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a certificate an honorable discharge, an easy way out 

 without the stigma of failing to earn a degree. The in- 

 adequately prepared, the inept, the incompetent stu- 

 dents are thus quite effectively, and almost painlessly, 

 eased out of the classroom. Thus the bugaboo of all tax- 

 supported institutions is charmed away. It is a formula 

 that might work wonders throughout the whole Ameri- 

 can public education system. 



Following a very different pattern the Textile School 

 of the Engineering College at the University of North 

 Carolina is working effectively to the same ends. At 

 Raleigh was an ancient and honorable institution, half 

 a century old, one of the best of its kind, a high-grade 

 technical school teaching the dateless craftsmanship of 

 fiber and fabric. Three years ago it was electrified by 

 one of its own alumni. 



R. J. Carter of the class of 1924 did not graduate cum 

 laude; but his Carter Fabrics have an A-l rating. And 

 "Nick" Carter is loyal to his Alma Mater, respected 

 among his competitors, liberally endowed with income 

 and imagination. He went to Frank Porter Graham, 

 president of the State University, and talked common 

 sense in this fashion: 



"A school can't be better than its teachers. To attract 

 good men you must pay good salaries. What if I went 

 out and raised $50,000 or $100,000, or whatever we 

 need to get the best talent in the world for our Textile 

 School?" 



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