Word: pamphlets
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...elective pamphlet, after its long and thorough revision, has been published, and was distributed yesterday, with the rules governing choice of college studies, which have been published separately...
...courses in Engineering are now placed on a par with other courses, and follow Mathematics in the pamphlet. The Natural History department has been divided into its three branches, Botany, Zoology and Geology; and the advanced Greek and Latin courses are grouped as Classical Philology. The main feature of the pamphlet is the division of courses into three groups,- those designed primarily for undergraduates, those for graduates and undergraduates, and those primarily for graduates. The courses for undergraduates are open to graduates, but are not ordinarily counted towards any of the higher degrees. To the courses primarily for graduates undergraduates...
...great improvements in the elective pamphlet show that the long delay in its publication was not for nothing. A more thorough revision and reorganization has hardly been made since the establishment of the elective system. The grouping of the courses into three classes is a valuable guide to men in choosing the best single course in any department, and in planning a series of electives. This grouping has also led to a revision of, the courses in many departments, with the result of making them more systematic. Some courses which formerly took up subjects partially covered by other courses have...
...elective pamphlet will be out today...
...pamphlet as a whole shows a considerable increase in the number of courses, and a still greater increase in the number of elective courses; for two prescribed courses have been dropped. The abolition of English D removes the last traces of prescribed work for seniors, and will be a great relief in the pressure of thesis work of the senior year. Physics A had proved almost as unsatisfactory under its new form as before, and its death will be a relief to every one. The new courses are chiefly in advanced work, especially research. They indicate a growth in university...