Copyright 1899, published by Hinds Noble and Eldredge, New York. Written by Waitman Barbe, Assistant to the President of West Virginia University, with opinions from fifty leading college presidents and educators of the era. A genuine Victorian-era argument for higher education that reads as a fascinating time capsule, including wage comparisons and World's Fair references. Cloth boards with illustrated cover showing a student approaching campus, pages toned with age as expected for a 125-year-old book.

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