Word: naming
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...late been a good deal of discussion as to what should be compulsory, and what elective, in a college. As a result, some institutions have drawn the reins even tighter than before, while others, notably Harvard, will confer a degree upon almost any person who enrolls his name upon the college books, and dwells for four years within the sacred precincts of learning...
...certificate from the larger preparatory schools will admit without examination to nearly every New England college with the exception of Harvard? Again, why is it that a year of extra study is necessary for admission to Harvard beyond what is required at other colleges? Who can "enroll his name upon the college books" at Cambridge? Only that one who shows in written examinations that he is capable of entering the sophomore class of a host of smaller colleges, among which can be reckoned Brown. In the second place, does Harvard give degrees to those "who dwell for four years within...
...every year receiving more attention, and it has already gained for itself a position among the highest and noblest callings open to young men. But with the increasing dignity and worth, the difficulty of success has also increased. Not every one can now make a living, much less a name, as an M. D., and the able doctor of forty or fifty years ago would be unable to compete with the doctor of to-day. Mental power and scholarly attainment, while they are demanded more and more in all professions, seem to be especially demanded nowadays in the profession...
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