Word: abstractions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...assignment, for the modern curriculum is essentially scientific in nature and demands the employment of an accurate terminology. It would be absurd to describe a machine in terms of a zoological science, and it is often equally absurd to attempt to discuss even one of the so-called abstract sciences in terms of everyday conversation. The inability to use the peculiar vocabulary of the subject leads to a failure to speak convincingly with one who is more thoroughly acquainted with the topic at hand. Accuracy and precision in expression therefore demand, in addition to a clear understanding of the fundamentals...
...common fallacy of the classroom that a lesson can be learned by a comprehensive knowledge of its salient features, without regard to the medium used for its expression. The movement of educational opinion away from former methods of studying by rote has helped to foster this abstract and general process of assimilation. In theory, the movement has been a good one since it was hitherto possible to parrot the word of the text with no knowledge of the lesson itself. But there are also distinct disadvantages which have led to a more careless interpretation of the subject matter involved...
...also stressed the possibilities of the college paper as an intermediary between the faculty and undergraduates. Among the less important recommendations submitted in their report were the encouraging of interest in other colleges, the benefits of a healthy communication column, and the necessity for a freer discussion of abstract questions in editorials...
...with practical judgement. The alumni committee for a Harvard War Memorial has reversed this proverb. "A large majority of the members", says their report, "declared themselves in favor of a new chapel". Certainly this view will meet with less hostility than last year's report, which favored a purely abstract memorial such as a monument, belfry, or fountain; yet the committee's new suggestion will hardly appeal strongly to undergraduates, at any rate...
...weak climax; it is a good story but far from this author's best. The single book review, an appreciation by R. L. E. of Arthur Machen's "Hill of Dreams" slips easily into the category of distinguished criticism. With an enthusiasm that never becomes inarticulate or abstract in expression, the reviewer manages to convey to us much of the beauty of the masterpiece he is describing...