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...study at Harvard and to fix several points in mind. In the first place, Sophomore Composition some years ago was a prescribed course. Then, when a later ruling did away with its prescription, allowing Sophomores to elect English 22 or 31 if they chose, the enrollment in Composition among Sophomores fell off appreciably, showing that some men had no desire to continue their Freshman work in English A. But the registration in the Sophomore elective Composition courses still remained very large; in 1904-05 it was one hundred and forty, which was an average enrollment. The present rule governing Sophomore...
...reason for the complete reversal of policy with regard to English Composition was, we believe, an economic one. The new policy continues, apparently, from force of custom, though it has its advocates. They argue, among other things, that the average man taking a Composition course regards writing correct English as a stunt, like tight-rope dancing, to be performed only on special occasions in the class-room. This argument has some truth in it, but it is fair to suppose that a man will in the end fall quite involuntarily into the use of his special parlor accomplishment...
...chief charges is that of incompetence. Undoubtedly, incomepetence is commoner--because less easily detected--among critics of music than in those of the other arts. The indefiniteness and intangibility of music grants a quasi-impunity to the opinions, however extravagant, of any Tom, Dick or Harry of journalism who has the assurance to proclaim them; in consequence, musical criticism has long been a refuge for journalists who have been failures in other fields...
...selection of a graduate committee and any further official advance among the alumni towards the realization of a new gymnasium, is at present impeded by the prohibition of the Faculty from making a graduate canvass. The present committee has never authorized any statement anticipating the recogni tion of an active graduate committee, and cannot look forward to the organization of this committee until the Faculty's permission to take the step is given...
...second requirement of Socialism is free competition among individuals, competition which is not influenced by capital. This condition does not exist...