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...study completed with distinction, and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is awarded, not upon the completion of a specified curriculum, but upon the reaching of a standard of attainment, tested by examinations and the preparation of an original piece of investigation in the form of a thesis. The minimum period of study for this degree is two years, but students commonly spend from three to five years...
...members of the University to an open meeting this evening at 7.30 in Emerson A, at which Dr. H. M. Sheffer '05, of the Department of Philosophy, will speak on "Some Philosophical Aspects of Einstein's Theory of Relativity." This is an opportunity to have presented with a minimum of technical language the meaning of certain concepts about which there has been much discussion and little understanding. Dr. Sheffer's interests and achievements in mathematical logic and especially in postulational theory should make his exposition appealing particularly to students of science. Discussion will follow...
...make no promises, no declaration of intentions. If you believe in us simply elect us on faith." This disregard for all issues, this demand for blind obedience is hostile to the fundamental principle of party government which demands that each party shall present some rough outline of policy, some minimum of political ideas. (2) There is no leadership in the Republican Party today. The candi- date has himself stated that he intends to be led rather than to lead. Who will lead him? Will it be the 31 pro-leaguers? Will it be Messrs. Borah, Johnson and the hard-headed...
...outstanding proposal contained in the circular is worthy of universal support at the University and of speedy acceptance by the Faculty; the proposal of requiring students who are working under the tutorial plan and taking general examinations to assume during the last two years of their stay a minimum of three courses instead of the present four. The first years, it is rightly stated, are spent chiefly in the distribution of studies and the process of settling into the life of the college. The last two are spent in preparation for honors or general examinations. The superimposition without extra credit...
...list of courses offered are: Current Economic Problems. The rise of modern industrialism and the wages system; money, prices and the cost of living; speculation, corporation finance and trusts; wages and profits; economic security--industrial accidents, unemployment and poverty; minimum wage laws and agreements; the relations of employers and employees in theory and practice; trade unionism; the closed shop and collective bargaining; the conservation of human resources; child labor, the work of women and the hours of labor; the law in its relation to labor; and programs of reconstruction...