Word: methodically
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...educate humanity so as to give it an adequate consciousness of itself and to make it useful and happy are the aims which Comenius had always in view. The system of teaching he recommended was by a proper consideration of the learner and and the subject-matter. This method will always be successful since it is in sympathy with nature. Individual tastes and capacities were to be kept in mind and correlation and coordination were indispensable...
...education of man for humanity by the method of nature is the one great principle of Comenius. He was also in favor of the equal education of both sexes, the improvement and enrichment of the curriculum by elevating the mother tongue to the first place and the education of everybody. Even at that early date, we find manual training being advocated. Men should be educated, said Comenius, so that when they enter the world they should not be mere observers but participants...
...first instinct of an American citizen is to act; the first instinct of a German citizen is to obey and as far as concerns the essentials of good city government, one feels that in the best German cities one has the most substantial administration of the world. The German method offers a contrast to that of the United States since the former is government for the sake of the city, and the latter is government for the sake of the officials...
...method adopted by the Harvard Union last evening for selecting men to speak in the coming Yale debate was a great improvement over that taken to secure speakers for the debate in Sanders Theatre. It will be remembered that for the first debate one speaker was chosen by competition and the other two were chosen by members of the Union from their own number. Last night the competition for all three places was thrown open to the university. This free competition greatly increased the chances of drawing out the best talent in the college. It was a commendable step...
...William Lyon Phelps of the English department contributes a carefully written exposition of "David Mallet's Literary Forgery," the author of the 18th century, whose literary reputation is chiefly due to a piece of poetry which he never wrote. Mr. Phelps' method in desiring with the subject is thorough, his language is vigorous, and the article will appeal to all men interested in the stroy English literature...