Word: plans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Ever since the introduction of the American History Plan the University has become gradually aware of President Conant's interest in American civilization and aware, too, that there exists such a civilization. The Reading List for both students and general public, the Bliss prize for undergraduates not in the American field, and last month the establishment of an Extra-curricular Counselor for Freshmen; these have nursed along the Plan to the point where Harvard men are self-conscious about American culture. Soon, one gathers from the restless anticipation of certain faculty members, the Plan will attack the Houses...
...Freshman pathfinder, and from the number who responded in one House to the experiment of an English tutor, there is certainly no lack of enthusiasm, which situation graces with practicality the scheme of House Counselors. Nevertheless, it seems plausible that the seven can be of greater service to the Plan by publicizing the when and where of their availability, by holding informal discussions in the common rooms, and by occasionally giving lectures, such as Professor Frankfurter's April talks on Justice Holmes. Easily and rightly they should do more than counsel...
...college, from Freshman to Senior, will be welcomed tonight. At first, there will be a natural restriction in the use of the dinghies to those who can sail, but the more advanced members of the group can teach the beginners, and it is to be hoped that as the plan develops, the leaders will follow Tech's example in giving the teaching of the sport an important position in their program. The range from elementary sailing to coastwise navigation, the care of boats and racing tactics is an example of what can be learned about the sport in the fall...
Final approval of next year's Visiting Committees rests with the Overseers. Formerly they have performed this function at their annual meeting in October, but this year a new plan may go into effect whereby the Overseers will have their meeting for this purpose at Commencement...
...view of the low state of debating throughout the country and especially at Harvard, perhaps it was folly for the Council to suggest this plan. Yet it was a folly one cannot help admiring, and a concrete way for the University to show its admiration would be to assign a public speaking instructor as debating coach. This would not only be giving Harvard debating an advantage long enjoyed by every other Ivy League college, but it would be going far toward providing the missing link in the House Plan...