Word: planning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...American History and Economics, stated in an interview with a CRIMSON reporter yesterday that an exchange of professors between Harvard and the South American Universities is highly desirable and that it would be a great advantage if Harvard were the first university in the United States to adopt this plan, which he considers inevitable...
...University is contemplating the issue of an edition of the regular catalogue in Spanish for distribution in Latin America. But the University's greatest chance to rise rapidly in reputation and position among the South Americans lies in being the first institution of the United States to adopt the plan of regular inter-American professorial exchanges...
...present plan of group specialization was adopted. Forty-five percent. of the class of 1914 chose Group III. This was surprising. But the reason for the choice is evident. The breadth of the field is such that six different courses in Group III, ranging possibly from sociology to statistics and agriculture; are extremely easy to find. Haphazard election of courses was the rule. No concentration whatever resulted. In no other field was it possible, while fulfilling requirements, to evade the purpose of the group system so widely...
...Objections to the plan are bound to occur, the first being, probably, the impairment of quick service. There would naturally have to be a strong organization with a responsible head and a competent staff of experienced assistants. It would necessarily be strict and of a military nature, including fines for tardiness and instant dismissal for inefficiency...
...logical conclusion it would involve the abolition of all intercollegiate sports. As the system stands the incentive of a Freshman game with Yale is probably essential to the greatest competitive development of future University players. The idea of persuading our competitors to adopt with us the "Andover plan,"--whereby all would develop their teams through intramural games,--is more promising. But, in case they will not agree, the remaining alternative is to adapt the present system to interdormitory needs. And in the first place, a return to the former longer schedules, with a special first squad, seems essential...