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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...elective system. Although this system was thought of by many long before it was introduced at Harvard, yet as it has received its most liberal development in this college, it can justly be called a Harvard institution. Western universities have been struck by Harvard's success and progress under the elective system and have been eager to adopt it as far as their resources would allow. The election of studies in the University of Minnesota is even more liberal than at Yale...
...developed. His parents were summoned from their home in Albany, and consented, as a last resort, to a dangerous operation. Dr. Homans, the eminent surgeon, whose specialty is the operation for peritonitis, was called in and for a few days it seemed as if his skill had arrested further progress of the disease. Sunday, however, it became evident that the insidious inflammation had again set in and all hope was given up. Up till the last Howell was conscious and suffered great pain which he endured with a remarkable courage. He realized that his chance for life was very small...
...Freshman Banjo Club suffered in common with the Glee Club, from a very late start, not getting to work till after Christmas. Since then, however, the men have been at work very steadily, and their progress has been, on the whole, better than that of the Glee Club, though their work is still far from satisfactory. Individually they play well, but as a whole they lack that dash and precision which come only from long practice. This lack of unity, however, is due more to the tardy organization of the club than to any other cause, and the fault will...
...land tax system can be brought about without any social convulsion: Progress and Poverty, Bk. VIII, ch. II; S. B. Clarke, A Reply to Criticisms...
Best general references: The Single Tax discussion, Am. Ass'n at Saratoga, Sept. 5. 1890; Forum, III, 15-28, 433-42; J. B. Miller, Progress and Robery; G. B. Stebbins, Progress from Poverty, 19th Cent...