Word: groups
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...asked. A certain gentleman informed me; he said: "A college man should be able to read intelligently and enjoyably some other language besides English; he should be able to appreciate the great works in French or German. To a Harvard man specializing in the History, Government, and Economics group knowledge of either French or German is indispensable; and the same is true of men specializing in Literature, Philosophy, or the Sciences. One cannot get far in any one of these subjects without a reading knowledge of one of these two languages. A man who has passed the Orals is supposedly...
...corresponding courses in the Institutions represented, for in the majority of cases they are given by the college professors and instructors. To gain the degree of Associate in Arts the candidate must complete 17 full courses or 51 year-hours. The courses are divided into four groups similar to those here, at least one course being taken in each group. For further information regarding this work address the Committee on Extension Courses, University...
...Beat Kappa Society is the oldest Greek letter society in America. The Harvard chapter, Alpha of Massachusetts, was founded in 1779. The society endeavors to gather together those men in each class who lead in scholastic attainments and also by the example and activity of this group of scholars to further the intellectual interests of the whole undergraduate body. The criterion of election is always the candidate's scholarship...
...standard by reason of its obviously competitive basis varies a little from year to year according to the quality of each class in scholarship; but a man who makes the First Scholarship group once, or the Second List twice, is usually eligible for membership. Intellectual achievements in outside activities are always given due weight but a student's work in extra-curriculum pursuits is not regarded as making up for deficiencies in his scholastic ranking at the Office...
...where the distinctly Gothic work will be placed; and in the wing at the left is the Rennaissance Hall, where work of the German Rennaissance can be displayed against an appropriate background. The intersection of the two unequal wings is marked by a massive tower, that dominates the entire group and is the most striking decorative feature of its external design. The rectangle between the two wings is to be developed as an ornamental courtyard enclosed by a garden wall, with cloister-like arcades upon two sides. The Romanesque Hall is about seventy feet long with a vaulted ceiling supported...