Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...attempt to cover the present field is ordinarily attended by a parrot-like grasp of unrelated details, but by no real mastery or assimilation of the subjects. If the examiners insisted on higher standards in fewer subjects, however, the result would be two-fold: the candidates would have to gain an intelligent command of these subjects, and the examiners would thus be enable to judge of their intellectual characters. Finally, not the least benefit of such a system is the fact that it would necessitate of itself the kind of training in school that is useful in college...
...medical schools and ten of the law schools exhibit a loss as against last year. The graduate schools have experienced an increase of 393 students, Harvard being the only one on the list to show a decrease of any moment. All of the schools of agriculture show a decided gain, the single exception being Minnesota, though this university still remains in the lead so far as attendance is concerned...
...beginning of the second period the Juniors began to gain, only to have the Seniors score 12 points in the last few minutes. This was made possible by the superior team-work and goal-throwing of the Senior forwards and centre. The Juniors repeatedly missed shots during the game...
...beginning of the second half the Sophomores began to gain on the Freshmen, but were unable to overcome the lead...
...numbers in all the graduate and professional schools is satisfactory evidence of the efficiency with which the work of these departments is now carried on. In the undergraduate departments a contrasting condition is apparent, for the loss in the Lawrence Scientific School comes within one of offsetting completely the gain in the College. For practical purposes the College is standing still, as far as its condition is reflected in its enrollment...