Word: offered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...question whence that spiritual force is coming. It will hardly come from the universities if we hold to the notion that education ends at Commencement--that from then on theoretical learning is to be replaced by practical learning. Those who enter the world with that attitude can offer little in refutation of Dr. Hung-Ming's criticism. They are indeed yet candidates for "The American Barbaroi...
...should not be difficult to find some scheme for presenting this information to the student in such a way that he cannot miss it. A study of Harvard History might well be incorporated in English A, both by lectures and prescribed reading. Such a plan would offer a plan of reaching the greatest number of men at an opportune time. Incidentally such an addition to the course would be most acceptable, if Freshmen who now consider English A more or less a necessary evil could feel that there was something especially interesting and worth while about...
...subject so that they will really know something about it when they get through. Thereby he hopes to din into undergraduate minds the notion that they get an education by learning, not merely by acquiring so many credits; as the Harvard head puts it, "not only to offer dishes but to make the student eat out of them...
Ever since the Silver Bay Conferences have been held it has been custom to recruit undergraduates by describing the opportunities for recreation which the conferences offer. The ten days spent there, one was almost led to believe, would be as enjoyable as if passed in the gayest summer resort. Although it is true that conferences as they are now conducted are extremely enjoyable--there seems to be a danger that in an effort to get men to attend, this aspect of the conference may be over-emphasized...
Shopping for a college elective should afford all the pleasures of commercial shopping. Look around a bit before you invest. Look over the goods on display. Surely no instructor will object to answering questions about the course he offers, or object to a silent auditor in his class. Sample the course before taking it. What do you think of the instructor? Can he give you a fresh point of view? Does his course offer good value to you? Of course it fits somebody--but does it fit you? Is it too elementary or too advanced...