Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...discussion of the new trend of the University suggested a more scientific approach to education instead of continuing the old plan of a "practical education." Louis Agassiz and men who thought as he did were eager to see more science and wanted the College to develop into a University in something like the European sense. Eliot, who had been elected to the Board of Overseers in July, was present during the discussions about the duties of the President. However, he took little important part in the meetings. A fortnight later, on the morning at the old Medical School in North...
...glamorous name for the purposes of obtaining cold cash, and of its complete disregard of where the money is to come from. "It is not our problem to say how the money is raised," but we must have it, is the bald manner in which they will approach the convening Congress...
Once again the problem of class officers is brought up by the approach of the Senior class elections. While the activities of Commencement still demand a formal organization in the Senior class, the expansion of the House plan has removed almost all need of any elections in the Junior and Sophomore classes. Freshmen, being, of course, excluded from the Houses, require class officers. However, in the two middle classes the selecting of officers has become an empty gesture that could easily be done away with, since class unity has surrendered its social and athletic functions to the various Houses...
...Government of the Swiss Confederation is probably the nearest practical approach to democratic Socialism in the world. Railroads, posts, telegraphs, belong to the State, public utilities are closely supervised. There is universal military training, though citizens only serve two weeks a year after their first two months' training (three months for the cavalry). Citizens can and frequently do veto unpopular laws passed by the Federal Assembly by direct referendum. Inherited wealth is heavily taxed in most cantons. The President has very limited powers, serves for one year only...
...Senior Class, and the class secretary with whom they are to meet to discuss plans for next June's Class Day, and especially Mr. Morse, the Purchasing Agent, merit commendation particularly from the graduating class and from the alumni for the forehanded manner in which a new approach to the Class Day problem is being made...