Word: americans
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Scientific training as pursued in graduate departments of American universities has shown a general tendency to absorb a part of the student's time in college by dictating certain courses which must be passed before the more advanced work of the professional schools can be taken up. Undoubtedly students whose college life is thus narrowed by early specialization lose some of the broadening influence which it is the function of the college to impart. Carried to its extreme this demand by scientific schools for students who are at entrance already well grounded in their special subjects might defeat altogether...
After concluding his lectures at the University of Virginia, President Eliot will deliver an address before the City Council and public of Charlottesville on "Government by Commission." From here he will go to Cincinnati, Ohio, to address the joint annual meeting of the American Civic Association and the National Municipal League on the subject "The Conservation Movement." Before returning to Cambridge he will go to Hampton, Virginia, to attend a meeting of the friends and promoters of Hampton Institute...
...Tozzer '00, of the Department of American Archaeology and Ethnology, will leave Cambridge today to take charge of an expedition for research in Central America and British Honduras on behalf of the Peabody Museum. With Mr. R. E. Merwin 4G. he will go to New Orleans by train, proceeding from there to Belize, British Honduras, by boat...
...additional details of scope or conditions address Assistant Professor W. B. Munro, Dana 37, Cambridge, Chairman of the Committee. The essays must be mailed or delivered to an express company not later than March 15, 1910, addressed to Clinton K. Woodruff, Secretary of the National Municipal League, North American Building, Philadelphia, Pa., and marked "For the William H. Baldwin Prize." The name of the winner will be announced by the committee of judges at their next annual meeting...
...peasant were greatly changed. He was no longer servile but stood up for his rights. In a few years there will be half a million land owners in Ireland who will represent 250 millions of population. The last thing that Ireland has to win is self-government based upon American principles, and for this, the struggle is now going...