Word: effective
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...quarters of the Institute of Technology are of special interest at this time because of the recent plan for co-operation with the University, which will go into effect next September. At that time the Harvard Graduate School of Applied Science will be merged with the engineering department of the Institute, and the enlarged Faculty of Engineering, appointed and salaried jointly by the University and by Technology, will offer courses which will count toward a degree in either or both institutions. Students under that Faculty will have all privileges of Harvard, and all those afforded by Technology...
...considerable change in the method of conducting the entrance examinations of the College department will go into effect next June. All written examinations for admission will be conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board. Examinations for admission by the old plan will be those used heretofore as substitutes for the Harvard papers. Examinations for admission under the new plan will be new papers set up by the board under the title of "Comprehensive Examinations...
...particularly emphasized the effect of a player's mental attitude upon the way he played. What the college feels, the player feels, and the results show in the game he plays. Princeton won in 1911 more on mental attitude than any- thing else. To make a team fight, the solid backing of the college is necessary. Statistics show that every time Yale or Harvard has won by a big score, the score has been reversed the next season...
...urge the undergraduate, however, to a more serious life does not promise much. The scholarship groups and prizes undoubtedly have considerable effect as a stimulus. But on the other hand, the lax requirements in certain courses, requirements which can be technically satisfied by nominal effort, actually promote slip-shod work. In some of the more advanced courses especially the theory in force is that of allowing wide choice and initiative as regards reading. Sometimes this reading is not tested, and the students' word is taken as sufficient evidence that it has been adequately done. Without wishing to attack student honor...
Zoan Andrea's "St. Jerome" and the "Effect of Jealousy" by Wenzel von Olmutz, both copied after Durer, show the influence of the great German master in Italy as well as in his own country. "St. Matthew," by the Master E. S. is a very important print by a very great engraver. These three prints are of the greatest rarity, not having appeared in a public sale for over fifty years...