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But, since almost everyone is accustomed to express himself on the matter of this title without regard for any data, it should not be thought too repre3 hensible to offer an opinion that is supported by objective evidence. There has long been a striking paradox to explain in this country, if we compare the public's attitude toward college attendance with the opinions most often expressed on the value of a high college record. Our young men and our young women, both the fit and the unfit, are obsessed by the desire for a college degree. The rush into our universities threatens to deplete some very useful occupations, and, if it goes on increasing, there will soon be no "hewers of wood" without an engineering diploma, and even the "drawers of water" will have at least a B.S. in home economics. One might well think, then, that a good record in college or university would be considered extremely valuable. But here is the paradox. In the opinions most frequently voiced, the public's contempt for high scholastic marks, as a measure of |