Word: essays
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proper co-ordination of culture with specialization being the most difficult problem at present confronting American colleges, it is scarcely surprising that Mr. Burke's well-written essay in the Advocate for May 5 should not be exhaustive. A conclusive reply to Mr. Cutler's recent attack on the distribution system was on account of the subject's complexity, not to be expected, but the present attempt can only be described as perfunctory...
...Damon's essay on Strindberg, Schonberg, and Sibelius is praisworthy as an attempt to relate the arts, and also to help the reader to appreciate two ultra-modern composers, both of whom deserve enthusiasm. But this method of treatment, although conventional, is so frankly subjective that it seems ultra fantastic and amateurish. It is nevertheless interesting to those who received impressions of the music totally different from those expressed by Mr. Damon here. It is stimulating in that it is entirely subjective; but one must always remember that it is Mr. Damon who is speaking and not Schonberg, Strindberg...
...graduates there are three prizes of $200 each for essays in English upon some subject belonging to a special field of learning. The various fields are divided into groups, and a prize is offered in each of three of these. A prize of $100 is offered for an essay, on any subject, in Latin or Greek. A graduate student must be a holder of an academic degree to compete for these prizes...
...valued at $350, and is open to anyone who is a member of the University this year and who will next year be either a member of the Senior class, or of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Each candidate will write in the examination room an essay on a topic chosen by himself from a list not previously announced, in economics and political science. In addition, statements of previous studies, and any written work, must be submitted by every candidate to the chairman of the Department of Economics, not later than the time of the examination...
...valued at $350, and is open to anyone who is a member of the University this year, and who will next year be either a member of the Senior class, or of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Each candidate will write in the examination room an essay on a topic chosen by himself from a list not previously announced, in economics and political science. In addition, statements of previous studies, and any written work, must be submitted by every candidate to the chairman of the Department of Economics not later than the time of the examination...