Word: arts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...wellknown to Harvard men, that he needs no particular introduction to their notice. Both by his long experience upon the stage, and the scholarly attributes of mind which distinguish him as an actor and manager, he is pre-eminently qualified to speak upon the subject of Dramatic Art. The college will await his coming with interest...
...Cornell students have determined that oratory shall not become a lost art at their college, and impressed with the importance of giving the budding statesman a chance to spread his farreaching opinion among his fellow men, have decided to organize a mock Congress. This congress is to be composed, of course, of two houses, but the number of members is to be limited. The plan at present is to have the senate composed of eighteen members, chosen for their ability and skill in debate, while the remainder of the congress, about forty men, will make of themselves a House...
Prof. Huxley of the Eton corporation in his evidence before the Select Committee on Education, Science, and Art of last year, thus pronounced his opinion on the present curricula of public schools: "I do not disguise my conviction that the whole theory on which our present educational system is based, is wrong from top to bottom; that the subjects which are now put down as essential, and on which the most stress is laid, are luxuries, so to speak; and that those which are regarded as comparatively unessential, and as luxurious are essentials. For example, it is perfectly possible under...
...Moore has strongly advised those students who are taking Fine Arts courses to visit the exhibition of the Paint and Clay Club, now being held in the Boston Art Club building...
These thoughts necessarily lead us to two conclusions,- first, that students should endeavor to master the art of note-taking, and at the same time, be constant in using it; and second, that colleges should afford the students some aid, giving, if necessary, some instruction in note-taking. Stenography is a great aid to thorough note-taking; and if the colleges would only offer some instruction in stenography no one can estimate of what value it would be to the students...