Word: establish
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Faculty at its last meeting voted to establish a new half-course, Mathematics 27, for the second half-year. This course will be given by Dr. E. V. Huntington on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and (at the pleasure of the instructor), Saturdays, at 9. It is intended for those who desire a concise and systematic exposition of the fundamental concepts of mathematics in the light of recent researches, and is open to both graduates and undergraduates. It was also voted that after 1906, the admission examination in advanced history of a specified period be discontinued...
Definite plans have been made to establish a Summer School for Porto Rican teachers at Harvard this year, similar to that held in 1900 for the Cuban teachers. According to an act of Congress passed last January, about 600 teachers, chosen by Mr. S. N. Lindsay, commissioner of education in Porto Rico will be brought, to the United States this summer on transports by the War Department. Of these, nearly 300 will come to Harvard, arriving in Cambridge on July 2. Lodgings will be provided in the neighborhood of the College. President Eliot is now organizing the teaching staff, which...
...establish the Senior Picnic, held at Nantasket Point on Wednesday, June 1, as a regular holiday to be enjoyed by future classes, every Senior should attend...
...meeting of the Faculty last Tuesday, it was voted to establish the degrees of Mining Engineer and Metallurgical Engineer. An applicant for either of these degrees must be a bachelor of science in mining and metallurgy of Harvard University, or must have satisfied the requirements for that degree, or must hold an equivalent degree from a college or scientific school of good standing...
...Commission has experienced considerable difficulty in securing eligibles for the positions named, qualified persons are urged to enter the examination. Those examinations will be held in order to establish eligible registers to fill existing vacancies and vacancies as they may occur from time to time...