Word: farness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...same time. The logical result of the policy would be that of Germany, where the university is in effect a collection of professional schools, and the underlying general education is given in the "gymnasium." Such a course has, indeed, been suggested, for it has been proposed to transfer so far as possible to the secondary schools the first two years of college instruction, and to make the essential work of the university professional in character. But that requires a far higher and better type of secondary school than we possess, or are likely to possess for many years. Moreover, excellent...
...individual student ought clearly to be developed so far as possible, both in his strong and in his weak points, for the college ought to produce, not defective specialists, but men intellectually well-rounded, of wide sympathies, and unfettered judgement. At the same time they ought to be trained to hard and accurate thought, and this will not come merely by surveying the elementary principles of many objects. It requires a mastery of something, acquired by continuous application. Every student ought to know in some subject what the ultimate sources of opinion are, and how they are handled by those...
...expedient to organize the equipment and service this year in such a way as to accommodate satisfactorily 600 members without incurring a deficit. They believed that this could be done without loss by putting a certain portion of the plant out of commission. The enrollment of members has so far exceeded expectations that the Committee has decided to utilize the whole plant and to organize the service so as to accommodate 1200 members. As this change cannot be put into effect until after the Inauguration, all applications for admission received this week have been placed upon the waiting list. Beginning...
...organization of Club tables has been hampered thus far by the large enrollment at the beginning of the year. But on and after Thursday, the adjustment of the Hall to its maximum capacity will make it possible to organize Club tables as rapidly as applications are filed, and to serve both Club tables and open tables satisfactorily. W.S. BURKE, J.D. GREENE, E.H. WELLS, Managing Committee...
Yesterday afternoon the candidates for the University crew reported at the University boathouse at 4 o'clock for the first day's work in fall rowing. Three eights were made up and sent up-stream in short stretches as far as the Brighton bridge. Coach Wray followed the work of the men from the John Harvard...