What KIND of COLLEGE EDUCATION? - Herbert W Armstrong - April 1963

Herbert W Armstrong

The astounding truth: Most of today's colleges and universities will be obsolete in 15 years. Here are the eye-opening FACTS. Two of tomorrow's colleges are here already! "MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS IGNORANT OF WORLD EVENTS" is a head line that appeared recently in The Boston Sunday Globe. The facts are shocking! "The typical college senior is woefully ignorant of foreign affairs or world events," said the dispatch. "A test on foreign affairs given to 2,000 seniors in 175 of the nation's major colleges and universities disclosed a deplorable lack of information. On the whole, the students flunked the test, getting a mark of 55 percent - they could answer only 44 of 80 questions correctly. "On almost every count," the news Story continued, "the student about to leave college with a sheepskin is hazy of even fundamental world issues... College students know little of geography. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library