Benjamin Stresses Need for Development of Capacities

Harold Benjamin, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland, urged the development of socially useful idiosynerasies in the annual Inglis Lecture last night in the Fogg Museum's Large Lecture Hall. His topic was "The Cultivation of Idiosynerasy."

Contorting his attention on present methods of education, Dean Benjamin compared the systems of some schools with attempts to teach squirrels to fly and snakes to jump.

"Education should be a process of developing the individual's capacities rather than bringing him up to the standards of a particular school," he said. "Few, if any, artists attain success by studying basic principles."

Dean Benjamin also pointed out the army's need for 1000 well-educated second Hentenauts yearly. He stated that officer training must be revised if this demand is to be met.

Francis Keppel '38, Dean of the Faculty of Education, introduced the guest lecturer.