Word: orally
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...students in Harvard College except those who entered before 1910 must pass, before they can be admitted to the Junior class, a special oral examination to test their reading knowledge of either French or German. Opportunity to take this examination will be given in the afternoon from Monday, September 29, to Friday, October 3, inclusive. All candidates who wish to take the oral examination in either French or German must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing, before Friday, September 26. Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the oral examination...
There will be a lecture by Professor H. C. Bierwirth in Sever 11 this evening at 8 o'clock on "How to Prepare for the German Oral Examination...
...students in Harvard College except those who entered before 1910 must pass, before they can be admitted to the Junior class, a special oral examination to test their reading knowledge of either French or German. Opportunity to take this examination will be given in the afternoon from Monday, September 29, to Friday, October 3, inclusive. All candidates who wish to take the oral examination in either French or German must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing, before Friday, September 26 Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the oral examination...
...invitation of three members of the English Department, Professor I. L. Winter '86, Professor C. N. Greenough, '98 and Dr. A. P. Stone '93, a meeting of teachers of public speaking and oral composition in the New England colleges was recently held in Cambridge, and an association formed for the promotion of these studies. The first election of officers resulted in the choice of Professor Winter as president, of Professors Thomas Crosby, Jr., of Brown, and J. W. Wetzel, of Yale, as vice-presidents; and of Professor John Corsa, of Amherst, secretary and treasurer...
Speaking of this new project, the Transcript says: "The purpose of the association, as stated in the constitution, is the enlarging of interest, the raising of standards, and the improving of instruction in public speaking and oral English in schools and colleges. The organizing of the society is the outcome of the greatly increasing interest in oral instruction all over the country. Not many years ago English composition was poorly taught and had no important place in general education. Continued discussions in associations such as this led to a systematizing of the instruction and emphasized the need of trained teachers...