Word: group
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Arthur Whiting's series of Expositions of Chamber Music will be given in New Lecture Hall this evening at 8.15 o'clock. The concert will be open only to members of the University, and there will be no charge for admission. The program,--Liebeslieder (Walzer) by Brahms, and a group of old Irish Melodies,--will be presented by Mr. Whiting, at the pianoforte, assisted by Mrs. Charles Rabold, Soprano; Mrs. Anna Taylor Jones, Contralto; Mr. William Wheeler, Tenor; and Mr. E. A. Jahn, Bass...
...last concert in Mr. Anthur Whiting's series of expositions of Chamber Music for 1911-12 will be given in the New Lecture Hall, Thursday evening, at 8.15 o'clock. The program, consisting of Liebeslieder (Walzer), by Brahms, and a group of Old Irish Melodies, will be presented by Mr. Whiting, at the pianoforte, assisted by Mrs. Charles Rabold, soprano; Mrs. Anna Taylor Jones, contralto; Mr. William Wheeler, tenor; and Mr. E. A. Jahn, bass. The concert will be open only to officers and students of the University...
...established, supplementing various other courses which bore directly on the drama; three courses in the classics, seven in comparative literature, six in German, three in French, one in Spanish, and one in Slavic, all dealing with subjects of dramatic interest. The composition of plays is confined to a small group of those who have shown some promise of dramatic ability. Each student begins with writing an adaptation from some story in a single act, then writes an original play in three or four acts, all these productions being subject to criticism and discussion in the class...
...other courses. In some cases its use is absolutely imperative. A man cannot study advanced chemistry or biology without a knowledge of the elements of the two subjects. But at Williams, the system of prerequisites makes it necessary for a man to take the elementary course in a group in order to be allowed to take any of the allied subjects branching from that group. For example, a student cannot take introductory Economics or United States Government without a knowledge of European History...
...When the group system was inaugurated at Harvard practically no opposition was raised. The reason for this is clear. None of the criticisms offered by the Williams student body apply to our system. In choosing his courses at Harvard, a man must devote a considerable part of his attention to one group, but at the same time he is obliged to distribute the remainder of his work over other fields. Moreover, our system includes the element of continuity of subjects without making it necessary to confine one's course of study to a single line of progress. The group system...