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title: 'The Conspiracy Against the College'
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authors:
- 'Ethelbert Dudley Warfield'
date: 1900-08-02
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 4'
- 'Psalms 119'
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# The Conspiracy Against the College

E. D. Warfield warns the 'university idea' and specialization are undermining American colleges, shortening liberal education and weakening character formation and prep-school ties.

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