700215885600430222899900190227167088UtSlPG20260610134540.0mcr n260607r20221912utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a12023109  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aLB1 aCooper, Clayton Sedgwick,d1869-193610aWhy go to College? 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-01-020 aGeneral characteristics -- Education à la carte -- The college campus -- Reasons for going to college -- The college man and the world.  aCharlene Taylor, hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Why Go to College?" by Clayton Sedgwick Cooper is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work addresses the purpose and value of a college education in shaping character, intellect, and social responsibility, reflecting on contemporary educational practices in America. It examines the overall characteristics of college life, exploring themes such as the role of great teachers, the importance of personal contacts, and the interplay between work and play among students.  The opening of the work sets the stage by discussing the nature of the American college experience, highlighting the complexity of student life and the expectations placed on young men during that era. Cooper begins by emphasizing the need to understand the individuality of students amidst common stereotypes and criticisms. He delves into the students’ passions and motivations, differentiating them from mere "boys" or "young barbarians," and instead presenting them as individuals with deep aspirations. The narrative also introduces the potential for personal growth and leadership that comes from a college education, establishing an engaging groundwork for the subsequent exploration of why young men should commit to such an experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: The Century Co., 1912  aUniversities and colleges  aStudents4 uhttps://archive.org/details/whygotocollege00coop/page/n9/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67088  c107910d107910