Word: higher
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...believe that America and the world in general will accept the first alternative. But if we are to grasp the second alternative it must be at the cost of as much intelligent energy as is now applied to the higher but less vital activities of our civilization. While the college man cannot compete with the technically-trained man in the technical processes of production, he probably has a higher place in their ultimate direction. The man with the broad understanding of industry and human polity, not the specialist in one productive process, will devise the sweeping industrial reforms we need...
...year by vote of the University Corporation and the Board of Overseers, as compared to last year's mid-year total of 87. The awards include those to men graduating from the College at mid-years, those granted with the rating "as of the class of --" and others of higher academic distinction. Awards made upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine are not included...
...called side-shows; it has been criticized for moral looseness; it has been condemned for lack of responsibility among its undergraduates. Men experienced in affairs and careful of thought--college graduates themselves and men who know--have expressed the opinion that changes must be effected if the American higher educational system is to justify its existence...
...Greek as a prerequisite to admission. Some modern tongue will doubtless be substituted for the ancient. By revising its standards for entrance, this English institution sacrifices a precedent which has marked a long existence. For several centuries both Greek and Latin have been the very basis of a higher education, but now, because of changing conditions, either one is sufficient. Men who made England the power she is, and those who established her reputation as a land of cultured people, have been trained by the Classics. A university career has depended for generations on the ability to use the ancient...
...earnings of the Technology Branch, as revealed by the semi-annual statement, more than prove that the establishment of such a store was a profitable experiment, and with reasonable prosperity during the remainder of the year that branch will earn for its members a higher rate on the dividend than will be earned on the business of the main store. The latter, however, has accumulated from the proceeds of preceding years a surplus which can be used to make up for any loss. A considerable reduction in expenses also was made. The reason assigned for the difference between the amount...