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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...close of Yale's Red Cross membership drive which was held during the past week a total report of 735 members was turned in to the chairman. This number includes the Sheffield as well as the academic departments of the university, but by far the greater enrollment was obtained from the college proper. These figures, however, do not represent the entire number of Red Cross members in the university, but only the results of the university drive, many students having enrolled in outside places...
...this reunion, which was the first since the war there were about 200 of the original members present, most of whom were Medical School students, and a number of guests from the Faculty of the University. After the afternoon presentation, the members and their guests were shown lantern slides of the Unit's movements in France. Dr. Gilbert Horrax of the Peter Brent Brigham Hospital was elected permanent chairman of the Unit to arrange for future meetings...
...have also felt a certain tendency in France lately," continued Professor Levy Bruhl, "to reduce the number of lecture courses and to devote more time to the individual. The student should have an opportunity to talk with his instructor and to learn at first hand the answers to the questions that trouble him. In this closer relationship, there is much to be gained both by pupil and teacher...
Lieutenant l'Huillier, who is considered an excellent lecturer, will speak in English if a sufficient number of men are there to warrant it. Besides the usual matters for consideration, Assistant Professor Andre Morize will deliver an informal address, and M. Ernest Perrin, coach of this year's Cercle play, will recite some of his own poems...
...goal of the boy in the preparatory school under the present regime is the passing of a large number of required subjects, the quantities and degree of advancement of each carefully set down in black and white. The more fortunate youths go to tutoring schools where they learn by heart answers to probable questions. In what way does this differ from a parrot learning the alphabet? Those of us who spent four years in acquiring the "canned education" necessary for admission to college would like to see the men coming on now in school have something in their mind...