Word: headings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...almost eight years since President Eliot, after forty years as head of Harvard University, became President Emeritus, and although he is still a familiar figure among us, we may fail to appreciate the relation between the work and the man. The outstanding feature of President Eliot's leadership was his belief in the possibility of developing the individual and his invincible faith in the value of freedom as the great educator of men. His most important reforms--the creation of the professional schools, perfection of the three-year course for an A.B. degree, the development of the elective system--were...
...invite all men in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest, but assume no responsibility for sentiments expressed under this head...
...Princeton as at Yale the head coach has just arrived to take charge. With the return of Dr. Spaeth from a lecture tour of the West, crew work on Lake Carnegie has begun in earnest. In addition to the 50 freshmen, 40 university candidates are reporting daily for practice on the indoor machines, and it is expected that the men will be able to row on the lake before the end of the month. Coach Spaeth has as yet been unable to choose a permanent combination, but with five men from the eight which defeated the University, Yale, Pennsylvania, Columbia...
...invite all men in the University to submit communications on subjects of timely interest, but assume no responsibility for sentiments expressed under this head...
...Economics Department, has been selected by President Wilson as chairman of the new Tariff Commission of six members. It had been announced previously that Professor Taussig was to be a member of the commission, but it was made known only yesterday that he was to be at its head. The nominations of the members of the board will be sent to the Senate for ratification during the present special session. Professor Taussig has obtained leave of absence from the University until September...