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Capen speaking at the dedication of Foster Hall, 1922
From Capen's inauguration speech, 1922 (Samuel P. Capen Papers, 1894-1955, 4/7/19, #19.39):
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The United States faces the need of a drastic and thorough-going reform of its whole scheme of education.... The reform demanded does not consist of the mere readjustment of the mechanism of administration. It must go to the heart of the undertaking.... There is no central educational authority in the United States which can by fiat remold the whole system.... Changes in American education have to be made piecemeal. They result from local experimentation .
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From "The Principles Which Should Govern Standards and Accrediting Practices" address delivered before the North Central Association meeting, March 18, 1931 (Samuel P. Capen Papers, 1894-1955, 4/7/19, #21.24):
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Although we may recognize past changes, we sometimes ignore the fact that the process of change is going to continue; and we legislate for the future as if the conditions of the present hour were to persist.
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