Word: american
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Further you can serve the college by a wise course of elective studies. This freedom is the greatest advance made yet by any American college, and although its utility is doubted by outsiders it is apparent here at Harvard. In our work, moreover, we should strive to have some ideal; seek to cultivate a just independence of thought, and to go beyond what other men have learned. A university amasses human knowledge, stores it up and bids its students push a little farther into study...
...America. Less than a year ago Professor Norton delivered in the same place an address, in which, after making mention of the past and present aspect of the site of the ancient temple of Delphi, he gave some account of the attitude of the Greek government toward the American proposal to undertake investigation on Greek soil. Since that time matters have been gradually maturing. After some negotiation the Greek government conceded to the Institute the privilege of excavating the ancient oracle, provided the sum required for the removal of the villags of Kastin, now standing on the site, should...
Best general references-Harper's Monthly, Vol. 73, "Social Problems;" Jeans Railway Problems; American Association's Publications...
...Many evils exist under our present system-Harper 73, p. p. 450-457; American Economic Association II p. 27-29, p. p. 42, 44. (a) The waste of national wealth-Harpers 73, p. p. 452-453; Am. Econ. Assoc. II, p. p. 56, 57. (b) Speculation-Hadley; R. R. Transportation chapter III. (c) Discrimination-Hadley, chapter VI; Harper 73, p. p. 454, 455; Am. Econ. Assoc. II p 42. (d) Dangers of private monopoly-Fortnightly Review November...
While the Pan-American delegates were in New Haven last Thursday, they took the opportunity of visiting the University. President Dwight and the heads of the different departments received the visitors in the new Clititenden library, and then the various buildings were inspected. At the banquet tendered the delegates by the Chamber of Commerce, Professor Knapp of Yale welcomed the visitors in a speech in Spanish to their great delight. Professor Knapp then acted as interpreter to the South American delegates and amongst the speakers were Senator Calderon, of Venezuela, President Dwight of Yale, and Senator J. B. Henderson...