Word: letters
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...following letter was published in the Yale News of Tuesday last...
...Letter by Mr. Finlay is a welcome contribution to the much discussed problem of Harvard's inferiority in athletics. Coming from one who has had such good opportunities to judge the situation on its true merits, the views expressed deserve careful consideration. The writer finds the solution of Yale's victories in the fact that "Yale has better men," and that where our rivals have not been physically superior, the discrepancy has been made up by excellent management. He thinks that the "talk about college loyalty in athletics is nonsense," that what we need is more love for athletic sports...
...letter in the Nation on the teaching of pedagogy in our colleges, part of which we reprint in another column, deserves attention, as it deals with a subject of great and growing importance. Teaching as a profession is claiming a much broader field than ever before, and in the same proportion the need of a preparatory training is becoming more evident. Our high schools and academies are suffering much because many of their teachers, though college graduates, are utterly inexperienced, and must spend the first year or more in learning methods. This year of training may be a valuable...
...improvement, therefore, which the writer of the letter most desires to see in our college is an improvement in the department or instruction, and this improvement must come through a better knowledge and application of the laws of mental development. To which end he thinks that there should be established schools of Pedagogy in our universities...
...expressed admiration for the work which the Harvard system was accomplishing, but sincerely hoped to see, in time, a deep religious spirit pervade the whole college as well as the few who are now so interested. Professor Peabody was unable to be present but expressed his hearty interest by letter...