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DRA WINGS BY ARNO STERNGLASSconsequences, and the difficulties of intellectual inquiryin Western civilization. Professor MaureGoldschmidt, of Oregon's Reed College, has said:"The job of a liberal arts college is to pass onthe heritage, not to push the frontiers. Once you getinto the competitive research market, the demandsbecome incompatible with good teaching."Another professor, at a university in Florida, hassaid:"Our colleges are supposed to train intelligentcitizens who will use knowledge wisely, not justintellectual drones. To do this, the colleges mustconvey to students a sense of where we've comefrom, where we are now, and where we are goingaswell as what it all means-and not just informthem of the current problems of research in eachfield."