The Bomb, 1839-1927 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Bomb, 1839-1927The Institute has continued to maintain and advance its well-founded military reputation. It is nationally recognized as being the finest military school in the United States, West Point alone excepted. The thoroughness of its military training has always been the pride of V. M. I., and the introduction of the R. O. T. C. With its attendant army officers and valuable equipment has contributed greatly to the broadening of this phase of work.V. M. I.'s greatest strides of late years have probably been in the academic field. The prae tice of admitting applicants with less than fifteen entrance units has been stopped. Complete recognition Of the Institute's collegiate rating has followed the abolition of this handicap. The section system of instruction with daily recitation has continued to prove its efficacy, and the ion courses are constantly being extended and improved. Graduates are now accepted in all post graduate schools.In few places, ii any, do intercollegiate athletics receive heartier support. Although Sports are not allowed to interfere materially with prescribed duties, every assistance is rendered to overcome the drawbacks of short time for practice and the comparatively small number Of men available.To the stranger the material progress of V. M. I. Must seem slow when compared with that of many of the endowed colleges. This is true because, being under state supervision. The financial problem has always been a difficult one. But the true worth of an institution is determined by the men it turns out, not by its money, buildings, or enrollment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.