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...referred to as one of the great factors in the growth of nations and in the advancement of civilization. By competitive struggle alone are nations, as well as individuals, compelled to seek further means of strength and better commodities for their own use. War he assigned as the cause of the tremendous growth of the United States...
Before entering upon the main part of his address, Professor Meyer sketched the growth of scholarship in America, especially at Harvard, from the German standpoint. From a comparatively minor position in scholastic rank one hundred years ago, Harvard has risen to the first place among American institutions and to one of the highest positions among the world's greatest universities...
President Lowell was the last speaker of the evening. He pointed to one of the chief defects in the graduate of American schools of applied science as that of timidity in attacking large problems. Students too often begin with low ideals and try to attain greater ones, whereas the reverse should be the rule to follow. In their studies, students are inclined to wait for their instructors to tell them how and why to do their work. "The true scholar," said President Lowell, "does not wait for a Professor to come along with a lantern and show...
...length of the essay is limited to 5,000 words (3,000 is suggested as a desirable length) and must be written on only one side of the paper. Writing must be legible (typewriting preferred) on 8x10 paper. The contest closes on March...
Because of wet courts, only three matches in the tennis tournament, two in singles and one in doubles, were played yesterday. The results of these are as follows...