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Word: curricular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Granville Hicks '23, fellow in American History and adviser for the extra-curricular study of American Civilization, will speak tonight at 7.45 o'clock on "The Socialism of William Morris" in the Junior Common Room of Leverett House. The lecture will be open to all undergraduates...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hicks To Speak | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

Modern educators, including President Conant, are currently vying with each other in their loud huzzahs for extra-curricular activities as a vital part of an education. Official Harvard recognizes them in its scholarship awards and in various other honors. The undergraduate body recognizes them by common respect for participants. In choosing his activity, each student must be guided by his own interest and capabilities. But the Crimson likes to feel that it shelters under its skirts such a variety of activities that it can satisfy the bent of almost everyone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TONIGHT AT 7:30 | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...seems that Harvard will always have the non-scholarly as well as the scholarly student. Undoubtedly the C man has a place; he is the spine of the extra-curricular activities, which in their way are as essential to college life as the curriculum. It is usually the C man who desires a broad education, but it is doubtful whether he would sacrifice concentration and tutorial-regardless of how little time he gives them-for a backward system based merely on course credits. No matter how intellectually incurious is a student, he prefers personal to mob instruction in theory, though...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELEGY ON EDUCATION | 2/1/1939 | See Source »

...sincere and genuine encouragement given to extra-curricular activities and sports in the part of President Conant's report relating to the College is indeed a welcome word. The President has been generally thought of as little concerned with any sort of academic affair not at least indirectly tied up with "studies." His support for concentration conferences and House discussion groups was rather to be expected as in the indirect study line, but the boost for outside initiative and the declaration that "no one need fear overemphasis on studies" should serve to dispel the unfortunate and disagreeable shadow which...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WELCOME WORD | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

Richard B. Finn '39, Henry D. Oyen '41, and Kenneth T. Young, Jr. '39, have been awarded the William H. Bliss awards for extra-curricular study of American history, Howard M. Jones, Professor of English, and chairman of the Harvard Committee for Extra-Curricular Study of American History announced yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YOUNG, FINN, OYEN GET BLISS AWARDS FOR U.S. HISTORY | 1/18/1939 | See Source »

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