Word: methodically
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...voted to instruct the chairman to appoint a committee of three to conduct a correspondence with the more prominent colleges in regard to the methods of marking pursued. The information so obtained will be used as a basis for devising an improved method for Harvard. Messrs. Merriam, Coolidge and Garrison, were appointed on this committee...
...professor is about to publish Mezzofanti's method of learning a foreign tongue. He has tried his method repeatedly, and his pupils have mastered different languages, each in from three to four weeks. 'Every man of average capability can learn any foreign language within a month,' says the Professor, 'and whoever fails is a lazy or a stupid fellow." - Newark Advertiser...
...Another mistake which I consider a grave one is in the method of training commonly followed. In nearly all American colleges one of the methods of training oarsmen is to run them from one to five miles per day in the hope of thus increasing their staying powers. This I believe to be wrong, for assuredly if a man was training for a running race, he would not practice throwing the hammer. To my mind the only desirable training for a race is to work at the oars or weights...
...President Porter's subject was 'How can the preparatory schools co-operate more effectively with the colleges.' In Germany, the system of teaching is regulated by law, its methods prescribed by the government, and the preparatory schools and universities necessarily brought into harmony, and for all practical purposes they are one in method. In England, tradition prescribes everything, and tutors, who are college men themselves, perpetuate the traditions of the university. In France, the system is regulated both by tradition and by law. In America, whatever uniformity there is between college and preparatory school methods is mainly fostered and promoted...
...method has been devised for securing fixed attention during the Sunday evening services in Appleton Chapel. The plan was put into operation for the first time on Sunday last, and its simplicity of operation and the satisfactory results obtained will lead, no doubt, to its permanent adoption. The new scheme may be outlined briefly as follows: The front row of seats in the gallery is freshly varnished. Then such students as seem inclined to be restless during the services are ushered to the deceptive seats, and the exercises begin. As the sermon goes on, it is noticed that the students...