Word: curricular
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...interesting sign that the young government instructors, all of them tutors, who have volunteered the new series of lectures, regard the series as a valuable experiment in the technique of presentation. Harvard is to be treated to a view of what spirited informal and purely extra-curricular lectures can accomplish in the way of presenting information. At least so much is certain: the lectures cannot cover text book material; and they must be well given...
...unique experiment in the history of the instruction systems of American universities will be conducted by the Department of Government at Harvard University during the present academic year when a series of extra-curricular lectures will be presented by younger members of the department, dealing with their particular fields of research. The lectures, scheduled to begin in the latter part of November, are open only to members of the University and are in no way a required part of the regular Government department courses...
...have been guessed by a few Freshman at this time, the primary objective of the four years at Harvard is to receive an education along scholastic lines, to make the required grade for a graduating degree. Secondary to this comes the extra-curricular work which perhaps gives one as great an education. But in order to receive this outside experience one must choose his field wisely, and above all he must limit that field just to one, in order that he may properly devote his attention to it and in the end succeed. Too many follow the appeal...
This year, however, some of the money thus collected will be used to continue the scholarship program which the Council initiated last year. These scholarships are given on a basis not entirely academic. Extra-curricular activities are considered and one of the purposes of the plan is to give the chance for ambitious men who otherwise would be unable to complete their college course...
...Annual Phillips Brooks House Association Reception to new students. The leaders of various undergraduate extra-curricular activities, including the Presidents of the CRIMSON, "Lampoon," "Advocate," Glee Club, Instrumental Clubs and Phillips Brooks House Association, will speak. There will be music and refreshments...