Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...centre page, besides being carelessly executed, have a monotony of style which may be attributable to the fact that all the work in this department has been done by a small number of men. The literary department the paper, in contrast to most of its previous issues, is decidedly better than the pictorial. "The Woman Hater," told in natural slang, is a new and enjoyable illustration of an old subject. "The Commentator," and "In Chem. 1," re deserving of mention...
...loving finance of von Tellheim, played by Carl Emmerich. She acted naturally and with a fine interpretation of her part. The acting of Miss Marie Eisenhut, as Franziska was also of a high character although her part was. perhaps, a little less difficult. The women of the cast were better than the men, but the latter merit a great deal of praise, especially Mr. Kierschner and Mr. Ottbert. The whole performance was decidedly creditable, and Mr. Conried deserves great commendation for its production...
...should like to see Harvard adopt some such scheme in conjunction with other leading American colleges. If college requirements were more nearly alike, the work of the preparatory schools would be greatly simplified, the instruction would be more concentrated and thorough and the pupils would be far better prepared for the subsequent work of the University. I should strongly deprecate the lowering of the Harvard requirements for admission, but I believe that a set of uniform entrance requirements could be drawn up which Harvard could accept, and still, by determining the number of subjects to be passed and the quality...
...Uniform College entrance examinations would make immensely more effective the work of the schools, and would simplify the machinery of the colleges. A very great amount of energy and time is wasted each year in the preparation at each college of entrance examination papers-energy and time which might better be spent in the regular work of instruction. There is, of course, some danger that the Harvard standards would suffer by a compromise with other colleges, but I nevertheless believe that it is possible to formulate examinations acceptable to the other colleges which will meet the Harvard requirements. Co-operation...
...Harvard and indeed, elsewhere. Each college has its own intellectual ideals, and it is best for every college for its own sake and for the sake of the general cause of education to maintain those ideals separate and distinct. While I shall not assert that the Harvard requirements are better than those of all other colleges. I do believe them to be best for the particular kind of training the University aims to give, and I believe they should be uncompromised. Furthermore, examinations based on those of the average college would be utterly different in kind from Harvard...