Word: methods
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...matter of small consequence just how Yale played her part in the matter. If she wanted to show still more plainly her distaste of meeting Harvard, she took an excellent method of doing it, and a method for which, we doubt not, she has not the slightest feeling of shame. We have nothing further to say about Yale in the matter...
...students do not clamor to have college exercises begin at an earlier hour in the day. There has been, however, a very distinct wish on the part of a great many men that some change be made in the hours for the final examinations. According to the present method the student is obliged to write a large part of his examination in the hot, noon hours. He has also the drawback of being crowded in with a lot of other men who are also annoyed and made nervous by the excessive heat. If our buildings had a perfect system...
...Committee on Elections, to which was referred the subject of making some change in the present method of voting for Overseers at Commencement, made its report, recommending that the Australian ballot system be adopted. The committee urged that if the board did not have the power to make this change it should apply to the legislature for the requisite authority. The report was a long one, going into the details of the plan proposed for adoption...
...second annual Andover-Exeter spring meeting held at Andover last Wednesday was won for the second time by Andover. The system of scoring by points was introduced this year and proved more satisfactory than the old method of counting first prizes only. Andover made a total of 46 points to Exeter...
...students, for several reasons. This rearrangement of hours practically prohibits students in law offices from taking the course. It also leaves a large number of men in the midst of their studies with no opportunity of completing them. Another and far more important reason is the change in the method of instruction. The distinctive feature of the Colnmbia Law School has been the Dwight method of teaching. This method is grounded on the principle that law must be taught by vividly impressing upon the student's mind the reasons upon which legal rules and doctrines are based...