James Dixon, “Jim”, tries to keep his job as a history lecturer at a university. But how will he manage when his pranks and efforts always seem to backfire?
William Stoner is a student at an agricultural college. During an English literature course, he is so struck by this new world of knowledge that he changes his studies to become an academic.
17-year-old Jerusha Abbott is living in an orphanage, when an anonymous benefactor decides to pay for her education and send her to college. She then takes the train to a new life full of promise and exciting discoveries.