Word: complaints
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...only four in '84 and eight in '85 was there extreme concentration of work. So, although President Eliot by no means condemns this specialization, yet his figures fully refute the charge of even the strongest believers in a general college training. On the other hand he asserts that the complaint is that the more advanced courses are unduly small; to quote his own words, "The liberty to specialize is as yet barely used. Certainly it is not abused...
There is some complaint among many men in a certain German course, because the instructor frequently detains them from 5 to 10 minutes after hours...
...complaint has recently been made that the present lack of energy in the bicycle club is the result of a want of personal enthusiasm for the sport on the part of the officers themselves. Lack of interest on the part of the officers is certain to result in the deterioration and possible dissolution of any organization. In the case of a bicycle club especially is there need of an active interest among the officers. It is only by a personal interest which arises from the sport itself, and has as its highest aim the promotion of that sport that...
...Much complaint is made of the chilly atmosphere of the recitation rooms in University...
There is also complaint about the inequality of the courses. This is largely a matter of opinion. What makes one course harder than another? It is simply a man's inadaptibility to that course. What is hard for one man is easy for another and conversely. If a man wishes to win honors and fails to keep pace with his competitors, instead of complaining about the course, he should seek more fruitful fields for his labor...