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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Little who at present makes his home in Bar Harbor has been in town the past week lecturing. He addressed an open gathering at the Ford Hall Forum on November 24 treating the topic of whether. Birth Control was a fit subject for publication...
There has been an increasing amount of discussion in recent years of the pros and cons of certain features of the present system of General Examination in History Government and Economics. Men concentrating in this division take three three hour examinations at the end of the Senior year; one covering the department of History, Government or Economics as the case may be one on a special field with in the department and a so called "general" examination on the two related departments in which the student is not concentrating...
Various steps might be taken to remedy the present situation it has been proposed by some to abolish the examinations in "related" fields entirely. And substitute certain course requirements which would cover the ground. But this suggestion is hardly in line with the increasing emphasis toward tutorial work as distinguished from mere counting of courses. Another solution might lie in giving these examinations at the conclusion of the Sophomore or Junior year so that men would have a fresher knowledge of the subjects and would have more leisure to prepare for them. While there is much to be said...
...Little has been active in the interests of birth control for many years and has published several articles on that and related subjects. In addition to his academic positions he has held many posts of importance in the scientific world and is at present managing director of the American Society for the Control of Cancer In charge of the Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial laboratory for cancer research at Bar Harbor Maine...
...purely practical advantages that present themselves with this new policy are also worthy of consideration. It is unfortunate that two concerts in Symphony Hall were financially impracticable, but with only one appearance the difficulty of insufficient box office receipts should be removed. Both of these changes are thoroughly in keeping with the present policy of the Glee Club to increase the quality and efficiency of their productions...