Word: careers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...compact form accurate information that will be sought for by advanced students. If that result is attained, the Handbook justifies its existence. Such students will consult it to learn what institutions and what professors offer courses in the subjects they wish to pursue; what has been the academic career of those professors; what amount of time is asked for each course; what numbers of Graduate Students have been registered in the specified departments; what fees are required of Graduate students; what Fellowships, Scholarships, and other pecuniary aids are open to them; what requirements for admission to advanced courses...
...circulars of information for new students are the sign of agreat change. There can now be no excuse for the freshman who does not get all the problems attending the start of his career solved by the opening day of college. There is no question, however trifling, which is not now carefully answered. The studentis freed from all restraint which might arise from a laudable desire not to encroach on the time of busy professors. Beginning with today, there are to be three undergraduates constantly on duty in University 2, who will give all the information desired on points...
...hard to reconcile with any idea of dignity attaching to the exercises of the day. The actual process of conferring the degrees is out of harmony with the general tone of the exercises. These, to be appropriate to the occasion when seniors are finally closing their college career, should be dignified and impressive throughout; which the exercises of the past few years have not been. Members of Ninety-three and Ninety-four have expressed dissatisfaction with the way their degrees were conferred, but we hope that Ninety-five will not have the same grounds for complaint...
...pitching arm. He failed to take care of it, and the strain has been aggravated. Carter now wears his arm in a bandage, and his pitching days are over. He will probably finish the season as third baseman on the Yale team. He has during his college career played every position on the nine, except short stop, in a regular game...
...shorter course would be advantageous to the students. - (a) The average age of graduation has now risen too high. - (b) Opportunity to save a year would be welcomed by many men. - (1) Preparing for professions. - (2) Possessing little means. - (3) Intending to enter business career. - (c) Other men might take regular four years course or enter graduate school. - (1) More serious work can be done there...