The function of the university is not simply to teach breadwinning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools, or to be a centre of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, and adjustment which forms the secret of civilisation. W.E.B. Du Bois
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The university is the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and growing knowledge of life. More accurately, it is the organ of that fine adjustment between the needs of the society and the possibilities for satisfying those needs. The university is not simply a place where we teach breadwinning but it is also a place to apply our breadwinning in a way that can benefit our society. The university is also not just a center of polite society but it also serves as an example to others and an environment in which we can learn our manners and civility.

Source: The Souls Of Black Folk

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