====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Courier Page 0344_1 from reel: L 722 (1878-10-10 to 1887-06-10) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/132905 Title: The College Ideal. Summary: An essay discussing the ideal purpose of college education, arguing for balanced intellectual development over early specialization and criticizing American educational systems for overemphasizing practical skills. Category: editorial Subjects: higher education; liberal arts education; academic philosophy; educational reform Confidence: 0.85 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.