Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...qualifications for a tutor? They are different from that of a professor for he must personally guide a student through his field. While a professor with a skilled knowledge of his field may make up for his lack of teaching ability, the tutor cannot do this. He must possess breadth of character which will permit him to pass on something more than facts. He must know that life exists outside of Cambridge if he is to give a man an education which will be of use to him. In short, a thesis or research work cannot serve as the sole...
This list of disadvantages is impressive; in fact they make the gains of rather doubtful nature. Until the day when the government becomes organized on a more liberal and efficient basis, college students will do better to read about the theoretical concepts which a government should possess...
...been the policy of that institution to admit a substantial minority of men from universities of no particular standing. These men come to Harvard from small colleges, poorly equipped for the high standard of work expected in the Graduate School. Chief among their difficulties is the failure to possess a knowledge of two foreign languages, a fundamental requirement for the A.M. degree. By allowing these men to enter Harvard without adequate language preparation, the University has created a situation that makes it almost impossible for them to obtain the degree in one year...
...collection contains a volume, devoted to Lincoln, his family, his Cabinet, and the persons and places with which he was intimately associated. Not only do they possess historical significance, but they are some of the first instances of wet plate photography as practised by Matthew B. Brady...
...abstract, it is afraid to apply it in a given situation. Not only has the Bulletin seen fit to neglect the possible truth in these statements but it has also pussy-footed on the question of the right to criticize. If the Bulletin felt we did not possess the right and said so, their stand is comprehensible. To meet the issue on the minor questions of adjectives and courtesy, however, shows a failure to grasp our purpose. We would have welcomed constructive suggestions but this article represents a narrow point of view which we hoped had died...