Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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President Harris said that in spite of the change in location, the Seminary still retained its ancient traditions and its high purpose of sending out its pupils imbued with the spirit of a Christian life and service to their fellow men. He commented on the excellence of the building and the fact that it was very well adapted to the needs of the Seminary, and then formally delivered it to the Faculty...
...these plays, by Synge, William Butler Yeats, and Lady Gregory, there is a modern survival of the delicacy of feeling coupled with masculinity, the ardent love for nature, and the wit and humor which lent distinction to Celtic among ancient literatures. To obtain an idea of Ireland today, of her problems and aspirations (of which most of us in this country have but little knowledge) one can scarcely do better than see the Irish Players. N. J. O'CONOR...
...Germanic Languages and Literatures the candidate must have a reading knowledge of Latin and French and must have taken five courses in the Department, not more than one of which may be a course ordinarily open to Freshmen, and three other courses in the Divisions of Ancient and Modern Languages, from among those not ordinarily open to Freshmen (but Greek B and Latin B will be regarded as acceptable courses). Work done in other colleges or privately may be accepted as the equivalent of some of these courses. The candidate must be able to write German with readiness and correctness...
...Romance Languages and Literatures the candidate must have a reading knowledge of Latin and German and must have taken five courses in the Department, not more than one of which may be a course ordinarily open to Freshmen, and three other courses in the Divisions of Ancient and Modern Languages, from among those not ordinarily open to Freshmen (but Greek B and Latin B will be regarded as acceptable courses). Work done in other colleges or privately may be accepted as the equivalent of some of these courses. The candidate must be able to read two of the Romance Languages...
...present state of undergraduate morals; it is, say its opponents, a system which puts too much strain on the student; the average man is not yet fit to bear the responsibility. Still, they admit its value in theory. Therefore, being, as it is, an advance on an ancient and artificial scheme to prevent cheating, it should immediately recommend itself to the less conservative and more progressive elements at Harvard...