Word: peculiarities
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...this time, when the government is considering the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, peculiar interest is lent to the publishing in the Harvard Architectural Quarterly of the original drawings for this place by Thomas Jefferson himself. These drawings were only recently discovered among the papers of the late T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr. By means of them it becomes possible to study the position held by Jefferson in the American revival of classical architecture. There are also published with this article plans and elevations, which show great community of thought and feeling with Jefferson's drawing. The article...
...present buildings found its chief strength in the fear that the already small amount of intercourse between Freshmen and upper classmen would be still further decreased, that while class democracy might be furthered, it would be at the expense of the individualism which has ever been Harvard's peculiar heritage. These fears have as yet been in no wise justified; the danger, however, may still be real...
...cencorship should be imposed either directly or indirectly upon any member of the University. An additional warning, however, seems advisable. While it is the undoubted duty of a University to grapple with every great question that may arise no matter what the consequences, it is even more the peculiar task and duty of a University to secure its deliberations in a complete impartial manner and to do nothing in word or speech which shall arouse fruitless passion or personal antagonisms. Whether or not this line has as yet been overstepped is a matter of individual opinion. It is a conclusion...
...peculiar feature of morning prayer during the early period of Harvard's history was that after the exercises the President was accustomed to hear public confessions from the students in the presence of all the classes and officers and to administer discipline which consisted of degradation, admonition, or expulsion, according to the nature of the offence. Many instances of humiliating acknowledgement of error and sin are recorded. In the diary of President Leavitt is found the following extract: "November 4, 1712, A-- was publicly admonished in the College Hall, and there confessed his sinful excess, and his enormous profanation...
...Consequently the problem before the investigating committee will be not only to attract more College men to the Law School, but also to spread knowledge of the School among Harvard undergraduates. In this way a large part of each entering class will be familiar with the requirements of the peculiar system of study, and will help to get the entire class accustomed to the routine work...