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...events in the siege, or do not begin at the same dates. Merely a notation of the happenings of the war, little in the way of a story book may be expected from the diaries; but to the student of colonial history they afford a wealth of material in factual form. Deaths seem to occupy large portions of each day's entries and it is interesting to note that many of the wounds resulted from explosions of the colonists' own cannon, so inexperienced were the militia in handling heavy field pieces. Thanks to the assiduousness of the New England diarists...
...enough to put a sufficient check on his major interest so that the student may get a broader view of the field, and yet be led to see the problems it contains, I believe the research aspect is wholesome and stimulating. Personally I am afraid tutorial guidance is often factual alone, and becomes a "hum-drum" to the student--just one more piece of work. On that plane, tutorial instruction is not necessary stimulating. If the student receives, it is due to his own enthusiasm and not that of the tutor. Before considering a necessity for two degrees, would...
...student course time for working along his own interests and also to encourage the student to do original thinking and intelligent correlation on the basis of the information obtained, the present system of testing is certainly not desirable. An examination essay is too frequently an attempt by cataloguing of factual data, or by hasty outlining of books read to convince the examiner that the student has covered the material. The good student, almost invariably finding two hours inadequate for a satisfactory presentation of his answers to the questions covering the rest of the course, must condense a factual summary into...
Last week President Butler's Dean Joseph Warren 'Barker defended much- criticized Technocracy, explained: "There are two clearly marked divisions in this discussion as far as Columbia University is concerned, 1) The factual survey of the energy production rates on this continent; 2) the personal opinions and conclusions of the individual members of Technocracy. . . . We are interested in the factual study. But with the second part the University has assumed no responsibility...
Third in order of age and importance is David Lawrence's Weekly, a printed pamphlet written by the publisher of the factual United States Daily. Editor Lawrence's observations are inclined to be stodgy summations of major trends rather than brisk off-the-record pointers. Up to the election his weekly read very much like a Republican editorial as to why Herbert Hoover should be reelected...