Word: mental
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Professor Shaler's article in the current number of the Atlantic Monthly is indeed interesting. He makes some striking remarks on the difference between the strain caused by mental and physical exercise, showing by the use of statistics how very great is the mental strain under which the teacher or literary man labors. The agriculturist, the artisan and the professional man in general who is not engaged in teaching the youth, are accustomed to continuous toil for at least ten hours daily six days in the week. With the instructor it is quite different; about one third of the year...
...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...
...body healthy. Correct habits of eating, of sleeping and of cleanliness should be aimed at is an even development physically, not large muscles, but sound respiration, erect and easy carriage, evenly strong limbs, back and arms. Such a symetrical development of the muscular nature gives an even, placid, firm mental temperament. Then, too the vigorous body is the natural body-less liable to abnormal cravings and appetites; therefore this question has a moral aspect also...
...Carter, N. Y., general excellence; Harry G. Drummond, N. J., physics; Edward R. Hewitt, N. Y., general excellence; Robert H. Life, N. Y., philosophy; Edmund Y. Robbins, N. J., classics; Thomas H. P. Sailer, Penn., general excellence; James Y. Stebbins, N. Y., belles lettres; Howard C. Warren, N. Y., mental science...
...passed an examination in the honor courses of preceding years. Most of the electives of Junior year are open to the Seniors, but in addition to these, a Senior has a choice of additional electives. Changes from the old courses are the introduction of contemporary philosophy under mental philosophy, science of government, Roman and municipal law under political science, advanced Hebrew under ancient languages, advanced biology under sciences, and probably Italian and the change of physical geography from Junior to Senior year...