Word: bane
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...same direction. And President Lowell suggests in his Report that the departments should supervise the work of men concentrating in their respective fields, whether they are candidates for distinction or not. "All these changes are in a direction away from the mechanical view of education which is the bane of the American system...
Criticism abounds among undergraduates. On all sides are heard complaints against this or that method of administration, and pessimistic views on the problems confronting the University. The present system of section meetings appeals to none: to the honor men it is a bore; to the indolent it is a bane. To many the section assistant is an unapproachable being, devoid of all human interests and of all the qualities that make a successful teacher. The athletic system is a source of anxiety to students who believe that at present intercollegiate sport is conducted on a commercial and professional basis. Although...
Whenever we hear the word "forum," we have a sudden vision of Cicero standing in the Roman Forum, wearing a flowing Roman toga, and making the speeches which were the bane of our lives a few years ago; we never imagine that the forum is a present day possibility. But men acquainted with English universities, especially Oxford, realize that the forum does not belong to historical Rome alone; it is today a great force in training university men in thoughtful discussions of important topics of the day. An impressive list is made when the names of the greatest Englishmen...
...courses, of which we heartily approve, the committee has rendered an invaluable service by drawing up a uniform class constitution. As we pointed out when the Freshman class was called upon to adopt the new system of nomination, clique feeling within a class has been for years the greatest bane of undergraduate life at Harvard. By this new plan, which is outlined in detail on another page, the possibility for class feeling has been reduced to a minimum. Nominations by petition only and preferential voting in the Sophomore and Junior classes are the vital issues of the new scheme. That...