Word: methods
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recent visitor to Williams College thus describes a recitation as conducted by the venerable Professor Mark Hopkins: "The class was one which had made a speciality of the study of the professor's book, entitled 'Outlines of the Study of Man.' The professor's method was as follows: He called one of the students by name and asked him what had been done at the recitation on the previous day. The student immediately rose and gave an interesting synopsis of the preceding lesson, and connected it with the present lesson, with the same spirit that he might have displayed...
Attention is called to Prof. Lambert's free lecture in Lyceum Hall next Tuesday evening. The N. Y. Herald says of his system: "Prof. E. Lambert's efforts are both instructive and entertaining; the study of the French language being made at once attractive and easy by his method of treatment, and for rapid progress is unexcelled...
...from 10 A. M. to 12 at Sever 3. Subjects : 1. Ought the studies of the Freshman year to be elective? 2. Was it good policy on the part of James I. to resist the demands of the Puritans? 3. In the study of literature, is it the better method to read a great amount, or to read a few authors with thoroughness? 4. Should the right of suffrage be limited by any qualifications or conditions...
...regulations at Princeton concerning athletics. As will be seen, playing base-ball games with professionals is not directly prohibited; but, as only eight days of touring are allowed, and the time for games in Princeton even is limited, it will hardly be possible to keep up the old method of practice games with professionals: Lists of all foot-ball and base-ball teams allowed to play out of town shall be filed in the registrar's office; and each member must also file the written consent of his parent or guardian to his connection with the team. Leave of absence...
...valuable organization, both through the exercise it furnishes and by the men it has produced for long and short distance running. A cap is awarded after each run to the hound who comes in first, the rule being that the same man cannot take the cap twice. This method has proved a success, and each run is well attended...